8 white cops, 1 black homeless man, 46 bullets

A video has surfaced showing a homeless man being shot dead by eight police officers as he held a small penknife. 46 bullets were fired

On a quiet Sunday in July 2012 in broad daylight in Michigan,  after Hall an African-American man struggling with homelessness and mental illness got into an argument with police following an alleged fight with a store clerk. six police officers surrounded  Hall in a parking lot all of whom have their weapons drawn and aimed at him. One of the officer’s orders Hall to drop his weapon. He refuses. After a period of about 10 seconds the officers open fire, with Hall appearing to be dead before he hit the ground.

Of the 46 shots fired, Hall had been hit 14 times. 

While the killing of Milton Hall prompted local outrage and a federal investigation, the U.S. Department of Justice announced in February that it failed to find “sufficient evidence of willful misconduct” to prosecute the policemen.

As if that were not enough,that  the officers are seen in the video attempting to handcuff the mortally wounded man.

Do you think that this is an act of racism ?or a miss use of power ? or is it just a sorrowful accident ??



Source : http://rt.com/usa/200855-police-white-shooting-hall/