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horrified doesn’t even begin to cover it. my heart and prayers with philando’s family. (second photo should also include Alton Sterling, Terrance Crutcher and more) 😔🙏🏻
Injustice Looms Prevalent in The Killing of Kenneth Chamberlain
Frankie Faison gives a tour de force performance as Kenneth Chamberlain and will leave your stomach in knots #thekillingofkennethchamberlain
In the early morning hours of Nov. 19, 2011, Kenneth Chamberlain Sr., a 68-year-old former Marine with a heart condition and a history of mental health challenges, accidentally pressed the button on his medical alert pager while sleeping. Local police were dispatched to Chamberlain’s public housing apartment in White Plains, New York, along with an ambulance. What followed was an escalating…
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In 2011, 68-year-old Kenneth Chamberlain, Sr. accidentally activated his Life Alert pendant. The former Marine and retired corrections officer had a cardiac condition. Life Alert dispatch sent police, Fire, and EMS to his home.
When police arrived, Chamberlain said he hadn’t meant to activate his pendant and he did not need help. Police continued to insist that he let them in and tried for an hour to get him to open the door, with one officer cursing and calling him a racist slur. They finally broke down the door. He was tased before he was shot, and officers claimed that he was charging them. The autopsy later showed that he had his hands at his sides when he was shot.
For reference, we respond to medical alarm pendant activations all the time. Never have we EVER forced our way into a home, with or without police, with the resident telling us they didn’t mean to activate it and they didn’t need help. Eight out of ten activations are accidental; it happens so often that running on one that’s legit is surprising.
I still can’t believe that all of the law enforcement agencies that investigated declined to press charges. Even the DoJ refused. That defies my understanding. I have just learned, however, that in June of this year an appeals court reinstated most of the charges against the officers in a civil suit, including unlawful entry and excessive force.
There won’t be justice as long as officer Anthony Carelli walks free and continues to work as an officer, but restoring the civil suit is a start.
WCPR Marks 7th Anniversary of Police Shooting of Kenneth Chamberlain Sr, With Vigil In White Plains
WCPR Marks 7th Anniversary of Police Shooting of Kenneth Chamberlain Sr, With Vigil In White Plains
White Plains, NY– Seven years after the calamitous shooting death by White Plains police officers of Kenneth Chamberlain Sr.– an elderly veteran who had accidentally activated his medical alert device – the Westchester Coalition for Police Reform (WCPR) will hold a vigil to mark the tragic loss of Mr. Chamberlain’s life and its unflagging demand for police accountability and reforms that ensure…
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Kenneth Chamberlain. acrylic on canvas paper; 3 of 14. (colouration is off because I decided to go for a low saturation black-and-white tone due to the colouring on my reference)
(via https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y5MSP48NH4U)