This story is outrageous & unacceptable. But what breaks my heart is this: “Butler had always known there was a possibility that he could be targeted by police because he is black & was taught by his father to comply with officers if that ever happened.”
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Too many families of color have to give their children this advice. Changing this & ending explicit & implicit bias in law enforcement & across the criminal justice is one of the key civil rights challenges we face.
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Also, the Trump DOJ’s retreat from using consent decrees to address civil rights violations by law enforcement is a mistake the next Attorney General must correct.
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Uhm...yeah.
This happened to me...4 cops pointed their weapons at my head all for reaching for my ID that I jad been asked for.
I was unarmed.
I wasn't carrying.
I was active duty military at the time.
I wasn't in uniform.
this happens more than you think.
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This should obviously not have happened to you. But I appreciate your willingness to share your story because I think stories like yours help to put a personal face on this issue that helps people who don't face this reality understand it and how wrong it is better.
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That, and “A coach traveling with the group got off the bus and told the officers that Butler was a member of the school's swim team.” (Would he have survived on his own?)
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Heartbreaking. I was surprised that the superhero drama episode 3 went there about “the talk” then realized unfortunately that is the reality for too many citizens and that needs to change. netflix.com/title/80117803
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This is disgraceful. Every one of these officers should be fired and kept from law enforcement permanently. And the officer who put a gun to his head should be prosecuted. To anyone who scoffs at Black Lives Matter— read this!
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