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Bonobo

(29,257 posts) Thu May 3, 2012, 10:39 PM May 2012

Update on killing of elderly black ex-Marine by police: no charges will be filed [View all]

http://boingboing.net/2012/05/03/update-on-killing-of-elderly-b.html?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=twitter

No criminal charges will be filed in the fatal police shooting of Kenneth Chamberlain, Sr., a 68-year-old ex-Marine who was shot to death in his White Plains, NY apartment after his medical alert device accidentally went off and signalled police to his apartment. According to reports, audio recordings captured by that device captured police using racial slurs.

Coverage around the web: CNN, Associated Press, CBS NYC, NY Daily News, The Journal News, NY Mag.

Anthony Carelli, the White Plains police officer who killed Chamberlain, has been accused in a separate racially-charged incident of police brutality.

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Update on killing of elderly black ex-Marine by police: no charges will be filed [View all] Bonobo May 2012 OP

Utterly unacceptable and unforgivable! silverweb May 2012 #1

I totally agree - this is absolutely disgusting. Smilo May 2012 #46

Family may be able to sue on civil rights violation grounds. dixiegrrrrl May 2012 #47

I hope so, too! silverweb May 2012 #52

Good luck with that, White Plains PD. EFerrari May 2012 #2

This is just awful. BlueIris May 2012 #3

How is this possible? MuseRider May 2012 #4

They have video from the police until they turned it off. They have audio of the full incident EFerrari May 2012 #9

Thank you for clarifying. MuseRider May 2012 #10

If my father was executed like this, I'd be in a padded room. EFerrari May 2012 #11

It is very upsetting. MuseRider May 2012 #13

It's Justice for Kenneth Chamberlain Sr. EFerrari May 2012 #15

Thank you. n/t MuseRider May 2012 #45

It's a travesty of justice pinboy3niner May 2012 #24

I hope the White Plains PD gets their @ss handed to them. EFerrari May 2012 #25

The attempted coverup is really stupid pinboy3niner May 2012 #26

Completely unacceptable. Baitball Blogger May 2012 #5

it looks like to me it's cold blooded murder newspeak May 2012 #40

Unbelievable Politicalboi May 2012 #6

Horrible! Dawson Leery May 2012 #7

Oh god. patrice May 2012 #8

+1 freshwest May 2012 #12

Tragic... Nothing else to say. AnotherDreamWeaver May 2012 #14

I still don't understand why they even sent the cops to his house Ken Burch May 2012 #16

I wonder how sales of those alert services are going. Trillo May 2012 #21

Time to bring in the Feds. This is just not acceptable. sabrina 1 May 2012 #17

Yes, a federal civil rights investigation would seem to be in order. Comrade Grumpy May 2012 #19

I wish I could say this is unbelievable but it's not azurnoir May 2012 #18

This is terrible suffragette May 2012 #20

That's a travesty. Democracy Now reportage includes some of the video/audio evidence: HiPointDem May 2012 #22

The family is pushing for a federal investigation and I hope they get it. EFerrari May 2012 #23

I ask again, WHERE ARE THE 'GOOD COPS'?? DiverDave May 2012 #27

Here are some: EFerrari May 2012 #36

Absolutely disgusting. DLevine May 2012 #28

It originated in LA, and the whole quotation is, Egalitarian Thug May 2012 #41

This is fucking bullshit!!! newfie11 May 2012 #29

of course not... KG May 2012 #30

I notice, "No criminal charges will be filed" instead of ARE FILED. Festivito May 2012 #31

sue them into FUCKING OBLIVION. n/t yodermon May 2012 #32

Judge, jury and executioner. hifiguy May 2012 #33

I'm stunned... deutsey May 2012 #34

Amy has a whole report this morning, with audio and video. n/t EFerrari May 2012 #35

I saw this reported on Anderson Cooper... CoffeeCat May 2012 #37

It seems that some in the media are uncomfortable with overt racism these days uponit7771 May 2012 #39

Amy had the audio this morning. EFerrari May 2012 #42

The Australian media reported something similar Number23 May 2012 #50

Why aren't the FEDs involved here? TIA for any input uponit7771 May 2012 #38

There are two requests for a federal civil rights investigation in the works. EFerrari May 2012 #43

NO criminal charges??? felix_numinous May 2012 #44

I am just so tired of POLICE doing littlewolf May 2012 #48

I'm shocked. Really Number23 May 2012 #49

Fuck the cops!... 1620rock May 2012 #51

Do they even have the humanity to feel ashamed of what they did? 6000eliot May 2012 #53

Okay, call in the NY State Police krispos42 May 2012 #54