#tamir rice

[whenweallvote]

Tamir Rice should be celebrating his 23rd birthday today.

Instead, his life was stolen at just 12 years old when he was killed by an Ohio police officer.

We are thinking of you today and always, Tamir. Sending so much love to your family. 🤍

[blondebrainpowered]

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[existennialmemes]

[video footage of an officer committing crimes]

Official statement: The officer in question committed no crimes and we believe the video actually shows him picking flowers & petting puppies. There will be no further investigation.

[General public outcry]

Official statement: Violence will not be tolerated. Protestors caught giving officers mean looks will be responded to accordingly via laser cannons.

[padawan-historian]

Tamir should still be here . . .

[handsomesangel]

via blackwithnochaser and cjlawrenceesq on Instagram

if you would like to support his mother, Samaria Rice, she is raising money to build a community youth center in Cleveland, Ohio

edit: the fundraiser has been closed (i think it was completed!)

Donate to Support Tamir Rice's Legacy: $23 for 23 Years, organized by Samaria Rice

I'm Samaria Rice mother of Tamir Rice I miss my son so much each and eve… Samaria Rice needs your support for Support Tamir Rice's Legacy

[r4ncidxx]

”cops are people too”

yeah, and so they should be held to the same fucking standards as us. if a regular citizen shot a man because he was holding a cellphone and they mistook it for a gun, they’d be labeled impulsive, paranoid, and almost certainly they’d be jailed. but because it was a cop, suddenly it was “justified.”

(Wyleek Tinsley.)

or if an adult had shot and killed a literal twelve year old for playing in a park with a replica toy gun, it would be considered outrageous and the shooter should most certainly be jailed. but it was a cop, and so the criminal charges were denied.

(Tamir Rice.)

or when a nonverbal autistic teen with cerebral palsy was shot just for holding a knife. there wasn’t any de-escalation or adaptation in terms of communication in line with his disabilities. they surrounded him and opened fire almost immediately. charges were not filed.

(Victor Perez.)

and that’s only three cases. i am sure i will make more posts on this topic- not to mention on ICE. i do not care if the officer was scared or nervous or “unsure.” lethal force should be the very very last resort- and yet, for cops, it so often seems to come as easy as drawing breath. if any regular person shot so quickly, they would be jailed. but for cops? people who should, arguably, be help to an even higher standard with all that training? they just get away with it, time and time again. this is not okay. i am angry, and you should be too.

[ellewantsrevenge]

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