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Maraya1969

(22,478 posts)
Sat Aug 6, 2016, 01:29 PM Aug 2016

Another unarmed black man shot dead while running away from police. Video

http://abc7chicago.com/news/paul-oneal-chicago-police-shooting-video-released/1458110/

One of the cops, after the O'Neil was dead said, "He was shooting at us right?" They were firing on him while he was still in his car and after he was running from them they ran after him and shot him in the back.


Who wants to bet there will be another mass cop shooting somewhere soon?

This was posted by someone else last night and seemed to sit there so I am posting it again. Please kick and recommend and give this air time!!






Friday, August 05, 2016 10:23PM
CHICAGO (WLS) -- Video showing the Chicago police shooting that killed 18-year-old Paul O'Neal was released Friday.

More than 40 hours of video captured by police dashboard and body cameras was released to the public via the Independent Police Review Authority's online case portal around 11 a.m.
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appleannie1

(5,067 posts)
1. But that would not solve anything. The police need better training and they need to clean their
Sat Aug 6, 2016, 01:39 PM
Aug 2016

ranks from within. They and people in the communities need to start having meetings and events where they eat together or play games together to start building trust and communication. It would take a while but it could work. And getting guns off the streets would be a big help. I sure would not want to be a cop today with everyone walking around solving their every little spat by shooting someone.

uponit7771

(90,335 posts)
3. Cleaning ranks is what Chief Brown did in Dallas... 1 questionable officer involved shooting this yr
Sat Aug 6, 2016, 04:54 PM
Aug 2016

... and the officer was fired.

Maraya1969

(22,478 posts)
8. That is interesting. I believe it was 1999 when news broke that the KKK infiltrated the police
Mon Aug 8, 2016, 10:05 AM
Aug 2016

force/forces. You would think with that by now they would have set up undercover cops to investigate the cops.

What I saw in the video this time was a bunch of cops chasing a kid and shooting him in the back. That is just murder right? How are they going to say they were in danger, (the shooter/s) when they were running after him.

I really wish this video would get more play.

Dark n Stormy Knight

(9,760 posts)
2. This is horrifying. Again. Police Officers MUST be better trained. Any idiot can just
Sat Aug 6, 2016, 02:53 PM
Aug 2016

shoot at people. My god, they cannot be allowed to continue in their fatal ineptitude, aggression, racism--whatever is involved in any of these cases. It's all got to go. There is a way to do their jobs without constantly killing people!

I can here the RW now. "Well, if you don't want to get shot, don't steal a car!" As if death is an appropriate punishment for stealing a car, even if a fair trail had occurred before the lethal sentence! Which, of course, in these cases it hasn't. Judge, jury, and executioner all wrapped in in a blue uniform.

Maraya1969

(22,478 posts)
6. We really are desensitized. Hardly any kicks. Had this one been 2 years ago it would be among the
Mon Aug 8, 2016, 04:40 AM
Aug 2016

right at the top of the greatest page.

It scares me to think that people are just accepting this now.

DLevine

(1,788 posts)
7. Absolutely disgusting.
Mon Aug 8, 2016, 06:21 AM
Aug 2016

Same shit, different day. This will never end until cops are held fully accountable for their actions.

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