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http://occupydemocrats.com/2016/09/19/just-autopsy-finds-black-child-killed-cops-shot-back-three-times/The Columbus coroners office has completed an autopsy of Kings body but the results wont be made public for at least six weeks. It was this delay that prompted Kings family to hire an independent medical examiner, Dr. Francisco Diaz, who is a professor of pathology at the University of Michigan and works as a medical examiner for Wayne County, MI. In a statement released by the King familys attorney today, Diaz said that based on the location and the direction of the wound paths it is more likely than not that Tyre King was in the process of running away from the shooter or shooters when he suffered all three gunshot wounds.
It is not in question that King was involved in the robbery; indeed his friend Demetrius Braxton, 19, who was with King that night and has since been arrested, said that King wanted to rob somebody for money. Diazs report, however, confirms the suspicions of many in the community and across the country that the use of lethal force by responding officers was unnecessary and that a story of King aiming his gun at the police had been concocted as a justification. Indeed Braxtons account of the encounter, given before the results of Diazs investigation were reported, similarly contradicts the official narrative. He told the local newspaper that the cops said get down and We got down, but my friend [King] got up and ran [and] when he ran, the cop shot him.
The last time we checked, petty thievery does not carry the death sentence in the United States of America. While many will be inclined to somehow argue that the boy deserves it for committing a robbery, consider this. When young white men are convicted of rape in America, like Brock Turner, judges let them walk because they think they deserve a second chance. When young African-Americans commit crimes, they are smeared as career criminals and executed on the spot.
saidsimplesimon
(7,888 posts)made and weep over the pace. just my opinion on justice delayed
Orrex
(63,210 posts)is punishable by summary execution in the street.
Now let's all stand for the national anthem.
CBGLuthier
(12,723 posts)if your skin is the wrong color in America.
bluesbassman
(19,373 posts)What we do know is that it's pretty tough to be simultaneously pointing a gun at someone and get shot in the back by that person. Seems to me the officers involved forgot to account for that detail in their original narrative.
atreides1
(16,079 posts)They lied! But it won't matter, because shooting 12 and 13 year old black kids is just another way to lessen the "criminal" population!!!
Wear a badge and you can almost get away with anything, even if there's video!!!
bluesbassman
(19,373 posts)This autopsy report certainly seems to contradict the initial police narrative so we can hope that there is a legitimate investigation. I know that may not happen, but it's going to be awfuly difficult to justify three bullets in the back.
haele
(12,653 posts)Never yell "stop thief" unless you want them shot (and possibly you) by any of the numerous police armed with semi-automatics in front of you.
In third world countries, being caught around any street crime can be an automatic death sentence - especially to those extraneous and socially disposable poor young adult population that wander the streets for their survival.
Haele
KamaAina
(78,249 posts)malaise
(268,993 posts)Just another 'Nword 'murdered in cold blood - how great is that Don the Con??
smorkingapple
(827 posts)Until that's done, this won't stop ever.
geardaddy
(24,931 posts)The only unions I don't support are police unions.
classykaren
(769 posts)XemaSab
(60,212 posts)I hope he gets shot by the cops.
lostnfound
(16,179 posts)Crabby Appleton
(5,231 posts)according to Tyre King family lawyer
http://abc6onyourside.com/news/local/tyre-kings-family-hires-independent-pathologist-says-13-year-old-shot-3-times
... (4th paragraph)
Dr. Diaz said King suffered three gunshot wounds with entrance paths on the left side of his body: a gunshot wound to the left temple that exited through the right temple, a gunshot wound to the left collarbone area, and a gunshot wound to the left flank and an exit wound on the right flank.
ManiacJoe
(10,136 posts)Gotta love the quality of today's journalism....