Collected Item: “Police Violence”
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Police Violence
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Instagram
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Protestors and families members who have lost loved ones to police violence gathered yesterday to condemn the shooting of Joseph Washington last Saturday. A police body camera video shows Washington getting out of a dumpster running towards officers, naked, and unarmed. Officers then deployed tasers and released a K-9 dog in to stop him — one officer fired his gun hitting Washington twice. St. Paul Police Chief Todd Axtell fired the officer who shot Washington. His termination is pending a union grievance process.
Washington was a suspect in a house break-in and earlier domestic incident. Protestors denounced his actions and declared this should not allow police to become "judge, jury, and executioner."
Washington was a suspect in a house break-in and earlier domestic incident. Protestors denounced his actions and declared this should not allow police to become "judge, jury, and executioner."
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protest, family, police violence, police brutality, shooting, Joseph Washington, footage, body cam, unarmed, St. Paul, Police, Social Justice, ASU, HST580
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https://www.instagram.com/p/CIb4mzaHweX/
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Drew Arrieta @itsdrw
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2020-12-05