Posted on 04/24/2021 8:57:03 AM PDT by E. Pluribus Unum
The birth family of the Ohio teenage girl who was shot by police outside her foster home Tuesday is mulling a lawsuit, according to a report.
Ma’Khia Bryant, 16, was shot dead after calling police for help when two woman started fighting with her outside the Columbus home, her cousin Deja Torrence told Insider.
Police opened fire as she lunged at one of the women with a knife, according to dramatic footage released by police.
Nicholas Reardon, the officer who killed Bryant, has been assigned to desk duty while the Ohio Bureau of Criminal Investigation looks into the shooting, the report said.
Torrence said her cousin was failed by the foster system, and her mother and Bryant’s biological mother are talking to a lawyer about pursuing unspecified legal action, according to the outlet.
“Someone has to be held accountable,” Torrence told Insider. “The family just doesn’t want this to be another senseless killing that goes under the rug and gets overlooked.”
Torrence reportedly said that Bryant was not a violent person, and must have believed her life was in danger. She told Insider that her family had talked to the teen about walking away from conflicts.
“We’re talking about a kid. She’s a kid. She’s 16 defending herself from 20-something-year-olds,” Torrence, 29, told the outlet.
Bodycam footage from Ohio police that shows Ma’Khia Bryant lunging at her attackers with a knife.AP
“If I felt threatened, if I felt that a group of individuals was coming on my property where I lived to fight me, I would get whatever I needed to protect myself.”
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Apparently they were arguing over My Kia not making her bed. In honor of Stabby Girl I propose a NATIONAL DAY WITHOUT MAKING OUR BEDS! Disheveled sheets to decrease the police!
Some Gibmedats want a payday. That’s all this is. And some shyster wants his 33%.
The girl who was almost killed by a knife should sue the parents of the attacker. They are responsible for raising such a dangerous “Child” who went on to commit assault.
Right before she tries to knife and kill the other girl you can see what looks like a man (?) throwing another girl (?) on the ground and start beating her, Trayvon Martin style. Is that the dead perp’s boyfriend? There really hasn’t been any real explanation of this story.
I think the state should sue the parents for failing to properly raising their daughter.
Is 27 million too much to ask? Precedent already set.
Shots fired in the air eventually come back down and can kill others blocks away. NEVER shoot into the air for any reason.
No typical is shoot the dog and then tell the Bantu peoples to get down...
Unfortunately they may have case. If your a licensed foster parent your responsible for the safety of the kids in your care and especially what happens in your home. If the state agency isn’t doing mandatory checks on the home, then they will get their ass in a sling too.
I think they acknowledged he saved her
I’m sure the lawyers are on their asses
Of course they are. They stand to lose thousands she would have collected as a Welfare Broodmare...
Police need to ignore calls frome those areas until they call for the coroner.
If any of you wanted to have a better life.. Get a fair shake.. Improve your surroundings... Would you burn the town and businesses down?
Would you take to the streets and beat up anyone.. Fight.. Steal.. Shop lift.. And demand your life improve?
Is that the way to go?
How smart are they..
this could be the coming thing. Families will meet and draw straws to see who will get the honor of provoking a cop into killing them so the family can become fabulously wealthy and the dead person can become a famous Black Lies Matter martyr.
It was a justified used of deadly force in order to avoid another "senseless killing" by a senseless out-of-control raging bull.
This is likely the result of the lies circulated by ben crump. They may not know, as he definitely does, that, win or lose, he makes a bundle. It would be instructive to know the content of his conversations with the family.
The Ghetto Lottery is in play. Have more kids, increase your chances!
LMAO, Liberals want 16 year olds be allowed to VOTE...?? BUT DAMN, THEY ARE JUST KIDS...right jackass's?
“lil feral had a knife.”
She wasn’t “lil”. She was a big, fat slob.
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