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An ‘unarmed’ white teen was shot dead by police. His family asks: Where is the outrage?
Washington Post ^ | August 6 at 8:00 AM | Abby Phillip

Posted on 08/06/2015 1:19:10 PM PDT by BenLurkin

Zachary Hammond was on a first date when he was fatally shot by a police officer in his car during a drug bust in South Carolina, his family says.

At the time the 19-year-old was shot and killed, his date, Tori Morton, was eating an ice cream cone, according to the family’s attorney, Eric Bland.

Morton, 23, was arrested and charged with possession of marijuana — all 10 grams of it — which, according to police, was the reason undercover agents set up the drug buy.

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Amid heightened scrutiny of fatal police shootings across the country, Hammond’s death has prompted numerous questions, few answers — and almost no national outrage.

More than a week after Hammond’s death, his family’s attorney says race is almost certainly playing a role in the disconcerting silence. Unlike the victims in the highest-profile police shootings over the past year — in cities from Ferguson and Cleveland to North Charleston and Cincinnati — Hammond was white.

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To: moovova

More info:
http://www.latimes.com/nation/nationnow/la-na-nn-zachary-hammond-police-shooting-20150804-htmlstory.html


21 posted on 08/06/2015 1:48:32 PM PDT by TexasGator
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To: rikkir

A “sting” operation can really be an execution.


22 posted on 08/06/2015 1:48:54 PM PDT by BipolarBob (Hillary is as believable as Sharknado 3. Oh Hell No!)
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To: BenLurkin
In a statement, Covington (Police Chief) said: “We will not be releasing the [officer’s] name that was involved in the shooting and consider him a victim of attempted murder as we have previously stated several times. We feel that releasing his name may possibly subject the officer and family to harassment, intimidation or abuse.”

How about releasing the Video?

23 posted on 08/06/2015 1:50:08 PM PDT by TexasCajun (I'll believe in man-made global warming when those that believe it, act like it.)
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To: BenLurkin

Outrage is reserved for Obama’s sons who die while assaulting an officer.


24 posted on 08/06/2015 1:52:32 PM PDT by Ray76 (When a gov't leads it's people down a path of destruction resistance is not only a right but a duty.)
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To: TexasGator

Poor kid was back-shot.


25 posted on 08/06/2015 1:54:33 PM PDT by moovova
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To: Rusty0604

If the kid was black, FReepers would be saying “that’s what you get for hanging out with dopers”.


26 posted on 08/06/2015 1:55:47 PM PDT by Wolfie
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To: BenLurkin

Interesting, the cop says that the kid tried to run him over, and so he opened fire, but the kid was shot twice in the back. I am not sure how someone could be shot in the back if they were really driving a vehicle pointed at the shooter.

Maybe if he was in reverse? Even then, I would think the driver would be turned halfway around, to look behind him.


27 posted on 08/06/2015 1:55:58 PM PDT by Boogieman
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To: BenLurkin

Oh Puh-leaze!

We all know whites aren’t human and don’t count as “People”.

This is what the press has been spoon-feeding the sheep for over 50 years.


28 posted on 08/06/2015 1:56:21 PM PDT by Roman_War_Criminal (The Sun Never Sets on Liberal Idiocy)
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To: BipolarBob

That’s exactly what this was. An execution for possessing less than 1/2 ounce of pot.

The “war” on drugs has to end. We lost. Time to come up with a new approach that doesn’t involve killing people at will.

This is insanity.


29 posted on 08/06/2015 1:58:36 PM PDT by rikkir (You can lead a horde to knowledge but you can't make them think. (TnkU ctdonath2))
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To: BenLurkin

Lots of comments here suggest that the lack of attention is due to the fact that the victim was white.

There’s probably some truth to that. However, I think it is far more significant that the local community, which is majority white, just shrugged, thought “that’s too bad” and did nothing. The activism in local communities in Ferguson, New York and elsewhere, on the other hand, made news when cops killed young, unarmed men in suspicious circumstances.


30 posted on 08/06/2015 2:10:36 PM PDT by Skepolitic
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To: doorgunner69

Don’t forget about the paid vacation.


31 posted on 08/06/2015 2:11:51 PM PDT by Skepolitic
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To: BenLurkin

If their son was killed, why aren’t they leading the outrage? Who are they waiting for? Contact 20 friends and go to city hall or the police department and yell and scream. Losing your son is not a spectator event.


32 posted on 08/06/2015 2:16:38 PM PDT by healy61
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To: BenLurkin

I guess white people don’t get so worked up supporting our petty criminals. Most people see the life of a scofflaw leading to nothing worth celebrating.


33 posted on 08/06/2015 2:17:41 PM PDT by Trailerpark Badass (There should be a whole lot more going on than throwing bleach, said one woman.)
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To: DoodleDawg
Self defense...Case closed...The fact that the kid was shot in the back and the side has no bearing on it...If only he'd just done what the police officer said...All the other reasons people give for justifying police shootings of unarmed citizens.

A hood is as a hood does.
His color is irrelevant.

No, I am not likely to go to South Carolina, get high on drugs and encourage other hoods to "burn the *itch down!"

The moron got what he deserved.
The final decision as to how things would end was entirely his! Unless anyone plans to prove that the cop arbitrarily just shot him.

34 posted on 08/06/2015 2:21:59 PM PDT by publius911 (If you like Obamacare, You'll LOVE ObamaWeb.)
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To: moovova

Now let’s see how long it takes to get the video of this murder released.


35 posted on 08/06/2015 2:23:45 PM PDT by MeganC (The Republic of The United States of America: 7/4/1776 to 6/26/2015 R.I.P.)
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To: -YYZ-
Big time drug bust for a few grams of MJ hardly seems worth anyone dying over, on either side.

According to the understood rules in a civilized society, that trite opinion ignores the decision of the person who fails to take the safe path. Usually the 'suicide by cop' imbecile.

36 posted on 08/06/2015 2:40:14 PM PDT by publius911 (If you like Obamacare, You'll LOVE ObamaWeb.)
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To: MarvinStinson
The “News” media somehow let this one slip between the cracks. Obama will not be there to say “If I had a son...” Al Sharpton will not show up there. Soros will not send his team of “spontaneous” rioters there. The US “Justice” dept will not arrive to do an extensive “investigation.” TV networks will not continuously run a photo of the “unarmed teen” when he was 10 years old. Duke University “professors” in ‘Justice’ and ‘Peace’ will not cite this when they appear as experts on NPR. Obama will not send three White House representatives to the kid’s funeral. There will never be a street in Paris or Belgium named after this kid.

Ding, ding, ding - we have a thread winnah!

37 posted on 08/06/2015 2:41:34 PM PDT by GOPJ (If gang bangers paid a police chief $400,000 to give 'a speech' everyone would know it was a bribe.)
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To: DoodleDawg

What did the police officer tell him to do, and to confirm if one does not immediately comply with ANYTHING an officer says you feel killing the person is justified?


38 posted on 08/06/2015 2:43:36 PM PDT by Jolla
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To: DoodleDawg

Yes because we can always believe what the cops say.

Driving toward the officer my A$$!


39 posted on 08/06/2015 2:43:47 PM PDT by packrat35 (Pelosi is only on loan to the world from Satan. Hopefully he will soon want his baby killer back)
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To: BenLurkin

Applause coming from #blacklivesmatter.


40 posted on 08/06/2015 2:44:45 PM PDT by JimSEA
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