Undisputed facts:
1. John Crawford was shot and killed in Wal-mart in Ohio by police.
2. He was carrying a bb gun
3. The bb gun is sold in wal-mart store and was already out of box lying on shelf. Crawford did not remove from box, just picked it up.
4. Other people on surveillance cameras are seen picking up and holding same gun.
5. Someone called in to 911 reporting Crawford was pointing gun at people. Surveillance does not support this, and 911 caller later admitted he had lied.
6. Ohio is an open carry state. Meaning that people are allowed to carry real guns whenever they choose.
7. Manager of Wal-mart admits that customers can carry unboxed bb guns to the check-out to pay.
8, Crawford was walking around talking to girlfriend on cell phone.
9. The police came into the store with guns fully drawn.
1. John Crawford was shot and killed in Wal-mart in Ohio by police.
2. He was carrying a bb gun
3. The bb gun is sold in wal-mart store and was already out of box lying on shelf. Crawford did not remove from box, just picked it up.
4. Other people on surveillance cameras are seen picking up and holding same gun.
5. Someone called in to 911 reporting Crawford was pointing gun at people. Surveillance does not support this, and 911 caller later admitted he had lied.
6. Ohio is an open carry state. Meaning that people are allowed to carry real guns whenever they choose.
7. Manager of Wal-mart admits that customers can carry unboxed bb guns to the check-out to pay.
8, Crawford was walking around talking to girlfriend on cell phone.
9. The police came into the store with guns fully drawn.
Not so clear
1. Witnesses report that Crawford had 2 to 10 seconds between officer yelling down, and being shot. His back was turned and he was on phone and probably did not know they were talking to him because...see #2 and #3.
2. One police officer is being reported as having admitted that he did not give a warning before shooting.
1. Witnesses report that Crawford had 2 to 10 seconds between officer yelling down, and being shot. His back was turned and he was on phone and probably did not know they were talking to him because...see #2 and #3.
2. One police officer is being reported as having admitted that he did not give a warning before shooting.
Undisputed facts:
1. The grand jury heard the evidence of the case and decided against an indictment.
2. I will not stop talking about these cases, researching and reading these cases, because something has to change.
1. The grand jury heard the evidence of the case and decided against an indictment.
2. I will not stop talking about these cases, researching and reading these cases, because something has to change.
This is the first article that got me riled. http://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2014/oct/02/witnesses-contradict-police-warnings-witnesses-walmart-shooting-ohio
Then I looked for a story written soon after the grand jury decided no indictment was warranted.
And this link just has a bit more in depth information if you are interested.
http://www.salon.com/2014/10/01/gun_nuts_tragic_confusion_why_open_carry_groups_misunderstand_police_brutality/
We need to educate ourselves about the cases of young men being killed time after time for little to no reason. If we do not do it, no one will.
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