“The deadly shooting of a black, unarmed drug suspect by a white Phoenix police officer who mistook a pill bottle for a gun demonstrates the challenges law enforcement agencies face at a time of unrest over police tactics.
Phoenix police say the officer feared the suspect was armed during their struggle, but some critics say the officer went too far. Despite the department’s efforts to be transparent with information, protesters marched Thursday night against the fatal shooting of 34-year-old Rumain Brisbon.
About 150 took part in the march through the streets of downtown Phoenix to police headquarters, while also calling for an end to what they say is a nationwide epidemic of police brutality.”* The Young Turks host Cenk Uygur breaks it down.
*Read more here:
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/12/04/phoenix-police-shooting_n_6273278.html
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TYT keep these stories on the forefront and hopefully more news station will follow suit. This issue needs as much coverage as possible and these abuses of power and discrimination need to stop.