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UrbScotty

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Tue Jun 21, 2016, 09:37 PM Jun 2016

GR NAACP, lawyer question decision to shoot suspect

Source: WOOD TV8

The leader of the Grand Rapids NAACP and a defense attorney and reserve police officer have watched the video that shows police tasing, siccing a dog on and ultimately fatally shooting a homicide suspect.

They said what they saw leaves them with questions.

“We will be making a request, I’ll say that, sometime today, to meet with the mayor of Kentwood, the city commissioners and the chief to talk about some of the things that we have an issue with, because we do have questions,” said Cle Jackson, president of the Grand Rapids NAACP.

Jackson was shown the video before it was released to the public Tuesday morning.

Read more: http://woodtv.com/2016/06/21/gr-naacp-leader-lawyer-have-questions-over-police-shooting-video/

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GR NAACP, lawyer question decision to shoot suspect (Original Post) UrbScotty Jun 2016 OP
Afterall, a bullet is a lot cheaper than the legal process. The_Casual_Observer Jun 2016 #1
They said he was a threat to the police dog; they're considered officers as well 7962 Jun 2016 #2
 

7962

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2. They said he was a threat to the police dog; they're considered officers as well
Tue Jun 21, 2016, 11:08 PM
Jun 2016

And considering what the guy just did in front of his 7 yr old kid, I'm not gonna lose any sleep over it. He already proved what he was capable of

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