“Tony Robinson Was Unarmed When Fatally Shot By Wisconsin
Police Officer”
By: Huffington Post Blogger (Unknown)
Source: Huffington
Post
Unfortunately,
yet another shooting occurred. It is even more unfortunate that the shooter was
a white police officer, while the victim was another African American. Tony
Robinson, a 19 year old young man, died after being shot by an officer. This
occurrence resulted in tons of protests. Many African American protesters spent
their day chanting “Black Lives Matter.” Their purpose was to get the Police
Department to defend African American rights. Tony Robinson assaulted Officer Matt
Kenny, and that is the reason why he got shot. Although he assaulted a police
officer, there was no real reason why he got shot. He was unarmed, and was
posing no threat to officers. After all, police officers have guns and Tasers,
so there should be no real reason why they should be afraid, or feel threatened
from the victim, especially when they are unarmed. This case is being taken
extremely seriously and carefully, especially since there have been several
high profile deaths of African Americans killed by police officers in the
recent months. Another example is the video of Eric Garner repeatedly saying, “I
can’t breathe” when put into a chokehold position. At first, it was believable
that these continuous killings of innocent African Americans was simply a
coincidence, but after all these incidents, that lie holds no more weight. Tony
Robinson was a 2014 graduate of Sun Prairie High School, and he was well liked
by the school staff and students. A neighbor, Olga Ennis, stated that “He
wouldn’t hurt a fly.”
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