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sl8

(16,245 posts)
Tue Jul 23, 2024, 05:16 AM Jul 2024

Video of Illinois deputy shooting Black woman sparks outrage

On edit:
see also the video posted by ItsJustMe:
https://www.democraticunderground.com/132231174

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3:18 min
Warning, may be difficult/triggering to watch.


Youtube / CBSChicago

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https://www.reuters.com/world/us/video-illinois-deputy-shooting-black-woman-sparks-outrage-2024-07-22/

Video of Illinois deputy shooting Black woman sparks outrage

By Tyler Clifford
July 23, 2024 3:55 AM EDT Updated 2 hours ago

July 22 (Reuters) - The Illinois State Police released video on Monday of a sheriff's deputy killing a woman in her home this month, revealing details of a shooting that some likened to high-profile cases in which law enforcement has used excessive force on Black Americans.

Sean Grayson, a white deputy who was dismissed from the Sangamon County Sheriff's Office and charged with three counts of first-degree murder last week, fired three shots at the woman, Sonya Massey, according to the indictment. He also faces a charge of aggravated battery and one of official misconduct.

"Sonya’s death at the hands of a police officer reminds us that all too often Black Americans face fears for their safety in ways many of the rest of us do not," President Joe Biden said in a statement on Monday.

"I commend the actions taken by the Springfield State’s Attorney’s office. While we wait for the case to be prosecuted, let us pray to comfort the grieving," he said, calling on lawmakers to pass a stalled police reform bill named after George Floyd, who was choked to death by a white officer in 2020.

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Reporting by Tyler Clifford in New York City; Editing by Frank McGurty and Rod Nickel

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Video of Illinois deputy shooting Black woman sparks outrage (Original Post) sl8 Jul 2024 OP
Disgusting! DemMedic Jul 2024 #1
It seems to me this murderer reacted VERY strongly... Think. Again. Jul 2024 #2
No bail, and if convicted, no parole. DFW Jul 2024 #3

Think. Again.

(17,907 posts)
2. It seems to me this murderer reacted VERY strongly...
Tue Jul 23, 2024, 05:23 AM
Jul 2024

....to being "rebuked in the name of jesus".

I wonder what could have caused that?

DFW

(56,515 posts)
3. No bail, and if convicted, no parole.
Tue Jul 23, 2024, 06:24 AM
Jul 2024

This cop is a walking ebola virus—potentially deadly to everyone with whom he comes into contact.

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