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Founder @TheNorthStar & @RealJusticePAC & @FlipTheSenate & @TheActionPAC. Host of @TheBreakdown Podcast. Voice of Social Justice @TJMShow. Husband. Father of 5.

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    Shaun King‏Verified account @shaunking 20 Aug 2018
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    Oh my God. Police taser an unarmed, non-violent Black man who was not even wanted for a crime WHILE HE IS HOLDING HIS INFANT BABY. This is right outside of Detroit in Westland City. A caller called 911 saying people were loud. The caller was nowhere to be found when police came.pic.twitter.com/PkCgivd089

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      2. kelly‏ @kaosgremlin 20 Aug 2018
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        The officer that fired the taser should be charged with endangering the life of that child. WTF is wrong with these officers? How do they even justify that behavior?

        38 replies 137 retweets 1,331 likes
      3. J.C.‏ @Sentios 20 Aug 2018
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        Replying to @kaosgremlin @shaunking

        Right! While the charge would only travel through the guy, what if he fell on the baby? I don't see in effort to protect the child.

        9 replies 25 retweets 313 likes
      4. Julian Harris‏ @ridahz003 20 Aug 2018
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        Replying to @Sentios @kaosgremlin @shaunking

        Looks like he she took baby out his hand just before he used taser. Then they are saying it was touch stun

        6 replies 1 retweet 28 likes
      5. J.C.‏ @Sentios 20 Aug 2018
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        pic.twitter.com/qCgLisuZh4

        11 replies 68 retweets 165 likes
      6. J.C.‏ @Sentios 20 Aug 2018
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        The original tweet cut off a few words.pic.twitter.com/XdnNQ0mOjE

        14 replies 29 retweets 91 likes
      7. AmorGaia‏ @AmorGaia 20 Aug 2018
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        Noticing no justification offered for the decision to use a taser in the first place. Law enforcement has no business seeking to "discipline" anyone but themselves. Ever.

        9 replies 26 retweets 279 likes
      8.  💋ShemaleAllison 💋‏ @ShemaleAllison 20 Aug 2018
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        Replying to @AmorGaia @Sentios and

        Or the cop screaming "so what"

        3 replies 5 retweets 211 likes
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      2. TexasMom‏ @akkcrystal36 20 Aug 2018
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        Here is the link to the police department in Westland City. Please call and make sure they know we saw this. https://www.google.com/search?client=safari&hl=en-us&ei=O816W9jGCIvSjwTa96Zo&q=westland+city+illinoise+police&oq=westland+city+illinoise+police&gs_l=mobile-gws-wiz-serp.3..33i22i10i29i30l5.8503.10519..11016...0.0..0.100.608.6j1......0....1.........0i71j30i10j33i22i29i30.lT4ZqnHtDks#lkt=LocalPoiReviews&trex=m_t:lcl_akp,rc_f:nav,rc_ludocids:11065913608541927135,rc_q:Westland%2520Police%2520Department,ru_q:Westland%2520Police%2520Department …

        8 replies 164 retweets 362 likes
      3. TexasMom‏ @akkcrystal36 20 Aug 2018
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        Replying to @akkcrystal36 @shaunking

        Press 7 and it will send you to a recording and you can leave a message. I also gave them a review. They arrested the man for being drunk without any field sobriety test and never tried to de-escalate the situation. COP-Citizen On Patrol to Serve and Protect.

        5 replies 76 retweets 261 likes
      4. dave pennington‏ @dpennmd 20 Aug 2018
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        Cop= constable on patrol.

        7 replies 3 retweets 12 likes
      5. TexasMom‏ @akkcrystal36 20 Aug 2018
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        Have you ever read this? I’ve heard both way but this was new to me.https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/cop-talk/ …

        6 replies 9 retweets 34 likes
      6. dave pennington‏ @dpennmd 20 Aug 2018
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        This is awesome. I was told by a police officer so it makes sense he was taught constable on patrol. In old movies copper is common.

        4 replies 0 retweets 14 likes
      7. PeoplesComicCon®‏ @ComicsConform 20 Aug 2018
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        Replying to @dpennmd @akkcrystal36 @shaunking

        copper the color the badge, firemen had silver

        1 reply 0 retweets 8 likes
      8. Ronnie Zwierz  🇨🇦‏ @PunnedIt55 20 Aug 2018
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        Replying to @ComicsConform @akkcrystal36 @shaunking

        Originally the British slang term Copper was from "one who captures". Cop, meaning "to capture" (Shorter Oxford Dictionary 1704) derives from Latin capere.

