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We must STOP THE HATE before it's too late Updated Tuesday, July 26, 2005 The murdered students from Columbine High School, Littleton, Colorado Cassie Bernall Daniel Mauser John Tomlin
Lauren Townsend
Rachel Scott William Sanders
James Byrd, Jr. LaTanya Haggerty and Bobbie Russ were both, unarmed, but still shot and killed by Chicago police the same weekend in separate incidents on 6/5/99. LaTanya Haggerty Bobbie Russ Amadou Diallo
Jonny Gammage At nineteen years of age Tyisha Miller How many must die before WE take a stand against this madness? Learn more about the pattern of unarmed black people dying by police bullets through these links: Police Brutality Page Police Brutality Page Black Cops Take A Stand Against Police Brutality
Police Brutality, and other related racially based crimes, will persist until YOU get involved. Many times the question is raised, "When will it end?" Well, it ends with YOU. YOU are the ONE that is missing. With YOU we can win. Miami 1980. In December of 1979, white policemen arrested Arthur McDuffie, a 33-year-old black insurance executive, for traffic violations after an alleged high-speed chase. They beat him horribly. At their murder trial in May, the medical examiner testified it was the worst brain damage he had ever seen, in 3,600 autopsies. After a 94-day trial, the white jury took less than three hours to find the five defendants Not Guilty. The news triggered a riot. Commission report: "For almost 2 years before the Miami disturbances, a series of incidents involving the black community and law enforcement officials increased racial tension which culminated in the 1980 riots. The incidents reinforced the black community's belief that a dual system of justice prevailed in Dade County -- a system in which blacks receive unequal treatment before the law." Miami 1989. Police chased 23-year-old black motorcyclist Clement Lloyd for speeding and driving recklessly. Getting word of the chase, Hispanic officer William Lozano stepped to the street and shot Lloyd in the head as he rode by. Lloyd's passenger, Allan Blanchard, died from the crash. Lozano said he shot to defend himself. Rumors spread that he shot Lloyd in cold blood. The New York Times: "Many blacks said the violence had been fueled by longstanding anger at perceived police brutality and resentment of Hispanic immigrants."
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