Milton Hall was 49 years old in 2012 when he was gunned down by 6 police officers. He was armed with a small penknife. Police fired 47 rounds 14 of which struck Mr. Hall killing him instantly. Like many victims of police violence he had a history of mental illness. When Saginaw, Michigan authorities could find no fault with its police and the firing squad execution of a virtually unarmed man the DOJ investigated. In February Eric Holder's Department of Justice announced that its investigators failed to find “sufficient evidence of willful misconduct” to prosecute the officers. WTF? Is this the same Eric Holder who rushed to Ferguson? Situational ethics? Hell, this is cold blooded murder and the nation's top cop would rather spend his time investigating a shooting where the facts are unclear and the victim was at least partially culpable.
I might add this is dash cam footage the ACLU obtained through a FOIA request. Much is made of the need for body cams but if those viewing the evidence are willfully blind all the electronics in the world will not help.
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Why did this case get zero publicity? Two of the cops are light-skinned but I can't tell about the others? Did the case not fit the white cop on black civilian template? Where were Sharpton and Jackson? This is disturbing.
Where was the DOJ? This is wanton murder. The Saginaw ISIS.
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