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Martese Johnson’s post just before the cops decided to show him they also considered his life... (Original Post) Playinghardball Mar 2015 OP
. bravenak Mar 2015 #1
America IS messed up. progressoid Mar 2015 #2
Who is he ? How did the cops kill him ? Bonx Mar 2015 #3
UVA student - beaten up/bloodied (not killed) salin Mar 2015 #4
They actually let him live. geomon666 Mar 2015 #5
Even the university cwydro Mar 2015 #6

salin

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4. UVA student - beaten up/bloodied (not killed)
Thu Mar 19, 2015, 05:15 PM
Mar 2015

by ABC (alcohol) police. I read that the cops saw that he was turned away from entrance to a bar (he was 20) by the bouncers.

Quickly escalated to a beating by cops. Another example of the response being way disproportional to the offense.

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