#police killings

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👨🏻Two Different Americas👨🏿

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genuinely shocked at how many people I've now seen (not here) be like "no but they thought he had a suicide vest! they HAD to shoot to kill immediately!"

like sorry no I actually STILL don't think that the immediate extrajudicial killing of a suspect so hastily and sloppily that you also shoot two innocent bystanders is okay actually?

do you know how often the UK police are wrong about whether a brown man is wearing a suicide vest? including this time by the way.

Also I don't know how suicide vests work so maybe I'm just dumb but I'm going to be honest: aiming poorly-controlled live fire at someone who IS covered in homemade explosives also seems like it might not be uhhhhhh great?

[radicalurbanista]

More Than Half of Police Killings Are Mislabeled, New Study Says

Researchers comparing information from death certificates with data from organizations that track police killings in the United States ident

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US police killings have been undercounted by at least 17,000 over the last 40 years. A new study confirms that at least half of the people killed by police were never counted. This is groundbreaking data that reveals a truer scope of death caused by police.

[cpntredbeard]

Mapping Police Violence

Its a nonprofit that is mapping police violence

Mapping Police Violence

Mapping Police Violence collects comprehensive data on police killings nationwide to make the case for change.

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[gwydionmisha]

Most Cops Involved in High-Profile Killings Since 2014 Kept Their Police Licenses

An Intercept investigation reveals how rare it is for officers who use excessive, deadly force to be barred from working as cops.

[mckitterick]

hi can you use your platform to boost the story of Marvin Scott? arrested for smelling "suspicious" then he was killed in police custody while having a mental episode...absolutely gut wrenching. i haven't seen much about him but BLACK LIVES will ALWAYS MATTER. justice for marvin!

thanks for letting me know about this, anon

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Family of Marvin Scott Pledges to Protest Daily Until Justice Served

On Sunday, March 14, Marvin D. Scott III was hanging out at the Allen Premium Outlets when he was detained by Allen Police for being in "mental distress" and later arrested for possession of less than two ounces of cannabis (which he used to alleviate health issues). On Monday, March 15, his mother, Lasandra Scott, received a text message from the Collin County Medical Examiner informing her that Marvin had died. 

"My brother was arrested for smoking a joint at the Allen outlet mall, and the next day he was dead," says Quinten Scott, Marvin’s brother, who remembers Marvin as a kind and creative soul. "He was very, very creative, like he used to draw all the time. I loved his drawings, they were so beautiful."

According to lawyer and civil rights activist Lee Merritt, Marvin had been given medication and returned to his family on previous detainments. But this time, that didn’t happen:

"The reason that he was taken into custody was really his mental health issue and that’s primarily our concern, that people with mental health issues are being treated more criminally than the general population."

Marvin was initially held in the general population holding cell and later moved to solitary confinement after he began to exhibit signs of distress. After he further deteriorated, and officers believed he might self-harm, several police officers began to restrain him.

Merritt believes there are other contributing factors that place the responsibility on Collin County. "There’s contributing factors which are clear in the video that has not been released... the unlawful restraint, the mace, the spit hood, and the struggle," Merritt said at the March 23rd press conference.

They were also supported by Kevin Tarver, the father of Darius Tarver, who was shot by Denton police in early 2020. Kevin is a police officer and he wants to see the end to policies that shield bad cops, like qualified immunity.

The Scott family wants to see the seven officers involved arrested. Merritt believes there is enough probable cause to justify their arrests. But the Collin County Sheriff’s department has declined to do so, citing the ongoing investigation by the Texas Department of Public Safety, even though the Sheriff’s office is also involved in part of the investigation, and the Collin County Prosecutor’s office has yet to become involved. 

The Scott family is not satisfied with this response. "We will protest every day until they are arrested. Show up and show out to the protests. Call Sheriff Skinner, call the Texas Rangers, call Attorney General Ken Paxton, and demand justice for Marvin," says LaChay Batts, Marvin’s sister.

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Black Lives Matter

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