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Anytime a story regarding black lives comes up, it will always go on my blog. These are probably the most important topics that I always look out for. I wanna make sure that just because they're names are highlighted in the media, they're not forgotten. And as always, I will not post the photo of the officer on this post, it's not his face that should be remembered, so if you're curious, Google is gonna have to be your best friend.
Ramarley Graham, just in case for those that don't remember what led up to this 18 year old young man loosing his life here's a brief background: back in February 2012, cops were doing a drug probe in the Bronx neighborhood Ramarley was living in, the officer that shot him, Richard Haste, followed Ramarley because it was suspected that he had a gun, Haste then followed him into this apartment building, Haste and his partner broke into his home, followed him into a bathroom, a VERBAL confrontation ensued between them, Haste thought that Ramarley was reaching into the waistband of his pants to pull out a gun and shoot him, and shot Ramarley dead infront of his little brother and grandmother. Fast forward 5 years, Haste was allowed to stay on the force, but over the weekend Haste resigned. He only resigned because Administraive Judge Rosemarie Maldonado handed down a judgement that he should be fired because he acted recklessly the night that he shot and kissed Ramarley. Haste was charged with manslaughter, just like the rest of the cops that shot and kill unarmed people of color. He of course pleaded not guilty and the Bronx Supreme Court dismissed the indictment due to the jury being given "flawed" instructions. A federal investigation found insufficient evidence for a criminial civil rights case. Because a white officer going after and then shooting and killing a black boy isn't enough! No gun was ever found @ the scene of the crime, so Ramarley died for what? Cause this officer was afraid? Listen, if you're that scary and trigger happy, then you need not be in law enforcment. Of course, he used the familiar line "I thought I was about to be shot. I expected to be dead." Yeah, ok sir. Ramarley's mother, Constance Malcolm says that Haste should've been fired after the shooting and I 100% agree. Keeping somebody on your force that's killed somebody is like giving permission to the others to do the same because there won't be any consquences. She's also calling for 2 other officers that were involved to be fired, she wants Haste's internal review to be released to the public, she also believes that Haste shouldn't be allowed to carry a gun, or receive benefits. A NYPD spokesperson has said that Haste won't be receiving his pension. Geez thanks, that's the least you all could do, take some money out his pocket, while this mother has to sit around knowing that her son is dead, his killer can go out find another source of income, meanwhile she's gonna be without her child forever. #sayhisname
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