UnNews:Black cops gun down another white youth
Saturday, November 7, 2015
The southern states have been rocked by yet another senseless death involving local law enforcement authorities with an apparent racial motive.
Jeremy Vardis and his father, Craig Few, both Caucasian, were in a car when they were shot in Marksville, Louisiana on Tuesday night. Officers Nordberg Greenhouse and Derrick Stanford - both African Americans - were arrested after a vehicle chase that left Mr Few, who was driving, critically injured.
It is still unclear what led them to pursue Mr Few and what triggered the shooting, but - yet another familiar detail - the police were arrested after body-camera footage of their actions was reviewed.
The news was met with the depressingly regular outcry in the media and on the streets. A large group of protestors gathered in Marksville singing anti-civil rights hymns and chanting "More than a Few", using Mr Few's name to make a reference to the growing number of white victims at the hands of black cops in racially tense areas.
Online, the hashtag #whitelivesmatter began trending, and many took to making videos to express their bewilderment and anger at the latest unnecessary loss of human life. Joanna Corey, who described herself as "one of the whitest people you could ever meet", told us: "I am just so tired of seeing this same story repeated again and again. I feel like it all traces back to the days of slavery.
"They're still pissed about it."
However, the case was not viewed in the same way by the local black community. A survey revealed that 82% of blacks in the area said they thought the police officers were innocent, compared to just 32% of whites. Barbershop owner Tyrell Swag spoke to UnNews: "This is all bulls**t. Black kids get killed by white cops every day - every day - and y'all don't give a shit. White lives matter? How about black lives matter? That's something you never hear."
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- Leverage, "Louisiana marshals face murder charge over boy's gun death" BBC, November 7, 2015
