Black Lives don't Matter?

[Prometheus]

[abbey1227]

Sept 24, 2022 1:44:04 GMT Prometheus said:

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6 Things To Know About The Death of Andrew "Tekle" Sundberg
Christopher Rhodes    July 22, 2022·4 min read

The shooting death of Andrew “Tekle” Sundberg by Minneapolis police has sparked outrage, protest and controversy. The killing is drawing more attention to the Minneapolis Police Department, already under heavy scrutiny due to several high-profile killings of Black men. At the same time, the protests around Sundberg’s death are dividing communities locally and online. Here are six things to know about the situation.

Sundberg was killed after a six-hour standoff with police

Police were called to an apartment complex in Minneapolis by Arabella Foss-Yarbrough, a mother of two young sons, who reported to 911 that Sundberg had fired shots through her apartment door, grazing her. Foss-Yarbrough said on the call that Sundberg had been stalking her, and she later indicated that she didn’t report him earlier because she did not want to potentially put his life in danger with the police. Officers arrived and evacuated Foss-Yarbrough and her children before engaging in a six-hour standoff with Sundberg. The confrontation ended with two police snipers shooting Sundberg, who was soon pronounced dead at a local hospital.

Sundberg's death has led to protests in Minneapolis

Sundberg’s killing sparked protests in Minnesota and outrage on social media. Demonstrators in the city have continued to call for more information about the circumstances that led police to shoot Sundberg. Members of Sundberg’s family complained that police did not allow them to help intervene during the standoff.

Civil Rights attorney Ben Crump demanded answers for why police shot Sundberg amid a mental health crisis.

Sundberg's shooting is the latest of several high-profile police killings of Black men in Minneapolis

The Minneapolis Police Department has been under intense scrutiny after the 2020 murder of George Floyd by then-MPD officer Derek Chauvin, who is currently in prison after being convicted of killing Floyd. Three other officers who were involved in the killing have also been jailed for crimes related to Floyd’s death. Further protests against the MPD rose earlier this year after the police killing of Amir Locke. It has been revealed that the two police officers who shot and killed Sundberg — SWAT team members Aaron Pearson and Zachary Seraphine — were also involved in Locke’s killing.

Police claim that killing Sundberg was necessary to protect themselves and civilians

Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey released a statement with Interim Police Chief Amelia Huffman about Sundberg’s killing, saying that “this is not the outcome that anyone wanted” but justified the shooting as necessary. The city also released body camera footage from the standoff, which appears to depict several instances of Sundberg firing shots from within the apartment, sending officers scrambling. Foss-Yarbrough has also confirmed that bullets passed through her apartment wall. The video shows the moments leading up to snipers shooting Sundberg but not the moment of the fatal shots.

Competing narratives divide community over shooting

Sundberg’s family has said that he struggled with mental health issues and was in the midst of a mental health crisis during the standoff and shooting. They argue that police did not have to kill him and criticize the city for not immediately releasing all information related to his killing. Foss-Yarbrough, meanwhile, argues that Sundberg had been menacing her for some time and that he nearly killed her and her children when he fired into her apartment.

She says that this case is different from those of people like George Floyd, Breonna Taylor, or Amir Locke and that activists shouldn’t place Sundberg in the same conversation as those unjust killings. As Blavity previously reported, in a particularly tense moment, Foss-Yarbrough confronted a group of protestors, telling the crowd that “this is not a George Floyd situation. George Floyd was unarmed. This is not okay.” Sundberg’s father, who was in the crowd, responded to her, telling her that he was sorry for what had happened to her.

A fundraising campaign adds to Sundberg's controversy

The controversy and divisions over Sundberg’s killing have spilled over to fundraising platform GoFundMe. Soon after Sundberg’s death, a campaign was launched on the crowdfunding site in his name to raise money for his funeral as well as support for his family. The page has drawn many supporters, raising $20,000 within a few days.

However, others have criticized GoFundMe for hosting the campaign, comparing it to a fundraising campaign launched for Kenosha, WI shooter Kyle Rittenhouse. That campaign was eventually suspended while Rittenhouse faced criminal charges.

