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Holding these items can lead to the death of an unarmed black man in America: Skittles. Wallet. Pill box. Cell phone. Toy. Nothing...
Amadou Diallo— Unarmed, shot 41 times after cops mistook his wallet for a gun.
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Sean Bell—Unarmed, cops fired 50 bullets at Bell and three of his friends hours before his wedding. nydailynews.com/new-york/queen…
Oscar Grant—Unarmed, shot New Year’s Day at a train station in Oakland. nydailynews.com/news/world/bar…
Eric Garner—Unarmed, died after being placed in an illegal chokehold. nydailynews.com/new-york/state…
John Crawford—Unarmed, shot by cops while holding a fake gun. nydailynews.com/news/national/…
Michael Brown— Unarmed, shot 6 times by police in Ferguson, Missouri. nydailynews.com/news/crime/man…
Ezell Ford—Unarmed and mentally ill, shot three times by LAPD. nydailynews.com/news/national/…
Laquan McDonald— Shot 16 times while holding a knife and moving away from police. nydailynews.com/news/crime/vid…
Tamir Rice—Unarmed, shot while holding a toy gun. nydailynews.com/news/crime/off…
Rumain Brisbon—Unarmed, shot by a cop who mistook a pill bottle for a handgun. nydailynews.com/news/national/…
Jerame C. Reid— Unarmed, shot while exiting his vehicle with his hands raised at shoulder height. nydailynews.com/news/national/…
Akai Gurley—Unarmed, shot by a cop who claimed his gun accidentally discharged nydailynews.com/new-york/nypd-…
Eric Harris—Unarmed, killed by a cop who fired his gun after mistaking it for his taser nydailynews.com/news/national/…
Walter Scott— Unarmed, shot while fleeing a cop nydailynews.com/news/national/…
Christian Taylor— Unarmed, shot during an alleged burglary nydailynews.com/news/crime/una…
Philando Castille— Shot by a cop who claimed his "audacity to smoke marijuana" in front of a child made him fear for his life. nydailynews.com/news/national/…
Samuel DuBose— Unarmed, Shot while fleeing a traffic stop. nydailynews.com/news/national/…
Terrence Crutcher— Unarmed, shot as he walked with his hands in the air returning to his car nydailynews.com/news/national/…
Alton B. Sterling— Shot while selling CDs outside of a convenience store. nydailynews.com/news/national/…
Paul O’Neal— Unarmed, shot by cops during a foot chase nydailynews.com/news/national/…
Jordan Edwards—Unarmed, shot leaving a house party in Dallas suburbs nydailynews.com/news/national/…
It has been six years since Trayvon Martin was gunned down by a neighborhood watch captain after going to the convenience store for Skittles and iced tea and black men are still being killed with impunity in America. When will this end? nydailynews.com/news/national/…
Stephon Clark—Unarmed, shot six times in the back and two times in the side while holding a cell phone nydn.us/2IjHixT
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