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Some of the historical injustices on people include the killing of innocent people. It is the recent killings of unarmed African Americans that have sparked public outrage. Statistics show that young and black people are more likely by 4.5 times to die at the hands of security agents in comparison to other ages and races. Looking at historic records, these killings have been there for a while.
What brought public, media and the worlds attention to what was happening to the young African American community was perhaps the deaths of Eric Garner and Michael Brown. Eric Garner died when police officers put an illegal chokehold on him. As he struggled into unconsciousness he repeated that he could not breathe eleven times. His death was declared a homicide by the medical examiners but the arresting officers were not indicted.
The death of Michael Brown, an 18 year old was shocking to many people. He was fatally shot by a police at close range, although he evidently was not armed. It is not clear whether Brown had his hands raised or whether he was advancing towards the police officers. The belief that Mr. Brown was in the process of surrendering when he was shot in addition to the long standing racial tensions that existed in the area for a long time, sparked unrests in Ferguson.
Michael Brown and Eric Garner are supposedly not the only black people to die in 2014. Rumain Robinson was shot in Arizona when his bottle of pills was mistaken for a gun. Akai Gurley was also shot in November, 2014 in a dark stairwell in very unclear circumstances. Others include Jordan Baker in Houston, Dante Parker in California, McKenzie Cochran in Michigan, and many others.
Even more unarmed African Americans were murdered in 2013. A 34 year old Miriam Carey was found shot in her car by the authorities after a high speed chase. She was in the car with her daughter and both were not armed. She was shot five times and died on the scene. Another death was that of Jonathan Ferrell which occurred after he had already been apprehended by the police.
Among the African American deaths of 2012 are Reynaldo Cuevas and Tamon Robinson. Tamon Robinson was killed as he fled into a building when he was confronted by police about stealing paving stones. He was not armed at the time. Reynaldo Cuevas was shot by police as he fled a robbery incident at his workplace.
Other African American people who were shot unarmed include Danroy Henry and Derrick Jones in 2010, Reginald Doucedt in 2011 and Ramarley Graham in 2012. In 2006 Sean Bell was killed by police officers the eve of his nuptials even though he evidently was not armed. In 2003, among those who were fatally shot was Ousmane Zongo and Alberta Spruill.
The year 2000 saw the shooting and killing of Prince Jones, unarmed and in his car. Later the police officer said that he thought Jones was someone else. Amadou Diallo in 1999 was shot as he removed his wallet when it was mistaken for a gun. There are many other cases where African Americans die in the hands of security organs.
What brought public, media and the worlds attention to what was happening to the young African American community was perhaps the deaths of Eric Garner and Michael Brown. Eric Garner died when police officers put an illegal chokehold on him. As he struggled into unconsciousness he repeated that he could not breathe eleven times. His death was declared a homicide by the medical examiners but the arresting officers were not indicted.
The death of Michael Brown, an 18 year old was shocking to many people. He was fatally shot by a police at close range, although he evidently was not armed. It is not clear whether Brown had his hands raised or whether he was advancing towards the police officers. The belief that Mr. Brown was in the process of surrendering when he was shot in addition to the long standing racial tensions that existed in the area for a long time, sparked unrests in Ferguson.
Michael Brown and Eric Garner are supposedly not the only black people to die in 2014. Rumain Robinson was shot in Arizona when his bottle of pills was mistaken for a gun. Akai Gurley was also shot in November, 2014 in a dark stairwell in very unclear circumstances. Others include Jordan Baker in Houston, Dante Parker in California, McKenzie Cochran in Michigan, and many others.
Even more unarmed African Americans were murdered in 2013. A 34 year old Miriam Carey was found shot in her car by the authorities after a high speed chase. She was in the car with her daughter and both were not armed. She was shot five times and died on the scene. Another death was that of Jonathan Ferrell which occurred after he had already been apprehended by the police.
Among the African American deaths of 2012 are Reynaldo Cuevas and Tamon Robinson. Tamon Robinson was killed as he fled into a building when he was confronted by police about stealing paving stones. He was not armed at the time. Reynaldo Cuevas was shot by police as he fled a robbery incident at his workplace.
Other African American people who were shot unarmed include Danroy Henry and Derrick Jones in 2010, Reginald Doucedt in 2011 and Ramarley Graham in 2012. In 2006 Sean Bell was killed by police officers the eve of his nuptials even though he evidently was not armed. In 2003, among those who were fatally shot was Ousmane Zongo and Alberta Spruill.
The year 2000 saw the shooting and killing of Prince Jones, unarmed and in his car. Later the police officer said that he thought Jones was someone else. Amadou Diallo in 1999 was shot as he removed his wallet when it was mistaken for a gun. There are many other cases where African Americans die in the hands of security organs.
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