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Deadly Racism: Kenneth Chamberlain tased and killed in his own home after his medical pendant accidentally went off

Via Democracy Now: “Kenneth Chamberlain, an African-American former marine, was killed after police responded to a false alert from his medical pendant. The officers broke down Chamberlain’s door, tasered him, and then shot him dead…”. Ana Kasparian, Cenk Uygur and Jayar Jackson discuss the case in the context of the Trayvon Martin shooting and other issues on The Young Turks.

Democracy Now!: White Plains Mayor Apologizes for Police Killing of Kenneth Chamberlain

The mayor of White Plains, New York, has finally apologized to the family of a 68-year-old veteran fatally shot by police in his own home. Kenneth Chamberlain, an African-American former marine, was killed after police responded to a false alert from his medical pendant. The officers broke down Chamberlain’s door, tasered him, and then shot him dead. That was on November 19th. On Friday, more than four months later, White Plains Mayor Tom Roach issued a statement offering “condolences” to Chamberlain’s family. The move came one day after Chamberlain’s son, Kenneth Chamberlain, Jr., publicly criticized Roach and other city officials for staying silent about the case for so long. Chamberlain’s killing is expected to go before a grand jury in the coming weeks.

I highly advise you to watch either the Young Turks video or the Democracy Now! video provided at the above link. The details of this story are gruesome.

I wrote about this a few days ago. There is audio and video proof that could be used against the officers, but as usual, the police department brushes off the murder of a black person to save their own. 

This story needs to go viral. Kenneth needs justice and the officers responsible for his death need to be prosecuted.