U.S. will not file charges against Cleveland police over Tamir Rice shooting

[Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin]

Source: Reuters

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Justice Department said on Tuesday it had closed its investigation of the 2014 shooting by Cleveland police of Tamir Rice, a 12-year-old Black youth, and that no federal criminal charges would be filed.

Timothy Loehmann, a Cleveland police rookie, shot Rice as he played in a playground with a toy gun that fired pellets, one of a string of killings that fueled protests against the use of deadly force by U.S. police, particularly against minorities.



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[no_hypocrisy]

1. B/c of Tamir Rice, I found myself calling the local Police Dept. to inform them

that I saw two boys chasing each other with TOY GUNS, and not to respond if other calls came in or to record my call if they did respond. I was truly afraid of a repetition here in NJ.

[questionseverything]

2. makes me want to cry

the child didn't even have the bb gun pointed at the cop

at this point the best thing we can do to limit these ass wipes power is win those senate seats in georgia

[LanternWaste]

3. Disappointing and frustrating as hell. nt

[Docreed2003]

4. That's about white

Such bullshit that this young man was senselessly murdered, and his family still is refused justice.

[raging moderate]

5. He was a twelve-year-old child.

I think back to how many hours my brothers spent outside, playing with toy guns. That was sixty years ago. No police officers ever shot them. But then, they were not Black.

Oh, we have to stop this stuff.

[abqtommy]

6. That's one of the reasons that I and lots of others voted for Joe and Kamala. I know they won't

let us down!