Tweeps are concerned that Angela Williams's death was ruled a homicide by the county coroner. Just remember that John Crawford's was, too.
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Autopsy reports are amazing, and often bizarre, documents of the state.
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Note that John Crawford had a tattoo that read "BLACK" on his right arm. (Ignore that he had THC in his system.)
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Note that Angela Williams had four tattoos that read her children's names on her right leg. (Ignore that she was labeled obese.)
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Anyway... When a coroner determines that a death is the result of homicide, that doesn't automatically mean charges will be filed.
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Although the coroner determined that John Crawford was the victim of a homicide, a grand jury declined to indict the officer who killed him.
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This means that although Angela Williams's death was also a homicide, officers won't be charged for her death, either.
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But all of this does go to whose life—and death—is valued. And when. And how.
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No one called Crawford's death a homicide because the coroner didn't release the report until after the grand jury.
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