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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsTamir Rice
According to court documents obtained by BuzzFeeds Stephanie McNeal, the city of Cleveland, Ohio is claiming that 12-year-old Tamir Rices death as well as the pain and suffering caused to his family by it was his own fault.
Tamir Rice was shot and killed while playing with a replica gun in a park last November. Rice had been playing with the replica in the park when rookie Officer Timothy Loehmann and his partner pulled up in a police cruiser and, within two seconds, shot him dead.
The incident was captured on video, but neither Officer Loehmann nor his partner knew that when they gave investigators their initial statements, in which they claimed that Rice was with a group of young boys and was waving the gun around with the intention of shooting someone.
The investigation was transferred from the Cleveland Police Department to the Cuyahoga County Sheriffs Department after Cleveland Mayor Frank Jackson said it required an extra layer of separation and impartiality.
Rices family filed a lawsuit against the city in December, and then another in January after hiring a new set of lawyers.
Tamir Rice was shot and killed while playing with a replica gun in a park last November. Rice had been playing with the replica in the park when rookie Officer Timothy Loehmann and his partner pulled up in a police cruiser and, within two seconds, shot him dead.
The incident was captured on video, but neither Officer Loehmann nor his partner knew that when they gave investigators their initial statements, in which they claimed that Rice was with a group of young boys and was waving the gun around with the intention of shooting someone.
The investigation was transferred from the Cleveland Police Department to the Cuyahoga County Sheriffs Department after Cleveland Mayor Frank Jackson said it required an extra layer of separation and impartiality.
Rices family filed a lawsuit against the city in December, and then another in January after hiring a new set of lawyers.
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http://www.rawstory.com/rs/2015/03/city-of-cleveland-12-year-old-tamir-rice-caused-his-own-death-by-failing-to-avoid-injury
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Tamir Rice (Original Post)
rbrnmw
Mar 2015
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bravenak
(34,648 posts)1. Straight up assholes.
Liars and assholes. Yay cops!!
rbrnmw
(7,160 posts)2. yes mam they are
What I wanna know is what group of boys? This is the first I heard about a group of boys.
bravenak
(34,648 posts)4. All I saw was him alone. Never in a group of boys trying to shoot people.
They're making shit up. I hope that for once it does not work. I'm fucking tired of lying ass cops getting the benefit of doubt.
I hope like hell they don't get by with it
Exhibit A
(318 posts)3. Tamir's mother is going to be on CNN in a few.
On Erin Burnett's show.
randys1
(16,286 posts)6. grrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr
FreakinDJ
(17,644 posts)7. Only a Very Sick Society tries to justify killing children
rbrnmw
(7,160 posts)9. It is very sick
I am so pissed right now
gwheezie
(3,580 posts)10. Shameful
I have no words. My heartbreaks.
Starry Messenger
(32,342 posts)11. This is a sick fucking country.
rbrnmw
(7,160 posts)12. yes it is
I feel so much anger and hatred right now.
Starry Messenger
(32,342 posts)13. (((hug)))
I hear you.