“In the death of an unarmed black man”
“It has been incredibly difficult to prosecute a police officer successfully.”
“I’m here because I’m sick and tired of seeing black and women be killed and nothing
be done about it.”
“We can never be satisfied, as long as the negro is the victim of the unspeakable horrors
of police brutality.”
“Jonathan Ferrell was unarmed when he died, just a month shy of his 25th birthday.”
“Now that officer, Randall Kerrick, is charged with voluntary manslaughter.”
“A mistrial was declared in the case of a white police officer who shot and killed
an unarmed black man. There were protests outside the court after the mistrial was announced
Friday.”
“Don’t shoot! Young and black! Don’t shoot! Unarmed! Don’t shoot! Unarmed! Don’t
shoot!”
“The death of Eric Garner.”
“of a heart attack on Thursday,”
“The father of six can be heard on the tape saying repeatedly”
“I can’t breathe, I can’t breathe.”
“There needs to be prosecution, that’s what this is all about.”
“Many people simply cannot understand why the grand jury did not indict what they could
actually see video of what went down between that New York police officer and Eric Garner.
Reporter: Michael Brown, an unarmed 18 year old, was shot and killed during a struggle
with a Ferguson police officer.”
“Mr. Darren Wilson will not be indicted.”
“There is the feeling among many of these people that black lives don't matter. Not
one reason that this grand jury could find to indict him.”
“Can I ask you a question? How can we be promised that this injustice won’t happen
again to another black kid. How can we assure our kids that they are safe on the street
with your officers. That’s what I want to know. I have a black child.”
“Chicago police officer Jason Van Dyke shot and killed 17-year-old Laquan McDonald.”
“For the first time in 35 years, a Chicago police officer is charged with first degree
murder.”
“That officer found guilty of second degree murder. Very unusual. Very important.”
“It goes to show you how serious that I am about my life, and all these other lives
that are out here that are scared of the police.”
“an officer shot and killed 12 year old Tamir Rice on Sunday”
“Tamir Rice was playing with a pellet gun when officers arrived, one of them open fired
within two seconds”
“Grand jury decided not to indict the two officers who shot and killed 12-year-old Tamir
Rice.”
“Cleveland’s prosecutor called it a tragedy, but not a crime.”
“doesn’t even warrant a trial. That in my mind is unacceptable.”
“The death of Freddie Gray.”
“All lives matter but you got to think about who dying out here.”
“Prosecutors in Baltimore dropped all remaining charges against three police officers in the
Freddie Gray case.”
“Samuel DuBose was shot in the head Sunday after being pulled over for a missing license
plate.”
“Officer Raymond Tensing has now been charged with murder and voluntary manslaughter.”
‘The only reason why Tensing is being charged is because there was a body cam.”
“Now those charges have been dismissed.”
“We will never get a conviction in this case.”
“The death of Alton Sterling…”
“… African-American man killed by police in Louisiana.”
“The Louisiana Department of Justice cannot proceed with a prosecution.”
“All we want is the same justice they put against us when we’re going through certain
trials and tribulations.”
“Philando Castile, a supervisor at a school cafeteria where kids loved him.”
“Police officer Geronimo Yanez shot Castile to death while he was in the car with his
girlfriend and her four year old daughter.”
“Jurors found Yanez was reasonable in his decision to shoot and kill Philando Castile
during a traffic stop last July.”
“Under the circumstances, just because he was a police officer. That makes it okay.”
“I think the past two shootings with Alton and Philando have really sparked something.”
“There’s people being murdered unjustly and not being held accountable. Cops are getting
paid leave for killing people.”
“40-year-old Terrence Crutcher was killed on Friday when local officers responded to
a call of a stalled vehicle in the middle of the road.”
“Twelve jurors found a TPD officer, Betty Shelby, not guilty of manslaughter in the
shooting of Terrence Crutcher.”
“The facts were there. all the elements of manslaughter was there.”
“The death of 22-year-old Stephon Clarke sparked nationwide protests.”
“Clarke was hit 20 times, he was in his grandmother’s backyard at the time.”
“This is what we have to do, to not only this young man, but those who are going to
come behind him.”
“Sacramento police officers will not face charges, saying they did not break any laws
when they shot Stephon Clark in his grandparents backyard.”
“And the same cop who killed him is back on the streets patrolling other communities,
running through other people's backyards. I'm uneasy with that.”
“Anger overnight over the shooting death of 26-year-old Botham Jean in his own apartment.”
“Former Dallas police officer Amber Geyger is waking up this morning behind bars. She
was found guilty yesterday of murdering her neighbor in his own home.”
“Atatiana is her name and everyone is seeing that name on social media, there she is.”
“She was up playing video games with her nephew when she was shot and killed by former
Fort Worth police officer Aaron Dean.”
“The Fort Worth police officer who shot Atatiana Jefferson in her own home has been
formally charged with murder.”
“And Breonna Taylor…”
“The woman was shot and killed in her apartment.”
“George Floyd died in police custody after an officer pressed his knee into Floyd’s
neck...
“Said ‘I can’t breathe,’ eerily similar to what he heard in 2014 with Eric Garner”
“Black Lives Matter! Black Lives Matter!”
“I’ve filed an amended complaint that charges former Minneapolis police officer
Derek Chauvin with murder in the second degree.”
"George Floyd, whose killing by police triggered anti-racism protests around the world..."
"After weeks of global protests and unrest."
"Had an impact around the world."
"Protesters marched once again in cities worldwide, demanding police departments change their tactics."
(Protesters chanting "George Floyd")