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tacocat  ·  3551 days ago  ·  link  ·    ·  parent  ·  post: South Carolina Officer Is Charged With Murder in Fleeing Black Man’s Death

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shooting_of_Amadou_Diallo

I'm pretty sure the NYPD killed more than one unarmed black dude that year. The question isn't how many times it's happened, it's how many times will it get fleeting attention before being ignored?