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Alabama teen killed by Homewood police was shot once in the back, not armed, lawyer says (www.al.com)
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[โ€“] wheezy@lemmy.ml 17 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Because he was a child. Sadly he wasn't even given the chance to grow up and learn what the police really are.

[โ€“] FlashMobOfOne@lemmy.world 7 points 1 day ago

This, we had a bastard named 'Officer Friendly' who came by to my elementary school to indoctrinate us into believe cops weren't bastards.