Excessive Police Force
It's going to be a long, hot summer.
In Shreveport, LA, police pumped 8 bullets into the back of young black man they thought was holding a gun. He was holding a cell phone.
The cops chased the man for five miles because he was weaving in and out of traffic and they thought he might be drunk. When he pulled over and got out of the car, he had a shiny object in his hand. The cops say they thought he was adopting a "shooter's stance" and began firing. The cops have been exonerated by the local authorities. The prosecutor said the cops acted in self defense and this was a case of "justifiable homicide."
The community is angry.
.... many Shreveport residents were outraged, especially members of its black community. "That man was shot down like a dog," said one resident.
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