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Originally Posted by monkey hanger
if it had been a white man and a black cop the news would have not got out of the USA. i might have missed something but why was the guy stopped in the first place and why did the situation escalate that eventually caused his death.
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According to some reports, the deceased was allegedly trying to pass a fake $20 bill in a store.
Both he and the cop had previously been employed as bouncers at the same club, but not known if they knew each other.
The cop had a history of disciplinary cases.
Chart purports to show racial breakdown of deaths by US police actions as a % of population.