Hundreds of Savannah, Georgia residents marched Thursday night to a Savannah police station demanding justice and answers in the death of 29-year-old Charles Smith, who…
This week St. Louis County Prosecutor Bob McCulloch announced that he is extending the Michael Brown grand jury’s deadline to January 2015. Roland Martin, joined by an…
Kajieme Powell, a St. Louis resident, was shot and killed by police Tuesday, just a few miles from the tension that continues to simmer in Ferguson, Mo. In a case that has drawn parallels to the death of Michael Brown for more reasons than geographic proximity, officers claimed they feared for their lives. Powell charged at them with a knife, which he held with an “overhand grip” and came within 3-4 feet of the officers, they say, at which time they fired. The fatal confrontation was captured on this graphic cell phone video: Kajieme Powell Shooting Video The incident stemmed from a call by a Six Star Market owner after Powell allegedly stole two energy drinks, according to local news station KSDK. Reports from witnesses claim that Powell was behaving erratically, pacing back and forth on the street and talking to himself, while carrying the knife. St. Louis Metro Police Chief Sam Dotson said the officers only shot because this was a suspect with a knife coming within 3-4 feet of the officers. This cell phone video of the altercation calls into question, at least in part, the officers’ version of events, and Dotson’s defense of them, however. Told by two officers to drop the knife, Powell begins yelling “shoot me, shoot me, shoot me now,” as he walks onto a ledge then steps off as if to approach. He is killed almost immediately upon stepping toward the police. Hands at his sides, it appears to some observers as if Powell never came within more than 10 feet of them before they shot him dead on the spot. Given the protests in Ferguson , the city, state and nation are understandably on edge over controversial cases such as this and Michael Brown’s. While Powell’s actions would give anybody pause, we are once again left with a case that has sparked widespread controversy over the use of lethal force. What do you think? Watch the video above and comment below. Michael Brown Surveillance Video
Former Hercules star Kevin Sorbo unleashed a Herculean rant on Facebook about the unrest in Ferguson, Missouri, following the death of Michael Brown. “Ferguson riots have very little to do with the shooting of the young man,” Kevin begins, positing, “It is an excuse to be the losers these animals truly are.” Certainly cuts to the chase. The 55-year-old actor and oustpoken conservative, said the Ferguson unrest signifies “a tipping point to frustration built up over years of not trying.” Instead of working to improve their lot in life, Sorbo believes, the people protesting in the city are “blaming everyone else, The Man, for their failures.” Then he adds this barb: “Hopefully this is a reminder to African Americans (I always thought we just Americans. Oh, well.) that the President [they] voted in has only made things worse for them, not better.” Sorbo then shared on his Facebook page an article from the Jewish World Review about Ferguson, entitled, “Media Clueless About the Inner City.” This piece also opines that the death of Michael Brown is just the tip of the iceberg here, but lays the blame at the feet of the media as well as protestors. “Want the riots to end in Ferguson?” asks the author. “Ban the media who are nothing more than agitators promoting the circus environment and inciting outsiders to join in the frenzy.” “Don´t forget the media putting out the cop’s name , photo and home information. I hear he is forced to leave the community by this – victimized a second time!” “The media promotes chaos to boost pathetic ratings. We should shut them all off and watch clips on the internet only when republished under fair use by a conservative media watchdog.” What do you think of Sorbo’s comments – and those of the article whose views he clearly shares – on the events playing out in Ferguson? Tell us below: Celebrities React to Events in Ferguson, Missouri 1. Moby
It has taken the tragic killing of unarmed teen, Michael Brown, for CNN journalist, Don Lemon to finally understand the fears African-Americans, specifically men,…
Killer Mike was a guest on CNN to talk about the shooting of Michael Brown in Ferguson, Missouri, as well as the fallout in that community and across the country.
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