The Debate - US Racial Shootings (P.1-2)(7.3.2015)

PART 1

                       

PART 2

You are not protecting us, you are killing us . Reportedly this is what the grandmother of one of the latest victims of American police’ killing Black males. This time, the tragedy took place in Madison, Wisconsin and the victim was 19 year old Anthony Robinson, who was suppose to be starting college this coming fall. One Black male is killed by police every 28 hours in the United States, this is according to Black activist groups in the US. And rarely are any police charged and convicted, as we have just witnessed in the Ferguson fiasco, where another unarmed 19 year old young Black man was killed by police and no charges have been fired.

LA officer shoots dead homeless African American

Another case of police brutality in the United States. This time a homeless black man has been fatally shot by police officers in Los Angeles.

The shocking incident caught on video and posted online shows an intense argument between a man and several officers in LA's Skid Row area. The circumstances around the shooting were not immediately clear. However, local media reports suggest that at least one officer opened fire on the man who was declared dead at a hospital. The Los Angeles Police Department hasn't commented on the incident. Skid Row area houses many hostels and services for homeless people. Police brutality, especially racial profiling, has been a matter of concern across the US in recent years. The Justice Department is under intense pressure to review the use of deadly force by law enforcement officers.