Another Body Added To The Count, RIP Ezell Ford

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[h1]LAPD Shoots, Kills Black Man During 'Investigative Stop'[/h1]
The Los Angeles Police Department shot and killed a black man in South L.A. on Monday.

Police conducted an "investigative stop" in the Newton area around 8:20 p.m., according to a news release from the LAPD. "During the stop a struggle ensued, which resulted in an officer-involved-shooting. It is unknown if the suspect has any gang affiliations," the release continues. "The suspect was transported to a local hospital and after lifesaving efforts he succumbed to his injuries."

A woman claiming to be the deceased man's mother called KTLA and identified the man as Ezell Ford. Tritobia Ford said her son was lying on the ground and complying with the officers when he was shot three times.

An unnamed man who claimed to be Ezell Ford's cousin also spoke with KTLA.

“They laid him out and for whatever reason, they shot him in the back, knowing mentally, he has complications. Every officer in this area, from the Newton Division, knows that — that this child has mental problems,” he said. “The excessive force … there was no purpose for it. The multiple shootings in the back while he’s laying down? No. Then when the mom comes, they don’t try to console her … they pull the billy clubs out.”

Officer Jane Kim, a spokeswoman for the Los Angeles Police Department, said a vigil had been scheduled for Tuesday night in response to the incident, according to USA Today.

No officers were injured during the incident, according to the LAPD. The Force Investigation Division is set to investigate.

The shooting comes just days after the shooting death of 18-year-old Michael Brown in Ferguson, Missouri. Brown was fatally shot by a police officer in the St. Louis suburb on Saturday, Aug. 9. He was unarmed. Dorian Johnson, who was walking with Brown before the shooting occurred, claimed Brown was retreating from the officer with his hands up when he was shot, CNN reported. Ferguson police, however, say a "physical confrontation" occurred prior to this.

Looting and unrest has rocked the neighborhood in the days following Brown's death. At least four people, including two police officers, have been hurt and 47 arrested in the aftermath of the shooting, according to St. Louis' KMOV. 
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OG article: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/08/13/lapd-shoot-kill-ezell-ford_n_5674679.html

This is crazy. Actually crazy. I don't want to bring Someone Blow My Mind thread type talk into this one, but I almost feel as if an agenda is at play here... RIP bruh. 
 
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It's like they see us as target practice. That's honestly how it feels.
 
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Whaaaat? Again? 
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It makes me look back to the times I a cop drew a gun on me and damn I didn't realize how close I came to getting shot. I was living in Oakland and I was walking downtown at 10am on a Sunday. Two cop cars pull up on me and jump out guns drawn and shout for me to get down. I didn't even notice cause I had head phones on :smh:. I had never been more scared in my life.
 
Mark Antony said:
But white people are the ones under attack right? Black folks currently have no right or reason to be reserved towards them, as this offends them correct?
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Like they say its time for us to "get over it and move on"..no reason to feel some type of way towards them right :smh:
 
These stories just come off as trending topics at this point. Look at the way they're written - police shoot black man, another African-American man has been killed by police
 
Mark Antony said:
But white people are the ones under attack right? Black folks currently have no right or reason to be reserved towards them, as this offends them correct?
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And this is why negative white commentary on Ferguson is actually managing to get to me.

This is more than just rioting for Mike Brown.. This has been a conflict long in the making. 

The slaying of Mike Brown just provided the spark.
 
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Jay Patt said:
Mark Antony said:
But white people are the ones under attack right? Black folks currently have no right or reason to be reserved towards them, as this offends them correct?
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And this is why negative white commentary on Ferguson is actually managing to get to me.

This is more than just rioting for Mike Brown.. This has been a conflict long in the making. 


The slaying of Mike Brown just provided the spark.
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Yes I hope this spark turns into wildfire
We will see in the next upcoming days
 
nawghtyhare said:
 
Jay Patt said:
 
Mark Antony said:
But white people are the ones under attack right? Black folks currently have no right or reason to be reserved towards them, as this offends them correct?
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And this is why negative white commentary on Ferguson is actually managing to get to me.

This is more than just rioting for Mike Brown.. This has been a conflict long in the making. 


The slaying of Mike Brown just provided the spark.
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Yes I hope this spark turns into wildfire
We will see in the next upcoming days
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It will. I really don't see why the hometowns of the other 3 slain black males haven't similarly raised their arms. 

But it's hard to get people to do anything when it's no longer the heat of the moment.
 
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oidreez said:
These stories just come off as trending topics at this point. Look at the way they're written - police shoot black man, another African-American man has been killed by police
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You act like it doesn't go the other way around.

The suspect was a African American. young black sought in connection to something or other.

It's not like they making this **** up. This is facts people the numbers are disproportionate with who in our society is killed by police officers.
 
Jay Patt said:
nawghtyhare said:
 
Jay Patt said:
 
Mark Antony said:
But white people are the ones under attack right? Black folks currently have no right or reason to be reserved towards them, as this offends them correct?
Click to expand...


And this is why negative white commentary on Ferguson is actually managing to get to me.


This is more than just rioting for Mike Brown.. This has been a conflict long in the making. 



The slaying of Mike Brown just provided the spark.
Click to expand...
Yes I hope this spark turns into wildfire

We will see in the next upcoming days
Click to expand...

It will. I really don't see why the hometowns of the other 3 slain black males haven't similarly raised their arms. 

But it's hard to get people to do anything when it's no longer the heat of the moment.
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It's hard when u gotta go to work and out food on the table
Like if I had nothing to lose like my job and I didn't have kids I would probably be out there
But I don't work my kids don't eat
I'm thinking that's the problem for most people
BUT I will say
There comes a time when people stop giving 2 ***** about ANYTHING
I don't think that moment has arrived yet
There would need to be something CRAZY to happen for that moment to happen
 
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