Luiz 4,253 Posted September 21, 2016 Share Posted September 21, 2016 Violent protests erupted overnight in Charlotte, North Carolina, after a police officer fatally shot a black man while trying to serve a warrant for a different man at an apartment complex. Police said the man killed, Keith Lamont Scott, had a gun. But his family members said he was carrying a book. Several hundred people gathered outside the complex Tuesday night, chanting "no justice, no peace!" and carrying signs reading "Black Lives Matter." The officer who killed Scott, Brentley Vinson, is also black, the mayor's office said Wednesday. The Charlotte case is the latest shooting involving an officer, and racial tensions are high nationwide following a spate of others. Last week's fatal shooting of Terence Crutcher, an unarmed black man in Tulsa, Oklahoma, sparked protests after video of the killing appeared Monday. Protesters have been demanding justice and an end to police brutality for months. In Charlotte, police went to serve a warrant Tuesday and shot and killed a man in the parking lot of The Village at College Downs apartment complex in the University City neighborhood. Scott was not the person authorities were looking for, the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department said. Scott died at Carolinas Medical Center. A gun he was holding was found at the scene, police said. Family told CNN that Scott was a father of seven and was sitting in the car reading a book when officers arrived on the scene. http://www.cnn.com/2016/09/21/us/charlotte-police-shooting/index.html I disapprove of what you say, but will defend to the death your right to say it. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
President Trump 3,508 Posted September 21, 2016 Share Posted September 21, 2016 Yikes. Ma ma pa pa pa Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
AyaKara 2,282 Posted September 21, 2016 Share Posted September 21, 2016 This is ****ing ridiculous. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
VOLANTIS 16,502 Posted September 21, 2016 Share Posted September 21, 2016 I'll lift you 3 inches off the ground and drag you to a meter and a half Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
420 1,042 Posted September 21, 2016 Share Posted September 21, 2016 American police #smh 너와의 어색한 침묵이 차라리 좋아 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
PaperIz 7,354 Posted September 21, 2016 Share Posted September 21, 2016 This is awful and in my home state and people are worried about football players not standing for the anthem! Praying for the family Human generated art Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Morphine Prince 109,654 Posted September 21, 2016 Share Posted September 21, 2016 Just another day. SMH. Yet idiots are comcerned about athletes not standing for a ****ing pledge of allegiance. Those same people probably think this man was a "thug" and "had it coming" Brainwashed SHEEP. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luiz 4,253 Posted September 21, 2016 Author Share Posted September 21, 2016 so far all i've heard is that witnesses heard the police shouting orders at the guy and that he had a gun. cant know if the shooting was justified or not until the body cam footage is put out. I disapprove of what you say, but will defend to the death your right to say it. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
lego 44,165 Posted September 21, 2016 Share Posted September 21, 2016 He just becomes another hashtag. FreePalestine Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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