Posted on 11/19/2015 5:58:22 AM PST by Timber Rattler
In any officer-involved shooting, it's among the first things that the community wants to know: the names of the officers involved.
"We believe Brown's family, and the public at large, have the right to know the name of the man who killed their son," Gawker wrote in a piece called "Who Killed Michael Brown?" published four days after the unarmed 19-year-old was slain by Darren Wilson in Ferguson, Mo., last year. "For this reason, we're asking readers who know the identity of the officer to share it with us, either below this post or over email. If we can confirm a name, we will publish it ourselves." (Officials resisted for about two more days, naming Wilson on Aug. 15.)
In Idaho, however, where rancher Jack Yantis was killed Nov. 1 by Adams County sheriff's deputies - apparently while he was trying to put down one of his bulls - no one is talking, though many have something to say. Yantis did not look much like Brown and other young black men felled by police. He was white. He was 62. Yet, like Brown and others, he was allegedly killed by overzealous law enforcement officers.
His family, however, is letting the system take it from there.
"The Yantis family discussed disclosing the names of the deputies, but chose to show respect for the investigation and the investigative law enforcement officers," Paul Winward, the family's attorney, said in a statement to The Washington Post. "The family members trust that their act of respect will highlight the disregard and disrespect the two deputies showed toward them and toward Jack Yantis."
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Update: The FBI is investigating the shooting.
If what I read about the case on Free Republic is accurate, they murdered this guy and I hope that they do not get away with it. But I have a feeling that they will.
“unarmed 19-year-old”
Drink!
The WaPost is still implicitly pushing the “innocent black teen” narrative.
Oh, heck, I stopped reading to post, and didn’t get to
“Yet, like Brown and others, he was allegedly killed by overzealous law enforcement officers.”
Brown was killed because he tried to bull-rush a cop. He got what was coming to him. This reporter is nothing but a shill for a Big Lie, based on the evidence.
Disgusting the WAPO ties these 2 cases together.
Michael Brown; suicide by cop.
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