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Showing posts with label police killing. Show all posts
Showing posts with label police killing. Show all posts
Monday, May 23, 2022
Biography examines how systemic racism shaped the troubled life of George Floyd (Dave Davies; Fresh Air podcast)
Floyd was murdered by a police officer in Minneapolis in 2020. Washington Post reporters Robert Samuels and Toluse Olorunnipa reconstruct the course of his life in His Name is George Floyd.
Sunday, October 24, 2021
Mississippi Goddam Episode 2: The Aftermath (Reveal podcast)
On the morning of Billey Joe Johnson’s death, crime scene tape separates the Johnsons from their son’s body. Their shaky faith in the criminal justice system begins to buckle.
As Billey Joe Johnson’s family tries to get answers about his death, they get increasingly frustrated with the investigation. They feel that law enforcement, from the lead investigator to the district attorney, are keeping them out of the loop. While a majority White grand jury rules that Johnson’s death was accidental, members of the family believe the possibility of foul play was never properly investigated.
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As Billey Joe Johnson’s family tries to get answers about his death, they get increasingly frustrated with the investigation. They feel that law enforcement, from the lead investigator to the district attorney, are keeping them out of the loop. While a majority White grand jury rules that Johnson’s death was accidental, members of the family believe the possibility of foul play was never properly investigated.
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