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Once again, in news that shouldn't shock anybody, no charges will filed against the officer that murdered John Crawford III (22). **Per usual, video of the shooting has been provided below** On August 5, 2014, Officer Sean Williams responded to a call from Ronald Ritchie regarding somebody waving a rifle inside a WalMart in Beavercreek, Ohio. According to police, per the usual story, John didn't follow the commands to drop the weapon, and then Williams shot him. In the investigation following the shooting, it was determined that John was holding an air rifle (BB gun) and he was carrying from a store shelf. Federal authorities announced Tuesday that would've be pursing the case any further due to lack of evidence, despite analyzing surveillance cameras in the store, interviewed witnesses, and used an independent crime scene reconstruction expert. A special grand jury also declined to indict anyone and per usual the Department of Justice said it'll look into possible civil rights violations...rolls eyes... "The government would be required both to disprove his (Williams) stated reason for the shooting...that he was in fear of death or serious bodily injury (rolls eyes once again)...and to affirmatively establish that Officer Williams instead acted with the specific intent to violate Mr. Crawford's rights."--statement from US Attorney Benjamin Glassman and the Department of Justice "The family is very upset. They're still grieving. And now it appears there's no recourse and that nothing will be done through the criminal justice system. It's almost like these guys are getting away with murder."-Crawford family attorney Michael Wright Brief thought: It's not like they're almost getting away with it. They ARE getting away with it like they ALWAYS do. We all know how the process goes. Officer shoots black man, officer uses the tired ass line of 'I feared for my life,' half assed investigation is done, officer either doesn't face any charges or he's acquitted, Justice Department pretends they're going to look into the victim's civil rights being violated, settlement is offered, end scene. Per usual, I'm confused as to how you can just pop up on the scene and instead of trying to assess the situation, you just immediately jump to shooting up a person?? From the information I've gathered, if he was carrying the BB gun from a store shelf, that leads me and others to believe that he was going to purchase it. In the video, he's seen just standing there, presumably doing what we all do when we go to the store, you pick something up, but you stand there, and ponder your different options. Sooo, how was your life in danger again? Also, if he was allegedly waving the "gun" around and pointing it @ people, yet ON THE VIDEO AGAIN, HE'S SEEN JUST STANDING THERE. Fun fact: Ronald Ritchie, the POS who called the police on John for no reason, later admitted that he lied about John waving the gun around. And of course, this asshole isn't going to face charges for providing false information in a 911 call that lead up to this man's death. That is the American way after all. Why should we hold people accountable for their actions?? Bottom line: My fellow black folks, it's not safe to legally own and carry a gun, could get you killed (Philando Castile), it's not safe to just be holding a BB gun, could get you killed in less than a minute (Tamir Rice), and it's not safe to go into a store to purchase a BB gun (John Crawford III).
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