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Last Wednesday, the city of Milwaukee approved a $2.3 million settlement that'll go towards the son of Dontre Hamilton who was murdered by a police officer in a downtown park back in 2014.
For those unaware of what happened to Dontre Hamilton, here's a brief recap:
The lawsuit was brought against the city by Hamilton's family, who have also become advocates in their community demanding better training for officers when it comes to aiding those who have mental illness, like Dontre. Milwaukee Mayor Tom Barrett will sign off on the settlement within in the next 10 days. The money from the settlement will go into a fund for Dontre's son which he can receive when he becomes an adult His brother Dameoin Perkins had the following to say regarding the settlement:
Brief thoughts: He's absolutely right, yes his son will receive enough money to last him potentially for the rest of his life, but that's not going to bring back his father. Once again, I don't know what else to say that hasn't already been said. Once again, another trigger happy cop. Shooting a person 14 times isn't self defense, @ the point it becomes cold blooded murder, you're shooting him enough times with the intent to kill him. Firing once, maybe twice, is self defense, just enough to subdue the other person. Also, why did this officer feel the instant need to frisk this man? He was sleeping in the park, why not try and help him by finding him a place to sleep for the night? Why the instant desire to treat him like he's a criminal? That's part of the problem, nobody treats anybody like they're human beings, people automatically jump to conclusions about the worst that a person can/could be. #blacklivesmatter #sayhisname
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