black out tuesday

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The color of your skin DOESN'T define you. The cops who have killed innocent black lives deserve to rot and die in hell.  It is 2020 and we STILL have to fight for black lives. This is bull shit. People can't control the way they look, So why are they judged by it? Our broken world needs to be fixed, If you can not protest spread awareness! Use your voice! Your freedom of speech. If you are white use you privilege to help black lives!  Spread awareness and NEVER stop talking, NEVER stop until black lives get justice. Police killed at least 104 unarmed black people in 2015, nearly twice each week. Nearly 1 in 3 black people killed by police in 2015 were identified as unarmed, though the actual number is likely higher due to underreporting
Say their names.
1. Keith Childress, 12/31/15
Las Vegas, NV: The U.S. Marshals were conducting surveillance on the man and requested help from Metro when he fled. When police caught up with him, they claimed he had an "unknown object" in his hand. Assuming it was a gun, they shot him dead. The object turned out to be a cellphone.

No officers were charged with a crime for killing Keith.

2. Bettie Jones, 12/25/15
Chicago, IL: Chicago police shot Bettie Jones in the neck "accidentally" while trying to help a neighbor deal with a domestic disturbance involving his son, Quintonio Legrier. The neighbor said he called police when his son tried to break his door down early in the morning, and that Jones was shot when she opened the door to direct officers when they arrived.

No officers have been charged with a crime for killing Bettie.

3. Kevin Matthews, 12/23/15
Dearborn, MI: An officer pursued Matthews, who was reportedly wanted on a misdemeanor warrant, authorities said. The officer attempted to subdue Matthews with pepper spray and shot him during a struggle when Matthews reached for his gun, police said. Family members identified Matthews after the shooting and said he was being treated for schizophrenia.

No officers have been charged with a crime for killing Kevin

4. Michael Noel, 12/21/15
St. Martin, Louisiana: Michael, 32, was having a psychological breakdown and his mother requested an order of protection. Police said that when they arrived, Noel resisted arrest and could not be subdued after two Taser deployments. Noel's aunt said he was then shot in the chest. Two witnesses have said Michael Noel was unarmed with one handcuff around one wrist when he was shot.

No officers have been charged with a crime for killing Michael.

5. Leroy Browning, 12/20/15
Palmdale, CA: Deputies say Browning, 30, fled when they were attempting to arrest him for a DUI. They claim he put deputies in a "bear hug" and reached for a firearm before being shot by deputies.

No officers have been charged with a crime for killing Leroy.

6. Roy Nelson, 12/19/15
Hayward, CA: Hayward police responded to a report of a man needing an emergency mental health evaluation. After arriving, officers determined Roy needed an involuntary psychiatric hold and put him in the back of a police car. On the way to the hospital, police say Roy tried to kick out the car's rear window. The police forced Roy into a leg restraint, after which Roy died.

No officers have been charged with a crime for killing Roy.

7. Miguel Espinal, 12/8/15
Yonkers, NY: Miguel Espinal, 36, was shot and killed by NYPD officers in an incident that started with a traffic stop in the Bronx. Espinal fled the stop, prompting a police chase that ended in a wrong-way crash.

After the crash, Espinal left the vehicle and ran to the surrounding Tibbetts Brook Park, where police killed him.

Espinal's family said he ran from officers because he doesn't have a license. "Whether he ran from the cops or not, it doesn't justify that he got shot. It doesn't justify that," Justin Juble, Espinal's brother, said.

No officers have been charged with a crime for killing Miguel.

8. Nathaniel Pickett, 11/19/15
Barstow, CA: Nathaniel, 29, allegedly jumped a fence and "became uncooperative" when a deputy stopped to question him, police said. When the deputy tried to handcuff Pickett, they claim a fight broke out ending when the deputy shot Nathaniel.

No officers have been charged with a crime for killing Nathaniel.

9. Tiara Thomas, 11/18/15
Portage, IN: A Hammond police officer killed Tiara, who was the mother of three of his children. The motive is suspected to be financial.

Officer Kevin Campbell was charged with murder for killing Tiara.

10. Cornelius Brown, 11/18/15
Opa-locka, FL: Police said they shot and killed Brown after he hit the windshield of a patrol car and ignored commands from police. He was unarmed.

No officers have been charged with a crime for killing Cornelius.

And so many more, Some have got their justice and some have not, Please help spread awareness and use your voice!

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