Another inocent black man is killed by a white cop
In an almost too familiar video, a black man (George Floyd) was murdered on the streets of this country by a white police officer, while 3 other officers watched and did nothing to stop it as Mr Floyd begged to breath. It's hard to watch this video, but without it, it would have been the cops word that investigators would have believed.
This killing reminds me of the others we have witnessed thanks to social media and IPhones. It was just six years ago, in 2014, another
black man, Eric Garner, pleaded with police officers in New York City who held
him in a chokehold, saying "I can't breathe." His alleged crime?
Selling "loosies" -- individual cigarettes -- to passersby.
What happened in 2014 and 2020 do
share a common root. It is a catastrophic failure of training and an
unconscionable failure of culture. Both are dereliction's of leadership.
And in our little Town of Framingham, in 2011, Officer Paul Duncan murdered Eurie Stamps as he was laying down with his hands over his head in his home and not a threat. And the saddest part is that none of the cops involved, including Paul Duncan, Craig Davis and the others were never held accountable for this gross negligence and illegal actions.
posted by Jim Pillsbury @ 12:15 PM
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13 Comments:
Just watched a new conference with police and church leaders, This is clearly a case of murder. If that officer is not charged, and those around him charged with being accesories to murder then we are going to have riots everywhere. Times are so volatile now it won't take much to light the fire if you ask me
Is anyone in Framingham organizing anything about this injustice? Has Rev. Lloyd planned anything?
good question... I'd love to see any local African American organize something, but my own observation is Rev Lloyd sits on the sidelines during these types of crises in fear of the white police department. He never spoke out when Eurie Stamps was killed by white cops.
What about our black mayor organizing something?
How utterly disappointing it was to see the looting and damage done by a small group of home grown terrorist after such peaceful non-violent protests by so many. And did you notice how many white kids where jumping into the broken stores fronts and looting?
I wish the authorities in Minneapolis would charge the other three officers with something that would stick in court. Until they do, the pain and anger felt by so many around this country may continue to turn ugly after dark.
This has been an issue for hundreds of years. When are we as a civilized people going to do more than say this is wrong?
One thing that sticks out was the amount of complaints that officer had in 18 year and only two were bad enough for some slap in the wrist. There are two issues in my mind that need to be changed. One is that the Police unions have sheltered the bad actors for many years. As I understand it, a Police Chief can't fire a cop who has violated department rules or even if the cop has been charged with a criminal offense. As we witnessed here in Framingham, cops investigated cops and made sure that no one was held accountable. The other is qualified immunity. The SJC is now hearing cases that would perhaps end the practice that shields bad cops from civil lawsuits.
https://reason.com/2020/05/29/the-supreme-court-has-a-chance-to-end-qualified-immunity-and-prevent-cases-like-george-floyds/
Cops protect their own and if s good cop tries to do something about a bad cop they differ consequences. The chiefs have to be the ones to change the culture
just got back from the peaceful Black Lives Matter Protest. I am so impressed with so many younger people of all races finally getting it. The march started at the Common and went to City Hall and back. Let's hope the authorities in Minneapolis will charge the other three cops with something that will stick. Perhaps then, the destruction and looting of private property will stop and we can get back to the pandemic that is still taking lives. I haven't walked 4 miles in years.
I did not even know there was a protest in Framingham today. Glad to hear that you went to represent us old folks and I agree that it is good to see the kids getting involved. Post if you hear about another. I would like to go and remember what it was like protesting Nam all those years ago.
as I understand, there's one on the common at 3:30 or 5:30... not sure which time is correct. Will post as soon as I know for sure.
I was thinking back to the first Vietnam War protest I went to as a kid... I was 14, it was on the New Haven Green.
3:30 on the Common
I agree. Our generation stopped a war with our peaceful protests. Let's hope this generation can stop systemic racism.
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