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Wisconsin police fatally shoot black teen, prompting protest
Al-Reuters ^
| Sat Mar 7, 2015 3:11am EST
| Curtis Skinner in San Francisco
Posted on 03/07/2015 8:23:21 AM PST by Olog-hai
Wisconsin police fatally shot an apparently unarmed African-American teenager on Friday, prompting dozens of people to protest at the site of the killing, according to police and videos published on social media.
Madison Police Chief Mike Koval told reporters that an officer responded to a disturbance at around 6:30 p.m. local time and later forced his way into an apartment that the 19-year-old, who was also suspected of a recent battery, had gone into.
Koval said that a struggle between the suspect and the officer ensued and the teen was fatally shot, according to a recording of the news conference published by broadcaster WKOW.
The initial finding at the scene did not reflect a gun or anything of that nature that would have been used by the subject, Koval said.
(Excerpt) Read more at reuters.com ...
TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; News/Current Events; US: Wisconsin
KEYWORDS: blacklivesmatter; madison; protestrightaway; scottwalker; unarmedteenager; wisconsin
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posted on
03/07/2015 8:23:21 AM PST
by
Olog-hai
To: Olog-hai
Unarmed does not mean harmless.
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posted on
03/07/2015 8:25:17 AM PST
by
cripplecreek
("For by wise guidance you can wage your war")
To: Olog-hai
Guaranteed this incident will be used to pummel Governor Walker.
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posted on
03/07/2015 8:27:22 AM PST
by
Bratch
To: Olog-hai
To: Olog-hai
1. Someone breaks a law and is a potential threat to others, they run the risk of being shot dead.
2. I thought tasers and training were supposed to better equip law enforcement to subdue someone without shooting them.
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posted on
03/07/2015 8:29:06 AM PST
by
grania
To: House Atreides
Family spokesman Michael Johnson said on Facebook that Robinson was a “loving and caring young man” who was about to attend Milwaukee Area Technical College to pursue a business degree.
He wuz an aspiring injunear!!!!
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posted on
03/07/2015 8:30:09 AM PST
by
MeshugeMikey
("Never, Never, Never, Give Up," Winston Churchill ><>)
To: Bratch
A bit difficult , since it happened in Madison, one of the country’s most communist cities.
To: Bratch
. . . even when the facts come out.
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posted on
03/07/2015 8:33:17 AM PST
by
Olog-hai
To: Olog-hai
I know the city just approved the body cams for Madison police - dunno if they’ve been implemented yet...
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posted on
03/07/2015 8:35:57 AM PST
by
acw011
(Great Goooogly Mooogly!)
To: Olog-hai
what kind of threat was the kid that the cop had to force his way into his apartment? Did the cop feel “disrespected” when he yelled “halt” and determined to force the kid to submit or pursue and kill him?
Don’t they have search warrants to go into people’s homes unless there is violence occurring inside that home?
something about this story stinks- not getting all the facts here
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posted on
03/07/2015 8:37:19 AM PST
by
silverleaf
(Age takes a toll: Please have exact change)
To: House Atreides
From your link
Koval told reporters that the shooting occurred after an officer responded to reports of a man jumping into traffic, according to WKOW.
"Before we arrived, the call was updated by another complainant who indicated that this same subject was responsible for a battery," Koval said.
The officer in question entered an apartment where Robinson was thought to be hiding. "This same subject then assaulted my officer and in the context of mutual combat, the officer did draw his revolver and subsequently shot the subject," Koval said.
Unfortunately facts don't matter in these cases these days. Police are automatically guilty in the eyes of many in these neighborhoods.
Just a few months ago Police in Ann Arbor shot and killed a woman on drugs, off her meds and charging them with a knife. They hit her with a taser and she still kept coming so a single shot to the chest killed her. She had already stabbed her boyfiend which was why police were there in the first place.
Naturally there were the usual screams of police brutality and racism. To make matters worse the boyfriend who had been stabbed was right there with the protesters.
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posted on
03/07/2015 8:41:43 AM PST
by
cripplecreek
("For by wise guidance you can wage your war")
To: Olog-hai
State of Wisconsin vs. Tony T Robinson
Dane County Case Number 2014CF000781
The defendant Tony T Robinson was found guilty of the following charge(s) in this case.
Armed Robbery, a class C felony, Wisconsin Statutes 943.32(2).
Dunno for sure if this is him - but is the same age and in Madison...
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posted on
03/07/2015 8:45:38 AM PST
by
acw011
(Great Goooogly Mooogly!)
To: Olog-hai
Here we go again.
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posted on
03/07/2015 8:46:08 AM PST
by
Jeff Chandler
(Doctrine doesn't change. The trick is to find a way around it.)
To: cripplecreek
...in the context of mutual combat, the officer did draw his revolver..." When did officers start carrying revolvers again?
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posted on
03/07/2015 8:48:18 AM PST
by
fulltlt
To: Jeff Chandler
You're right. Here we go again
BTW, Great Graphic you have there.
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posted on
03/07/2015 8:49:43 AM PST
by
Fiddlstix
(Warning! This Is A Subliminal Tagline! Read it at your own risk!(Presented by TagLines R US))
To: fulltlt
Given the state of reporting today we should consider ourselves lucky the story doesn’t say the officer drew his Vulcan Cannon.
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posted on
03/07/2015 8:49:57 AM PST
by
cripplecreek
("For by wise guidance you can wage your war")
To: Olog-hai
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posted on
03/07/2015 8:54:26 AM PST
by
AbnSarge
To: House Atreides
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posted on
03/07/2015 9:01:13 AM PST
by
MeshugeMikey
("Never, Never, Never, Give Up," Winston Churchill ><>)
To: Olog-hai
This article offers an interesting glimpse into the Reuters Stylebook. When a black teen is involved in committing an offense, he is simply a “teen” in the headline. When a black teen is shot or otherwise harmed, it is then permissible to call him a “black teen.” Got it.
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posted on
03/07/2015 9:01:27 AM PST
by
JennysCool
(My hypocrisy goes only so far)
To: Olog-hai
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posted on
03/07/2015 9:15:47 AM PST
by
aquila48
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