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FL: Earbuds, BB gun at play in fatal police shooting in Florida
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... "Broward Sheriff's Office deputies quickly arrived, saw McBean at the apartment complex and yelled for him to put the gun down. At first he didn't react — perhaps he couldn't hear because of his earbuds — then, as he began to turn around, he was fatally shot by Deputy Peter Peraza."
"Now, nearly two years later, a Florida grand jury will investigate the McBean shooting. Homicide detectives have completed their investigation and turned the case over the prosecutors, who will soon present it to the grand jury. ..."
"The McBean shooting ... is getting renewed attention because of a wrongful death lawsuit his family filed and the national conversation about how police treat blacks. McBean was black and Peraza is Hispanic." ... |
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Millwright66
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I'd call "BS" on the earbuds excuse. They're designed to permit the wearer to hear outside sounds. OTOH, if the 'perp' had the volume up to 'total hearing loss in a decade' levels, he might not have heard any commands. But even loud audio doesn't impair vision.
Seems like another instance of 'black youths' contempt for authority' met with the usual bad outcome. |
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