Posted Below is a brief photo essay of the community response to the shooting of John T. Williams at the hands of the Seattle Police Department. This tragedy took place within a week of an internal investigation clearing Seattle Police officers of a hate crime based on a police brutality incident in which an officer kicked a Latino man while on the ground, threating him with the words: "I'm going to beat the fucking Mexican piss out of you homey! You feel me?" Needless to say, there is much to be done to ensure we break this cycle of systemic violence aimed at communities of color in the Seattle area, and elsewhere. The author's thoughts are with the family of Mr. Williams and the Native community in Seattle whom have lost an elder to senseless police violence.
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for more on this, see the following links:
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http://www.thestranger.com/slog/archives/2010/09/03/native-american-leaders-deliver-demands-to-spd-after-shooting-death-of-carver]
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http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2012769201_copshooting01m.html]
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http://colorlines.com/archives/2010/09/seattle_demands_answers_after_cop_shoots_native_american_man.html]
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