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Mar 18, 2009 08:45

Pandagon: In Louisiana, unarmed, black, 73 year old cancer survivor, shot dead by police

Source: Chicago Tribute Article: Race may be a factor in shooting of unarmed man

"People here are afraid of the police," said Terry Willis, vice president of the Homer NAACP branch. "They harass black people, they stop people for no reason and rough them ( Read more... )

racial issues, police actions, race, violence

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amazonian March 23 2009, 06:30:43 UTC
It's sickening.

I really hate it when authority is abused.

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sanguineroses March 23 2009, 13:08:57 UTC
Mm.

And either it's happening more lately, or I'm just more attuned to it.

...Or maybe both. (Though I'd really hope for the latter--it might give me a little upper with regard to the world...)

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