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federal prosecutors refused to press any charges against
up police officers in Michigan that fatally shot a homeless man back in July
of 2012
now this is a really really sad case because it involves a 49-year-old by the
move Milton Hall as I mentioned he's homeless
and also has a history of mental illness authorities were called to the scene
after someone working at a convenience store
alleged hit stole he'd stolen coffee from the store
so police show up and he had a pocket knife so they felt that he was so much a
threat that they would start shooting at him
now %uh according to the Department of Justice and the FBI after a thorough
investigation federal authorities have determined
that this tragic event does not present sufficient evidence a willful misconduct
to lead to a federal criminal prosecution other police officers
involved now we have a video of this and then after we watch that have more
detail
into exactly with the cops did then you can judge for yourself whether or not
there's enough evidence
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I @mikereiss fans but ago hambone
the
so according to reports during the confrontation in the parking lot police
fired their weapons
47 times out Hall striking him 11 times in killing him
so you know we first to see the headline
I'm homeless man shot over so on coffee
icing slightly misleading because he had a night free
an so does matter how minor the crime was a fair police thought they were
threatened men
then it doesn't unit that's not pertinent to the threat
at the time was a cop show up on
and then he is mentally ill but they don't know
necessarily know that in and he does get no
ha supposition its center the flip side is
you see the video he says I called 911 he called 911 to get a police supervisor
so that they wouldn't shoot 'em they shot him anyway
an look for the shot 47 times
right and in his mom says it was basically an
execution-style killing their crap fires up by firing squad
yet and and look you know I don't want her to be to bear the cops but
I get there was a little bit of a threat there is any as a night but it was just
10 new
a new song looking toward you okay then I got you rate
but there still is had to be a different way to handle that then
shooting 47 times why don't they used their tasers what a pity
users do not exist anymore but it's so weird business like these are people
when there's no need for it it when there's a need for this is what the
Pacers
4 then they don't they don't use a Taser the youth immediately step to the next
level
and it's so frustrating now looked I don't know so blame federal authorities
either its gonna be really hard to prosecute them when
there's a haddock here tonight he was lunging toward says you weren't there we
were there
we're protecting our fellow officers it's a hard case
right so I get why they turned it down but you just saw the tape
and it's frustrating to say the least in a purist family member
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