it’s been reported by multiple folks on the scene of Antonio Martin’s shooting that police left him to die without getting medical assistance, he could have survived had they made the effort. so not only was he 18 and unarmed, even when they made the exaggerated move of taking him down for whatever reason and he was helpless on the ground no longer posing a threat to em (if there even was a threat) they left him to die.
update: from local to big name media, the wrong story is now being spread like wildfire throughout national news stations and websites claiming Antonio had a gun but witnesses have images showing this is a complete lie and the gun was planted there after the cops were able to lock down the crime scene and tamper with the evidence. do not let them change the story.
Tag: police violence
you don’t want to see posts about ferguson? well me neither. i don’t want to see unarmed black people being murdered, i don’t want to see kids being shot by the people they were taught to trust, i don’t want to see white cops being rewarded for it all. but it’s real. it’s happening. just because we don’t want to see it doesn’t mean we can ignore it. ignoring it won’t make it go away.
Potent minimalist art sends a strong message about police and vigilante brutality in America
Journalist and artist Shirin Barghi has created a gripping, thought-provoking series of graphics that not only examines racial prejudice in today’s America, but also captures the sense of humanity that often gets lost in news coverage. Titled “Last Words,” the graphics illustrate the last recorded words by Brown and other young black people — Trayvon Martin, Oscar Grant and others — who have been killed by police in recent years.
Kirkwall Was Totally Built On a Hellmouth 