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DC vigil for Haitian immigrant killed by police

Jean Louis, a long time Mt. Pleasant resident was killed on June 14th by DC police. He was reputed to have mental issues, but was armed only with a screwdriver killed by police.

One month later, a vigil was held at the location where he was killed. This is not the first time DC Police have shot someone under highly inappropriate circumstances. The 1991 Mt Pleasant Uprising was triggered by another such shooting-and some wondered when they saw a heavy SWAT response on June 14 to a yelling man armed with a screwdriver if history was repeating itself.

DC Councilmember Jim Graham appeared at the vigil, condemning the heavy and brutal police response to an elderly immigrant with a reputation for mental health issues. Let's see if he puts his words of July 14 into action by introducing legislation before the Council!

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Added: Jul-15-2011 Occurred On: Jul-14-2011
By: dcdirectactionnews
In: Other News
Tags: Police, police brutality, victims of police brutality, mental health, Mt Pleasant, DC
Location: Washington D.C., District of Columbia, United States (load item map)
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  • "armed only with a screwdriver...."

    Does anyone know how many people have been killed with screwdrivers?

    lots. More than people think.

    So, you brandish a screwdriver, in a SWAT scenario, you are gonna get shot. what the fuck do you expect?
    really?

    This is dumb.

    Posted Jul-15-2011 By 
    wharris (2247.32)  

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    • @wharris

      I was going to post basically your exact comments. Screwdrivers can definitely be deadly. This sounds like a Darwin Award event. Brandish a screwdriver in front of a bunch of cops holding machine guns. Survival of the fittest/smartest at it's best.

      Posted Jul-16-2011 By 
      dirtbiker201 (1460.98)  

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    • @dirtbiker201 The real question is this: Why were cops sent with machine guns to confront this man when he was NOT threatening anyone else with the screwdriver, only holding it and yelling in his own yard or hallway?

      Yes, screwdrivers can be effective weapons, I once chased an armed robber 1/4 mile out of P St Beach with one. However, it is NOT a gun, you have to close to contact range to use it and only determined stabs, not slashes are effective. In addition, the lack of a cutting edge on t More..

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  • Suicide by Cop?

    Posted Jul-15-2011 By 
    Dave556 (1953.96)  

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