For those that don't remember, Dorian Johnson was with Mike Brown when he was MURDERED. he is most famous for his testimony that Brown was shot "like an animal," and it is his now infamous interview from which the slogan "Hands Up-Don't Shoot" originates. As far as the actual arrest goes, the narrative remains the same. Officers "suspected" that that someone had a weapon, Johnson is "suspected" of having drugs on him, and Johnson somehow interfered with the officers ability to do their job. smh. Oh by the way, like so many other cases, no drugs were found. Johnson's lawsuit asserts that Darren Wilson targeted Brown & Johnson without probable cause; and that "Officer Wilson acted with either deliberate indifference and/or reckless disregard toward" #FTP
Last week Dorian Johnson filed a $25,000 lawsuit against The city of Ferguson & Former Officer Darren Wilson; and yesterday he went to jail in Ferguson. According to news reports "police had been called to check on a group of people who were possibly armed with guns. Johnson was accused of approaching an officer to keep him from making an arrest, and police say he also threw suspected narcotics onto the ground." This makes at least the second time this year that an eyewitness to Police Misconduct found himself in jail under suspicious circumstances (currently Ramsey Orta-who filmed the MURDER of Eric Garner-sits in a cell on Rikers Island). Oddly enough, the arrest of Dorian Johnson comes less than 24 hours after he made his lawsuit public.
For those that don't remember, Dorian Johnson was with Mike Brown when he was MURDERED. he is most famous for his testimony that Brown was shot "like an animal," and it is his now infamous interview from which the slogan "Hands Up-Don't Shoot" originates. As far as the actual arrest goes, the narrative remains the same. Officers "suspected" that that someone had a weapon, Johnson is "suspected" of having drugs on him, and Johnson somehow interfered with the officers ability to do their job. smh. Oh by the way, like so many other cases, no drugs were found. Johnson's lawsuit asserts that Darren Wilson targeted Brown & Johnson without probable cause; and that "Officer Wilson acted with either deliberate indifference and/or reckless disregard toward" #FTP
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In the aftermath of the Civil War, tension between whites & newly freed Blacks ran high all over the country. Citing tension between poor Blacks & Whites, and "an especial hatred among the city police for the Colored Soldiers," The City of Memphis erupted into racial warfare that would leave an estimated 46 Black People dead.
The official version of events begins with an April 30th 1866 confrontation between police & a group Black former soldiers that had been out drinking. The group of officers attempted to force the men off of the sidewalk, and when one of the officers fell to the ground, guns were drawn & a fight ensued. The next day (May 1st) a larger group of Black Men, mostly former soldiers, were assembled for yet another standoff. Officers arrived, a scuffle ensued, and all hell broke loose as the officers began firing upon the crowd of retreating Black citizens. At the urging of City Recorder John C. Creighton, a mob was assembled with instructions to "kill every Negro and drive the last one from the city." The mob of Policemen, Firemen & more, would go on to loot and burn every home in the area. On May 2nd, a second wave of violence hit with little regard for women or children (official reports state that some were even shot while still in bed). "All crimes imaginable were committed from simple larceny to rape and murder. Several women and children were shot in bed. One woman (Rachel Johnson) was shot and then thrown into the flames of a burning house and consumed. Another was forced twice through the flames and finally escaped. In some instances houses were fired and armed men guarded them to prevent the escape of those inside." There are no clearly defined reasons as to what caused the rampage to finally cease, but as of May 4th, it was finally over. In the end, it is estimated that 90-100 homes, 12 schools, & four churches were laid to waste. At least five women were raped, and 285 people were injured. None of the perpetrators were ever arrested for their crimes. http://www.blackpast.org/aah/memphis-riot-1866 http://teachingamericanhistory.org/library/document/the-freedmens-bureau-report-on-the-memphis-race-riots-of-1866/ |
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