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Eugene

(66,217 posts)
Wed Jul 27, 2016, 05:10 PM Jul 2016

‘Stand your ground’: Charges against officer who killed black man carrying air rifle dropped

Source: Washington Post

‘Stand your ground’: Charges against officer who killed black man carrying air rifle dropped

By Cleve R. Wootson Jr. July 27 at 2:29 PM

A judge dismissed charges against a Florida sheriff’s deputy who shot a 33-year-old black man carrying an unloaded air rifle in Broward County in 2013, saying the law enforcement officer was protected under Florida’s “Stand Your Ground” self-defense law.

Peter Peraza, 37, testified during a hearing that Jermaine McBean initially refused commands from him and other deputies to drop the authentic-looking weapon and then turned and pointed it toward the deputies, the Associated Press reported. Peraza fired three shots, killing McBean. The deputy was the first Florida law enforcement officer criminally charged for an on-duty killing in more than three decades.

Peraza had faced a potential 30-year prison sentence.

Prosecutors told the AP that they intend to appeal Circuit Judge Michael Usan’s dismissal.

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Read more: https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/post-nation/wp/2016/07/27/stand-your-ground-law-cited-as-charges-dropped-against-deputy-who-killed-black-man-carrying-air-rifle/?utm_term=.65ee13094628
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‘Stand your ground’: Charges against officer who killed black man carrying air rifle dropped (Original Post) Eugene Jul 2016 OP
Jesus, wtf. Starry Messenger Jul 2016 #1
is there video of this ? JI7 Jul 2016 #2
Yep, America has declared open season on unarmed black people nt MrScorpio Jul 2016 #3
Essentially, same thing happened in Dayton Ohio at the Walmart... FarPoint Jul 2016 #4
What is wrong with people in this country? eom BlueMTexpat Jul 2016 #5
He may have had ear buds in and didn't hear the command to drop the weapon... TipTok Jul 2016 #6
Hmmmm.... LanternWaste Jul 2016 #8
Awful JustAnotherGen Jul 2016 #7
No words..... wildeyed Jul 2016 #9

FarPoint

(14,166 posts)
4. Essentially, same thing happened in Dayton Ohio at the Walmart...
Wed Jul 27, 2016, 05:34 PM
Jul 2016

A black Walmart shopper carried a toy rifle from off store shelf....was shot dead my 2 local cops from Xenia Ohio.Y going man's name was John Crawford.

 

TipTok

(2,474 posts)
6. He may have had ear buds in and didn't hear the command to drop the weapon...
Thu Jul 28, 2016, 07:33 AM
Jul 2016

Unfortunate for everyone involved...

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