Charles Kinsey, 47, a behavior therapist from South Florida was shot in the leg three times by the police in North Miami while laying on the ground with his arms up and trying to help his patient with autism who had run away from a group home.
It all started when someone called 911 and said there was a man walking around with a gun. However it was Kinsey’s patient who was sitting on the ground cross-legged, playing with a toy truck.
The police shot him, handcuffed him and left him on ground bleeding.
North Miami police have not released much information at all. They haven’t released the officer’s name, they haven’t given us an update on the investigation. However, they did say that the state attorney is now a part of this investigation.
#StopPoliceBrutality #NorthMiamiPoliceDepartment
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I look at him respectfully.....
When musical movies do a transition to a different location.
I like to think that the person stops singing, walks the the next location and starts singing from where they left off
reblog to add +10 haunting power to your ghost when you die
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Minneapolis Freedom Bail Fund & Louisville Community Bail Fund
Reclaim the Block
Black Visions Collective
The Official GoFundMe of George Floyd’s Family
Official Petition for Breonna Taylor
Justice for Regis Official Fund
Tony McDade’s Memorial Fund
Black Lives Matter Network
Ethel’s Club - Black-owned and operated social club offering access to Black therapists and a multitude of creative events for People of Color.
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Knowing your rights - ACLU
How To Prepare for a Protest. (Remember to wear a mask in or to protect yourself!)
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Absolutely fucking disgusting
you can’t deny the existence of rape culture when our judicial system is ran by these gross ass men who justify it
EMERGENCY IN NARMM/ MELBOURNE (AUSTRALIA) RIGHT NOW! LOCAL GOVT AND POLICE ARE UNFAIRLY TARGETING COMMUNITIES LIVING IN PUBLIC HOUSING IN LIGHT WITH A RECENT SPIKE IN COVID CASES. I HAVE COMPLIED LINKS WITH MORE INFORMATION AND WAYS TO HELP BELOW!
ORGINAL POST
CHANGE PATITION TO REMOVE POLICE PATROLS
RESEDENTS DEMANDS
VIDEO OF POLICE TELLING RESIDENTS TO “GO AND SLEEP IN YOUR BUILDING”
EMAIL TEMPLATE FOR MELBOURNE RESIDENTS TO SEND TO LOCAL GOVERNMENT
MULTIPLE LUANGUAGE RESOURCE
IG LIVE VIDEO WITH PEOPLE ON THE GROUND
THE GUARDIAN ARTICLE
Aces rise up
Note: Asexuals and aromantics count as “not straight”