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Autism@lemmy.worldEnglish · 26 days ago

AG announces no charges filed in Columbia police shooting of man with autism

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AG announces no charges filed in Columbia police shooting of man with autism

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Autism@lemmy.worldEnglish · 26 days ago

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Maryland Attorney General Anthony Brown announced that he will not seek charges stemming from the police shooting of a man with autism in Columbia back in March.

So upsetting that this keeps happening to autistic adults!

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It was suicide by cop, but I need to stress that itself is police brutality.

He said he didn’t want to live anymore, and refused to drop a knife while approaching the officers. All 3 fired at him.

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