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> treatment of BLM protestors How many BLM protestors were shot and killed by police? I’m genuinely curious, as I’m not aware of any.

by rlt 6y ago

Pfhreak 6y ago
I'm going to assume your question is in good faith, and try to provide a factual set of people who died (that I'm aware of). * Sarah Grossman was pepper-sprayed at a demonstration and later died in the hospital from acute respiratory issues. * David McAtee was fatally shot by police at a protest : https://www.cnn.com/2020/06/01/us/louisville-protests-man-shot-dead/index.html https://www.cnn.com/2020/06/01/us/louisville-protests-man-sh... * Sean Monterossa was killed while kneeling with hands raised when shot to death by police because they mistook a hammer in his pocket for a gun. https://www.sfchronicle.com/crime/article/Attorney-identifies-SF-resident-fatally-shot-by-15315301.php https://www.sfchronicle.com/crime/article/Attorney-identifie... * Aubreana Inda was sent into cardiac arrest, 'dying' three times, after being shot in the chest. https://www.kuow.org/stories/this-26-year-old-died-three-times-after-police-hit-her-with-a-blast-ball https://www.kuow.org/stories/this-26-year-old-died-three-tim... There are countless incident reports of 'less lethal' ammunition being aimed at faces. Less lethal is still lethal. This woman was placed into a medically induced coma: https://timesofsandiego.com/crime/2020/06/02/family-of-woman-hit-in-face-by-police-rubber-bullet-urges-swift-justice/ https://timesofsandiego.com/crime/2020/06/02/family-of-woman... And several incidents of police using their vehicles or horses to ram, trample, or assault people (e.g. by opening a car door to hit protestors as they drove by). Those could easily have been lethal, though they weren't in this case. Edit: I know this is all super polarizing stuff, but I'm trying to provide a specific and direct answer to the question above.
- jeffbee 6y ago
  LAPD shot a man named CJ Montano in the head with a 40mm foam round. He was standing with his hands up in the middle of the road when they shot him.
  - Pfhreak 6y ago
    Yeah, I tried to not list too many events that 'only' resulted in maiming, loss of sight, or permanent injury, because the parent poster specifically called out deaths. But yes, there were many incidents like you described where the police clearly used force in potentially lethal ways.

> treatment of BLM protestors How many BLM protestors were shot and killed by police? I’m genuinely curious, as I’m not aware of any.

by rlt 6y ago

> treatment of BLM protestors How many BLM protestors were shot and killed by police? I’m genuinely curious, as I’m not aware of any.

Pfhreak 6y ago

I'm going to assume your question is in good faith, and try to provide a factual set of people who died (that I'm aware of). * Sarah Grossman was pepper-sprayed at a demonstration and later died in the hospital from acute respiratory issues. * David McAtee was fatally shot by police at a protest : https://www.cnn.com/2020/06/01/us/louisville-protests-man-shot-dead/index.html https://www.cnn.com/2020/06/01/us/louisville-protests-man-sh... * Sean Monterossa was killed while kneeling with hands raised when shot to death by police because they mistook a hammer in his pocket for a gun. https://www.sfchronicle.com/crime/article/Attorney-identifies-SF-resident-fatally-shot-by-15315301.php https://www.sfchronicle.com/crime/article/Attorney-identifie... * Aubreana Inda was sent into cardiac arrest, 'dying' three times, after being shot in the chest. https://www.kuow.org/stories/this-26-year-old-died-three-times-after-police-hit-her-with-a-blast-ball https://www.kuow.org/stories/this-26-year-old-died-three-tim... There are countless incident reports of 'less lethal' ammunition being aimed at faces. Less lethal is still lethal. This woman was placed into a medically induced coma: https://timesofsandiego.com/crime/2020/06/02/family-of-woman-hit-in-face-by-police-rubber-bullet-urges-swift-justice/ https://timesofsandiego.com/crime/2020/06/02/family-of-woman... And several incidents of police using their vehicles or horses to ram, trample, or assault people (e.g. by opening a car door to hit protestors as they drove by). Those could easily have been lethal, though they weren't in this case. Edit: I know this is all super polarizing stuff, but I'm trying to provide a specific and direct answer to the question above.

jeffbee 6y ago
LAPD shot a man named CJ Montano in the head with a 40mm foam round. He was standing with his hands up in the middle of the road when they shot him.
- Pfhreak 6y ago
  Yeah, I tried to not list too many events that 'only' resulted in maiming, loss of sight, or permanent injury, because the parent poster specifically called out deaths. But yes, there were many incidents like you described where the police clearly used force in potentially lethal ways.