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By: Lynn Rose, Carter Schwartz, and Jake Smith

What happened to Amadou Diallo?

19Bullets

Hit Amadou Diallo in front of his home in the Bronx.

Police claimed he fit the description of a wanted rapist.

And that Diallo was reaching for a gun

But he was really reaching for his ID

Officers charged with second degree murder plus other charges

In order to achieve a fair trial, the case was moved to Albany

Where the two officers were found NOT guilty

Was Eric Garners murder defensible?

Reported to be Selling

Untaxed cigarettes

Non-violent crime

Made no threatening movement Unarmed

Keeping him in a chokehold.Which is illegal

Garner Saying Again And again

I CANT BREATHE!I CANT BREATHE!I CANT BREATHE!

Ambulance finallyArrived

Garner was unconscious

CPR

Garner passed after ambulance arrived.

Due to cardiac arrest

Case Resulted in:One officer being stripped of badge And the paramedics were suspended for improper careAnother put on desk duty

Those being their ONLY punishment for Garners death Basically getting out free With only a little rough patch

How is that defensible?

Its not

Was Tamir Rices murder defensible?

Police received a call about suspicion

Caller included they think that its a kid

Fake And The Gun May Be

As seen within second of the arrival Tamir Rice was shot.He was NOT given a chance! How could there have been any investigating or question of Tamir Rice in the short amount of time it took the car to destructively drive up to him?A 12 year old boy.

How is that defensible?

Its not

If it's reasonable to perceive a threat so extremethat deadly force is appropriatewhere there is no clear evidencethat the individual being confronted even has A weapon,doesn't that essentially allowthe shooting of people just for being"perceived"as dangerous.-Gabriella Celeste(child policy professional)

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