Posted on 03/09/2015 6:16:02 PM PDT by E. Pluribus Unum
The uncle of the 19-year-old who was fatally shot by a police officer in Madison, Wisconsin, over the weekend said that his nephew "just wanted to be loved."
Tony Robinson Jr., who was known to his family as Tyrell, was fatally shot by a police officer on Friday and the incident is now the subject of a state Department of Justice investigation.
Robinson's mother is white and his father is African American, and at a news conference this afternoon, Robinson's uncle, Turin Carter, spoke out on behalf of the family about how this is a universal issue that should be understood by people of all races.
"A lot of his identity was formed because of his racial ambiguity," Carter said.
"Tyrell felt a misfit for most of his life and that's why we became close," he said, while his sister -- Robinson's mother -- stood behind him.
Robinson's death comes after a growing list of cases where unarmed teens were killed at the hands of white men, and Carter said that though the parallels to the shooting deaths of Trayvon Martin and Michael Brown are inevitable, there are significant differences because of his nephew's mixed race.
"I absolutely remember hashtagging Trayvon Martin and Michael Brown," Carter said of the outpouring on social media. "It's surreal to realize that now my nephew is now a hashtag."
"We don't want to just stop at black lives matter. ... Tyrell is a mixture of everything. You can't look at him and say he's black," Carter said.
Carter thanked the droves of supporters who have been talking about the case on social media and attending rallies but urged all involved to make sure that they were not anti-law enforcement in their demonstrations.
"We appreciate the police and we understand the necessity for them but once again that does not excuse what happened," Carter said.
"It takes one bullet from a trained gunman to end a life -- it takes one bullet -- and we know how many were fired," Carter said. Police have not officially confirmed how many shots were fired.
Madison Police Chief Mike Koval told ABC News that he spoke to Robinson's grandmother on the night of the shooting but has been giving the family space. When asked what he would say to the teen's grieving parents, he told ABC News: "I don't have a good answer except to say I'm sorry."
"I apologize for what has happened to their son, their grandson, their nephew, their friend, their family member, their sibling," Koval said. "I apologize to the community that we're all coping with this under these circumstances."
Media Leaves Out MAJOR Details About That 'Unarmed Black Teen Shot By White Police Officer'
Race-baiting enemedia caught lying once again.
If Sharpton hasn’t shown up yet, he ain’t gonna.
He was a good boy.
The Right Rev. Al will come sniffin’ around ... there’s money to be had.
The news media are disgusting slugs, aren't they.
Was Tony a member of a gang or not?
Gone to that big Hashtag in the Sky.
or...wherever
#ThugSonsof0bamamatter
Where B his jodaddy?
“Robinson’s death comes after a growing list of cases where unarmed teens were killed at the hands of white men...”
They’re letting their agenda show.
Wow.
I've read the qualifications for Chief of Police for several jurisdictions, admittedly, Madison was not one of them, but none of them, none, called for a "skilled apologist".
That was pandering, done out of concern for his own ass, attempting to cover his own ass, before the liquor stores and shoe stores are looted.
He threw every member of his force under the bus with that simpering bullshit, in effect telling the world that his department probably did something wrong, they're all a bunch of fook ups, that he told them not to do this kind of stuff, etc., etc.
A damned coward.
A political coward.
You apologize when you have something to apologize for, Chief.
Until then, you await the results of the investigation and you stand by your men.
Are there no leaders left...anywhere?
Let Madison devolve in peace.....
I noticed this right off. This young man’s statement about how he was “nigga til the close the casket” shows how much he was trying to convince everyone he was more black than white. Unfortunately because of the MSM and pop culture he thought acting like a thug was how he needed to prove his blackness.
“It takes one bullet from a trained gunman to end a life — it takes one bullet — and we know how many were fired,” Carter said.
All it takes is one ARMED HOME INVASION to cause an elderly person to have a heart attack and die. His nephew committed this violent crime not too many months ago. He put innocent people’s lives in danger.
"Tyrell felt a misfit for most of his life and that's why we became close,
Many of us have been saying that for decades...It may be fun or cool to have mixed race marriages but it plays hell on the kids...
http://toprightnews.com/?p=8610
From above link:
“The unarmed Wisconsin teenager who was shot to death last night during a confrontation with a Madison cop pleaded guilty last year to armed robbery and recently began serving a three-year probation term for that felony conviction, court records show.
Oh and the other minor detail NBC did not see fit to report: Robinson bashed Kenny in the head, knocking him to the ground, and engaging in a struggle.
According to police, an officer responded Friday to a 911 call about a man who had assaulted a victim and was dodging cars in traffic. The cop followed the suspect into a nearby apartment, where the man allegedly struck the officer in the head, knocking him to the ground. During an ensuing struggle, patrolman Matt Kenny fatally shot the suspect.”
Where B his jodaddy?
My guess is that his father is dead or in jail. Otherwise, he would be there to exploit the situation.
My thoughts too. Hence the rhetorical question....
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