As more facts emerge about the Sundberg shooting, heated opinions are likely to continue to divide Minneapolis and the online community.

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[Prometheus]

Sept 24, 2022 1:56:11 GMT abbey1227 said:

Sept 24, 2022 1:44:04 GMT Prometheus said:

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6 Things To Know About The Death of Andrew "Tekle" Sundberg
Christopher Rhodes    July 22, 2022·4 min read

The shooting death of Andrew “Tekle” Sundberg by Minneapolis police has sparked outrage, protest and controversy. The killing is drawing more attention to the Minneapolis Police Department, already under heavy scrutiny due to several high-profile killings of Black men. At the same time, the protests around Sundberg’s death are dividing communities locally and online. Here are six things to know about the situation.

Sundberg was killed after a six-hour standoff with police

Police were called to an apartment complex in Minneapolis by Arabella Foss-Yarbrough, a mother of two young sons, who reported to 911 that Sundberg had fired shots through her apartment door, grazing her. Foss-Yarbrough said on the call that Sundberg had been stalking her, and she later indicated that she didn’t report him earlier because she did not want to potentially put his life in danger with the police. Officers arrived and evacuated Foss-Yarbrough and her children before engaging in a six-hour standoff with Sundberg. The confrontation ended with two police snipers shooting Sundberg, who was soon pronounced dead at a local hospital.

Sundberg's death has led to protests in Minneapolis

Sundberg’s killing sparked protests in Minnesota and outrage on social media. Demonstrators in the city have continued to call for more information about the circumstances that led police to shoot Sundberg. Members of Sundberg’s family complained that police did not allow them to help intervene during the standoff.

Civil Rights attorney Ben Crump demanded answers for why police shot Sundberg amid a mental health crisis.

Sundberg's shooting is the latest of several high-profile police killings of Black men in Minneapolis

The Minneapolis Police Department has been under intense scrutiny after the 2020 murder of George Floyd by then-MPD officer Derek Chauvin, who is currently in prison after being convicted of killing Floyd. Three other officers who were involved in the killing have also been jailed for crimes related to Floyd’s death. Further protests against the MPD rose earlier this year after the police killing of Amir Locke. It has been revealed that the two police officers who shot and killed Sundberg — SWAT team members Aaron Pearson and Zachary Seraphine — were also involved in Locke’s killing.

Police claim that killing Sundberg was necessary to protect themselves and civilians

Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey released a statement with Interim Police Chief Amelia Huffman about Sundberg’s killing, saying that “this is not the outcome that anyone wanted” but justified the shooting as necessary. The city also released body camera footage from the standoff, which appears to depict several instances of Sundberg firing shots from within the apartment, sending officers scrambling. Foss-Yarbrough has also confirmed that bullets passed through her apartment wall. The video shows the moments leading up to snipers shooting Sundberg but not the moment of the fatal shots.

Competing narratives divide community over shooting

Sundberg’s family has said that he struggled with mental health issues and was in the midst of a mental health crisis during the standoff and shooting. They argue that police did not have to kill him and criticize the city for not immediately releasing all information related to his killing. Foss-Yarbrough, meanwhile, argues that Sundberg had been menacing her for some time and that he nearly killed her and her children when he fired into her apartment.

She says that this case is different from those of people like George Floyd, Breonna Taylor, or Amir Locke and that activists shouldn’t place Sundberg in the same conversation as those unjust killings. As Blavity previously reported, in a particularly tense moment, Foss-Yarbrough confronted a group of protestors, telling the crowd that “this is not a George Floyd situation. George Floyd was unarmed. This is not okay.” Sundberg’s father, who was in the crowd, responded to her, telling her that he was sorry for what had happened to her.

A fundraising campaign adds to Sundberg's controversy

The controversy and divisions over Sundberg’s killing have spilled over to fundraising platform GoFundMe. Soon after Sundberg’s death, a campaign was launched on the crowdfunding site in his name to raise money for his funeral as well as support for his family. The page has drawn many supporters, raising $20,000 within a few days.

