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Showing Original Post only (View all)Officer Salamoni put his gun to Alton Sterling's head and said, "I'll kill you, bitch." [View all]
At the beginning of the interaction, Officer Salamoni put his gun to Alton Sterlings head and said, Ill kill you, bitch. 90 seconds later Alton Sterling was dead.
To all white people: Alton Sterling was killed in cold blood by an instrument of the US government. The fear you feel of random shootings at high schools, black people feel at every interaction w/ police who may end a black life without reason or consequence. This is OUR shame.
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Officer Salamoni put his gun to Alton Sterling's head and said, "I'll kill you, bitch." [View all]
jodymarie aimee
Mar 2018
OP
If only the media would give this killing the attention they give a fallen cop
mountain grammy
Mar 2018
#39
Go Parkland kids! I saw a lot of intersectionality in those speeches last Saturday....
DemocracyMouse
Mar 2018
#5
"Nobody should have to live with this kind of terror hanging over them..."
scarletwoman
Mar 2018
#44
"Armed" isn't a reason why whites are killed, its meant more for black people especially
uponit7771
Mar 2018
#19
170 men from two biker gangs--armed men--after a brawl in which 9 people were killed and 18 injured:
tblue37
Mar 2018
#36
I don't remember the specifics of the case - just that the video was gory.
Hassin Bin Sober
Mar 2018
#15
Exactly. And there is irrefutable video evidence. But the police get to default to "I felt in danger
iluvtennis
Mar 2018
#9
Still In Wisconsin is OBVIOUSLY snarking that the gun humpers would be more worried about the well-
tblue37
Mar 2018
#37
I wish there were a way to have laws to specifically address LEO mistakes that lead to deaths.
aikoaiko
Mar 2018
#22
Police know there is no downside to shooting at any threat. They seldom get convicted. n/t
USALiberal
Mar 2018
#38
I see; so by your logic, I take work direction from the Federal Government as well?
brooklynite
Mar 2018
#26