All in the name of "War on Drugs"
June 18, 2010 11:38 AM Subscribe
As we have seen recently, The War on Drugs is not over. This 21 year old male will never see his unborn child.
Trevon Cole is the latest victim, killed while being unarmed during a raid for marijuana. His fiancee, Sequoia Pearce, is nearly 9 months pregnant. She hid in a closet and survived. Trevor, allegedly, made "furtive movement" towards the officer that shot him.
More on the story here, including information about the police officer, Yant, and his history.
More on the story here, including information about the police officer, Yant, and his history.
This post was deleted for the following reason: We've had a run of bad cop posts lately, sorry. -- mathowie
They need to legalize that stuff already. Jesus Christ.
posted by chunking express at 11:40 AM on June 18, 2010 [1 favorite]
posted by chunking express at 11:40 AM on June 18, 2010 [1 favorite]
If police can't do these things without getting so scared they have to shoot everything in sight, they shouldn't be doing them.
It frequently results in a death sentence for being accused of a very minor crime. They should just be banned if they're not capable of carrying them out without killing someone.
posted by amethysts at 11:43 AM on June 18, 2010
It frequently results in a death sentence for being accused of a very minor crime. They should just be banned if they're not capable of carrying them out without killing someone.
posted by amethysts at 11:43 AM on June 18, 2010
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posted by johnnybeggs at 11:44 AM on June 18, 2010
posted by johnnybeggs at 11:44 AM on June 18, 2010
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posted by Malice at 11:39 AM on June 18, 2010