However, others have criticized GoFundMe for hosting the campaign, comparing it to a fundraising campaign launched for Kenosha, WI shooter Kyle Rittenhouse. That campaign was eventually suspended while Rittenhouse faced criminal charges.

As more facts emerge about the Sundberg shooting, heated opinions are likely to continue to divide Minneapolis and the online community.

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That's why I say that every instance of death at the hands of the police has to stand on its own merits not painted with the same broad brush strokes.

[abbey1227]

Sept 24, 2022 23:48:52 GMT Prometheus said:

Sept 24, 2022 1:56:11 GMT abbey1227 said:

That's why I say that every instance of death at the hands of the police has to stand on its own merits not painted with the same broad brush strokes.

Yet our media refuses to treat it like that at all. They trample over themselves trying to check certain boxes and fan the flames for even the most questionable of martyrs. THAT does not help the situation or improve the environment that every day people have to live in.

[Prometheus]

Sept 25, 2022 1:16:01 GMT abbey1227 said:

Sept 24, 2022 23:48:52 GMT Prometheus said:

That's why I say that every instance of death at the hands of the police has to stand on its own merits not painted with the same broad brush strokes.

Yet our media refuses to treat it like that at all. They trample over themselves trying to check certain boxes and fan the flames for even the most questionable of martyrs. THAT does not help the situation or improve the environment that every day people have to live in.

And yet I'm capable of reaching my own conclusions despite the media.

Maybe it's because I'm educated?

Maybe we should fix the education system....

[abbey1227]

Sept 25, 2022 1:19:02 GMT Prometheus said:

Sept 25, 2022 1:16:01 GMT abbey1227 said:

Yet our media refuses to treat it like that at all. They trample over themselves trying to check certain boxes and fan the flames for even the most questionable of martyrs. THAT does not help the situation or improve the environment that every day people have to live in.

And yet I'm capable of reaching my own conclusions despite the media.

Maybe it's because I'm educated?

Maybe we should fix the education system....

The system spending more than anyone else?

The one pushing CRT and the 1619 Project?

The one that finds gender fluidity much more important a thing to read about and teach about rather than Basic Economics?

[Prometheus]

Sept 25, 2022 1:31:54 GMT abbey1227 said:

Sept 25, 2022 1:19:02 GMT Prometheus said:

And yet I'm capable of reaching my own conclusions despite the media.

Maybe it's because I'm educated?

Maybe we should fix the education system....

The system spending more than anyone else?

The one pushing CRT and the 1619 Project?

The one that finds gender fluidity much more important a thing to read about and teach about rather than Basic Economics?

I said fix it, didn't I? I didn't say expand on the problems it already has.

Grow a brain you community college dropout.

[abbey1227]

Sept 25, 2022 1:39:19 GMT Prometheus said:

Sept 25, 2022 1:31:54 GMT abbey1227 said:

The system spending more than anyone else?

The one pushing CRT and the 1619 Project?

The one that finds gender fluidity much more important a thing to read about and teach about rather than Basic Economics?

I said fix it, didn't I? I didn't say expand on the problems it already has.

Grow a brain you community college dropout.

It was a state college  

AND I paid off my student loan.

[Prometheus]

Sept 25, 2022 1:59:01 GMT abbey1227 said:

Sept 25, 2022 1:39:19 GMT Prometheus said:

I said fix it, didn't I? I didn't say expand on the problems it already has.

Grow a brain you community college dropout.

It was a state college  

AND I paid off my student loan.

potayto potahto

[abbey1227]

Sept 25, 2022 2:04:00 GMT Prometheus said:

Sept 25, 2022 1:59:01 GMT abbey1227 said:

It was a state college  

AND I paid off my student loan.

potayto potahto

Au gratin

[Prometheus]

Sept 25, 2022 2:12:53 GMT abbey1227 said:

Sept 25, 2022 2:04:00 GMT Prometheus said:

potayto potahto

Au gratin

Je vous en pris