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cbdo2007

(9,213 posts)
Mon Aug 25, 2014, 02:37 PM Aug 2014

Not again - unarmed KS teen shot and killed by 16 police bullets

OTTAWA, KS (KCTV) -
Authorities say an 18-year-old man was shot and killed by police officers and sheriff's deputies Saturday evening outside an Ottawa hardware store.

Ottawa police were called about 7:50 p.m. Saturday to Orscheln Farm and Home at 2008 S. Princeton St. on a report of a person reportedly armed with a gun.

Deputies with the Franklin County Sheriff's Office also responded to the call.

When officers arrived, they made contact with the person, later identified as Joseph Jennings, in the parking lot.

http://www.kctv5.com/story/26355241/ottawa-police-involved-in-shooting
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How long until the police kill us all??

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Not again - unarmed KS teen shot and killed by 16 police bullets (Original Post) cbdo2007 Aug 2014 OP
Statistically? Triple_Threat Aug 2014 #1
Welcome to Du Triple_Threat (with 3 posts) panader0 Aug 2014 #2
I'm starting to think we should all be wearing GOPRO cameras... hlthe2b Aug 2014 #3

hlthe2b

(102,279 posts)
3. I'm starting to think we should all be wearing GOPRO cameras...
Mon Aug 25, 2014, 02:46 PM
Aug 2014

with ability to send the feed automatically to a publicly available website. Grabbing a cell phone out of one's hands seems all too easy and common. Hyperbole maybe.... or maybe not.

As unconscionable is the targeting of black youth and the justified outrage, there seems to be an increase in these horrendous incidents across the board. I don't think anyone of any age, gender, or race should be complacent about this, thinking they are "immune" to police abuse.

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