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Clergy Send In Photos To Replace Images Of Black Youth Used For Target Practice
http://thinkprogress.org/justice/2015/01/26/3615345/clergy-respond-police-use-pictures-black-youth-target-practice-use-us-instead/
"When National Guard Sgt. Valerie Deant arrived at a shooting range in Medley, Florida for annual weapons qualifications training in December, she was expecting a typical military exercise. But as she readied for target practice, she noticed several bullet-hole-ridden mug shots of young black men hanging near the range, left behind by the North Miami Beach Police snipers who had just finished using the facilities. That alone was enough to frustrate Deant, but she suddenly came to an even more horrifying realization: one of the pictures was of her brother.
Deant, her family, and her fellow National Guard members were outraged that officers would use images of the young men as targets, and many locals called for the police chief to resign. But according to the Washington Post, as news of the incident began to spread, clergy in Florida and across the country offered their own response: they asked police marksmen to use their pictures instead.
Over the past few weeks, dozens of priests, ministers, and seminarians — including celebrated progressive Christian author and pastor Nadia Bolz-Weber — have protested the actions of the North Miami Beach Police Department by using a Facebook page and the hashtag “#usemeinstead”, posting images of themselves and daring police officers to shoot at pictures of collared faith leaders instead of black youth."
"When National Guard Sgt. Valerie Deant arrived at a shooting range in Medley, Florida for annual weapons qualifications training in December, she was expecting a typical military exercise. But as she readied for target practice, she noticed several bullet-hole-ridden mug shots of young black men hanging near the range, left behind by the North Miami Beach Police snipers who had just finished using the facilities. That alone was enough to frustrate Deant, but she suddenly came to an even more horrifying realization: one of the pictures was of her brother.
Deant, her family, and her fellow National Guard members were outraged that officers would use images of the young men as targets, and many locals called for the police chief to resign. But according to the Washington Post, as news of the incident began to spread, clergy in Florida and across the country offered their own response: they asked police marksmen to use their pictures instead.
Over the past few weeks, dozens of priests, ministers, and seminarians — including celebrated progressive Christian author and pastor Nadia Bolz-Weber — have protested the actions of the North Miami Beach Police Department by using a Facebook page and the hashtag “#usemeinstead”, posting images of themselves and daring police officers to shoot at pictures of collared faith leaders instead of black youth."
I'm an artist and it would be easy to draw generic pics of people that didn't show race at all. That I believe would be the best solution.
They can use my picture if that will make anyone feel better.
" facial recognition drills " ? You'll have to explain that one to me Chief.
What a crock of sh!t.
What a crock of sh!t.
Here we go-
"Sgt. Deant doesn't feel that Dennis' explanation is enough, however, and her family has reached out to an attorney."
(From ELs link)
"Sgt. Deant doesn't feel that Dennis' explanation is enough, however, and her family has reached out to an attorney."
(From ELs link)
"Sgt. Valerie Deant, who plays clarinet in the National Guard's 13th Army Band..."[1]
And if there were pictures/mug-shots of white guys downrange... they all probably would have laughed their butt's off. Yet another mountain being made out of a mole-hill.
[1]http://www.nydailynews.com/news/national/miami-police-defends-mug-shots-target-practice-article-1.2080396
And if there were pictures/mug-shots of white guys downrange... they all probably would have laughed their butt's off. Yet another mountain being made out of a mole-hill.
[1]http://www.nydailynews.com/news/national/miami-police-defends-mug-shots-target-practice-article-1.2080396
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