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Ohio police officer who fatally shot black teenager Ma'Khia Bryant, 16, is cleared of her April 2021 murder - as special prosecutors say 'deadly force' was justified
Daily Mail UK ^ | March 11, 2022 | Melissa Koenig

Posted on 03/11/2022 11:19:41 PM PST by Morgana

The white Columbus police officer who fatally shot shot a 16-year-old black girl last year has been cleared of any criminal wrongdoing, Ohio prosecutors announced on Friday.

Ma'Khia Bryant was killed last April by Nicholas Reardon after she swung a knife at another young woman. Reardon was 23 years old at the time.

Police have said they were called to Bryant's foster home on April 20, 2021, because a group of girls was threatening to stab other members of the household.

Body camera footage showed Reardon, who was 23 at the time, asking what was going on when he arrived at the scene. Just seconds later, Bryant could be seen lunging at an older woman with a knife.

Bryant was then shot four times and died from her injuries. The coroner listed the cause of death as a homicide - a medical determination used in cases where someone has died at another's hand. It does not imply criminal intent.

Her killing further heightened racial tensions as it came just moments before the Derek Chauvin verdict.

It also cast a light on the state's foster care system - and ultimately led to a Justice Department review of the police department in Ohio's capital city.

But on Friday, a grand jury issued a 'no bill' - meaning they did not find probable cause for murder charges was committed.

In announcing the grand jury decision, special prosecutors Tim Merkle and Gary Shroyer noted: 'Under Ohio law the use of deadly force by a police officer is justified when there exists an immediate or imminent threat of death or serious bodily injury to the officer or another.'

They said the decision followed a full review of the shooting.

(Excerpt) Read more at dailymail.co.uk ...


TOPICS: Local News
KEYWORDS: banglist; bidenvoters; crime; derekchauvin; fostercare; gangs; gangviolence; hoodjustice; isearched; makhia; ohio; police; slums; stabbing
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Well guess there is justice
1 posted on 03/11/2022 11:19:41 PM PST by Morgana
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To: Morgana

Yes, indeed. For once, justice has been served.
For once, logic prevails, even when certain races are involved.

The girl was stabby & crabby and charging people.
All this wild and dangerous behavior, done right in front of a Police Officer who had been called for help. He did what he had to do to keep the ‘teen’ from garroting somebody’s liver ‘just because’.


2 posted on 03/11/2022 11:24:59 PM PST by lee martell
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To: Morgana

he is lucky

if he was a police officer in any number of commie hellholes he would be up on charges


3 posted on 03/11/2022 11:32:53 PM PST by joshua c (Dump the LEFT. Cable tv, Big tech, national name brands)
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To: Morgana

I remember that incident, and the video. He was clearly justified.


4 posted on 03/11/2022 11:49:48 PM PST by mass55th ("Courage is being scared to death, but saddling up anyway." ~~ John Wayne )
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To: joshua c

Columbus is fairly liberal.

CC


5 posted on 03/12/2022 12:07:25 AM PST by Celtic Conservative (My cats are more amusing than 200 channels worth of TV.)
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To: Morgana

I’ve always figured the 21’ rule applied to me or anyone being attacked. 21 feet is your weapon is in your hand and primed and ready to use too me. Prepare, weapon down and ready. Try to calm the issue down. Escalation by the attacker is Go time. Shoot to stop, how ever many it takes. IMO


6 posted on 03/12/2022 12:10:44 AM PST by Equine1952
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To: mass55th

Agreed


7 posted on 03/12/2022 12:40:56 AM PST by Nifster (I’m see puppy dogs in the clouds)
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To: Morgana

The cops should have left the corpse lay their in the street as road kill. /spit


8 posted on 03/12/2022 2:46:29 AM PST by Flavious_Maximus (Fauci is a murderer)
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To: lee martell
Leniency to the point of encouraging violent behavior of people of certain races and teaching people of that same race that they are oppressed (i.e., fanning the flames of their anger) has created a growing national Frankenstein monster.

Rather than removing racism from our culture, this strategy is pouring gasoline on the fire. People of that race are destroying all the progress made in the last 50 years

Satan is delighted with the results.

9 posted on 03/12/2022 3:03:26 AM PST by RoosterRedux
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To: RoosterRedux

That growing national Frankenstein monster grew exponentially with, “If I had a son”.


11 posted on 03/12/2022 3:24:46 AM PST by Does so (Americans had no desire for war between 1939 and 1941. Rheinland? Sometimes War Finds YOU!)
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To: RoosterRedux

DEMOCRATS and COMMIES destroyed progress of the past 70 years.


12 posted on 03/12/2022 3:30:29 AM PST by ProtectOurFreedom (“Today I will do what others won't, so tomorrow I can accomplish what others can't.” ~ Jerry Rice)
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To: Morgana

I remember this. The BLM terror group will still riot though because Patrisse Cullors needs the money to buy a 7th house.


13 posted on 03/12/2022 3:36:44 AM PST by GrandJediMasterYoda (As long as Hillary Clinton remains free, the USA will never have equal justice under the law)
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To: Morgana

“Ma’Khia and her sister, Ja’Niah”

Do they have a brother named “Ay’pos’tro’phee”?


14 posted on 03/12/2022 3:38:20 AM PST by GrandJediMasterYoda (As long as Hillary Clinton remains free, the USA will never have equal justice under the law)
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To: Morgana

Color blindness would correct all the wasted efforts. As hillry said “what difference does it make “ not to mention the angst needlessly fomented in the small minded.


15 posted on 03/12/2022 4:42:39 AM PST by Recompennation (Don’t blame me my vote didn’t count )
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To: lee martell

Garroting the other woman’s liver?

That reminds me of a story an old NYDP cop once told me, how the watch commander read from a report that a victim’s hands had been decapitated.
The commander was not as amused as my buddy, lol.


16 posted on 03/12/2022 5:04:40 AM PST by skepsel ("A cat is more intelligent than people believe, and can be taught any crime", Mark Twain.)
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To: Morgana

When a White cop is called, he should observe and note the actions of the street savages. Trying to prevent a murder gets a White cop prosecuted for murder.


17 posted on 03/12/2022 5:20:22 AM PST by I want the USA back (Government is to be feared much more than the chicom virus.)
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To: Morgana
Everyone in this country...black and white,young and old,male and female...should watch Chris Rock's great skit (or,perhaps,instructional video),entitled “How Not To Get Your A$$ Kicked By The Police”. It's easily found on youtube.
18 posted on 03/12/2022 5:25:27 AM PST by Gay State Conservative (Covid Is All About Mail In Balloting)
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To: GrandJediMasterYoda

The humor and quick wittedness of the America people is unimaginable by most from other cultures. America is grand.


19 posted on 03/12/2022 5:27:32 AM PST by em2vn
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To: Morgana

“cleared of her murder” means someone else murdered her


20 posted on 03/12/2022 5:40:17 AM PST by TheElectionWasStolen
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