        5 replies 3 retweets 39 likes
      9. Shaheed Malik‏ @mrshaheedmalik 20 Aug 2018
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        This ^

        0 replies 1 retweet 9 likes
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      2. Iain Davidson‏ @Iainkdavidson 23 Aug 2018
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        Iain Davidson Retweeted Shaun King

        This ia an absoulute disgrace. I hope for the sake of America this stops now. The police brutality and total disregard for people shown here should make any American feel ashamed of themseves.https://twitter.com/shaunking/status/1031540715745103872?s=19 …

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        Shaun KingVerified account @shaunking
        Oh my God. Police taser an unarmed, non-violent Black man who was not even wanted for a crime WHILE HE IS HOLDING HIS INFANT BABY. This is right outside of Detroit in Westland City. A caller called 911 saying people were loud. The caller was nowhere to be found when police came. pic.twitter.com/PkCgivd089
        4 replies 25 retweets 19 likes
      3. Jeff Thomas Black‏ @LRBitisnot 23 Aug 2018
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        Brutality CAN'T be stopped w/o disbanding the #GangInBlue. Required Steps 1) Reverse militarization 2) Abolish police unions 3) End #QualifiedImmunity 4) Destroy the gang culture 5) Eliminate the code of silence 6) Fire unfit officers 7) End DA complicity 8) Retrain all policepic.twitter.com/TCv1CTRwVP

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        6 replies 21 retweets 28 likes
      4. Philip J. Wolfe  🏳️‍🌈‏ @philipjwolfe 23 Aug 2018
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        Philip J. Wolfe  🏳️‍🌈 Retweeted Philip J. Wolfe  🏳️‍🌈

        https://twitter.com/philipjwolfe/status/1032141971123367936?s=21 …

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        Philip J. Wolfe  🏳️‍🌈 @philipjwolfe
        1.) What police reform needs 2 be done: a.) Abolish prison slavery. b.) Abolish ICE. c.) Abolish mass incarceration/expand rehabilitation. d.) Form an independent oversight 4 policing. e.) End pay 4 admin. leave 4 police killings. f.) Police commissioner: neutral from city/police
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        0 replies 6 retweets 5 likes
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      2. Joe Public ℹ‏ @PublicRadioGaGa 20 Aug 2018
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        Replying to @shaunking @DebbieGBUK

        🇨🇦 weighing in w/ reminder, here lone officer recently took down violent perp of mass vehicular homicide, no shots fired...even though he was TRYING to get shot. The way your officers crowd & scream at people is terrifying! And tasing just to control you? RIGHTS VIOLATION.

        4 replies 10 retweets 62 likes
      3. Joe Public ℹ‏ @PublicRadioGaGa 20 Aug 2018
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        Replying to @PublicRadioGaGa @shaunking @DebbieGBUK

        Demand more 🇺🇸. Could hardly believe this video was real. Other countries do not have to put up with this behaviour from their law enforcement. You do not have to sacrifice rights for order. You can reign them in without anarchy. You are being lied to.

        4 replies 4 retweets 40 likes
      4. King Slender‏ @davidkelley718 20 Aug 2018
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        Replying to @PublicRadioGaGa @shaunking @DebbieGBUK

        We've got a lot of former military filling out police ranks these days, and they certainly seem to bring that mindset to work with them. Coupled with all of the "Homeland Security" escalations over the years and we've seen an awfully unprecedented militarizing of the police.

        2 replies 3 retweets 17 likes
      5. King Slender‏ @davidkelley718 20 Aug 2018
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        Which has resulted in the mess you see before you today. We do need better, much better, but it is seemingly a multi-systems issue here. The cops are amped up on "Warrior" training (look that up if you aren't familiar with it. Horrifying stuff) because of all the guns.

        1 reply 1 retweet 9 likes
      6. King Slender‏ @davidkelley718 20 Aug 2018
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        So, we need to scale back on some of the hardware out on the streets, but so many people want those guns because they sense the general shift away from the established norms by our very establishments. So now we've got to fix cops, guns and the politicians.

        1 reply 0 retweets 8 likes
      7. King Slender‏ @davidkelley718 20 Aug 2018
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        And that requires us to talk about money and the state of capitalism in general. This is not to say the issue is impossible, far from it. Only that we need to focus on a bunch of different fronts to accomplish our goals.

        1 reply 0 retweets 9 likes
      8. King Slender‏ @davidkelley718 20 Aug 2018
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        Sorry, aimless, rambling rant over.

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