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This realyl drives home the point "Dont invite the man into your life". Family worries one of its own might be suicidal, calls the cops for help, the people they call for help and up killing the guy.
Screw the black community, the WHOLE community of Portland should be angered by this!
http://abcnews.go.com/US/wirestory?id=9871902&page=1
Shooting Angers Portland's Black Community
Portland's black community angered by deadly shooting by police officer of unarmed man
Aaron Campbell had been drinking at his apartment and was upset about the death of his brother after a long illness when he found himself exchanging a text message with a Portland police officer.
"Aaron, we need to know if you intend on hurting yourself," the message read.
The 25-year-old Campbell responded: "Never." Then he added, with a sense of humor: "wow, u guys text too. u get kudos."
Minutes later, he was dead, shot in the back by a police officer with a rifle after Campbell had come out of his apartment with his hands on the back of his head. The officer said he thought Campbell had a gun. He did not.
Campbell's Jan. 29 death has enraged Portland's tiny black community, who make up less than 7 percent of the population. It has also drawn attention to the sometimes tense relations between them and police.
On Tuesday, the Rev. Jesse Jackson gave his support to community members who say Campbell's death could easily have been avoided. Jackson called the killing an "execution," and pointed out there have been previous recent shootings by police officers of unarmed black people.
Black leaders have been staging protests against the shooting, demanding changes in the way the police bureau responds to such incidents.
On Wednesday, they organized a march to City Hall where they delivered a letter to Mayor Sam Adams demanding police reform.
The mayor later issued his own statement: "Let me make this abundantly clear: Aaron Campbell did not need to die that January night."
Documents released by police this week suggest a breakdown in communication led to Campbell's shooting.
Officers were sent to Campbell's apartment after relatives called 911 to say he was upset over his brother's death from heart disease, that he had a gun, and wanted police to kill him.
At the scene, officer James Quackenbush tried to reach Campbell by cell phone but couldn't get a voice connection, so he tried texting him and was able to reach him that way.
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Screw the black community, the WHOLE community of Portland should be angered by this!
http://abcnews.go.com/US/wirestory?id=9871902&page=1
Shooting Angers Portland's Black Community
Portland's black community angered by deadly shooting by police officer of unarmed man
Aaron Campbell had been drinking at his apartment and was upset about the death of his brother after a long illness when he found himself exchanging a text message with a Portland police officer.
"Aaron, we need to know if you intend on hurting yourself," the message read.
The 25-year-old Campbell responded: "Never." Then he added, with a sense of humor: "wow, u guys text too. u get kudos."
Minutes later, he was dead, shot in the back by a police officer with a rifle after Campbell had come out of his apartment with his hands on the back of his head. The officer said he thought Campbell had a gun. He did not.
Campbell's Jan. 29 death has enraged Portland's tiny black community, who make up less than 7 percent of the population. It has also drawn attention to the sometimes tense relations between them and police.
On Tuesday, the Rev. Jesse Jackson gave his support to community members who say Campbell's death could easily have been avoided. Jackson called the killing an "execution," and pointed out there have been previous recent shootings by police officers of unarmed black people.
Black leaders have been staging protests against the shooting, demanding changes in the way the police bureau responds to such incidents.
On Wednesday, they organized a march to City Hall where they delivered a letter to Mayor Sam Adams demanding police reform.
The mayor later issued his own statement: "Let me make this abundantly clear: Aaron Campbell did not need to die that January night."
Documents released by police this week suggest a breakdown in communication led to Campbell's shooting.
Officers were sent to Campbell's apartment after relatives called 911 to say he was upset over his brother's death from heart disease, that he had a gun, and wanted police to kill him.
At the scene, officer James Quackenbush tried to reach Campbell by cell phone but couldn't get a voice connection, so he tried texting him and was able to reach him that way.
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