by the Revolutionary Anti-Imperialist Movement- Denver
http://raimd.wordpress.com
Over the past few months three men have been shot by the police in the Denver Metro area. The events behind the multiple shootings are sketchy.
The latest was Darius Murray, shot on Saturday May 9th. The Aurora Pig Department originally claimed that 18-year old Darius Murray shot himself in the forehead after already being wounded by their officers (1). Later they backtracked and admitted that all of Murray’s wounds were caused by the officers. He remains in critical condition at University of Colorado Hospital.
According to the family’s lawyer, Derek Cole, the story the police are giving on the incident has constantly changed. The pigs say they were called out on an attempted burglary and when they tried to question Murray he “fired first” and “fired multiple times” before himself being shot in the leg, shoulder and head. He is being charged with attempted murder.(2)
The pigs refused to identify Murray as the shooting victim for two days after he was shot. The Murray family said the police never contacted them to let them know what happened. The family is not confident of police investigating police. The Aurora police chief, after saying he would not respond to the family’s concerns, issued a statement saying the shooting of Murray was justified(3).
Darius grew up in south Aurora and graduated from Colorado High School last year. While the details of the case are hazy, one thing is clear: he is another young Black male struck down through police terrorism.
This latest shooting follows two other shootings the month prior. In what sounds like an execution-style killing, the pigs killed an unarmed, un-named man on East Fifth Avenue and Lafayette St. on February 27th (4). And, in Arvada, police shot an unarmed, unnamed male on Feb.16, 2009 (5). Both shootings followed traffic stops.
Police terror is a mark of national oppression in the cities of Amerika. With oppression comes resistance. For oppressed nations within Amerika, this resistance is rightfully directed against the occupying army of violent, oppressive pigs. The Black Nation has the right of self-defense against police terror. For Blacks and oppressed nations the world over, freedom will come when it throws off the oppression that comes with Amerika.
Sources
(1). “Family wants answers after teen shot by officers.” 9News. http://www.9news.com/news/local/article.aspx?storyid=115606&catid=346
(2). “Colorado Crimes: Suspect in officer-involved shooting didn’t shoot himself.” Tuesday, May 12, 2009. http://blogs.westword.com/latestword/2009/05/colorado_crimes_suspect_in_...
(3). “Aurora chief calls police shooting justified.” Denver Post. May 13, 2009. http://www.denverpost.com/news/ci_12359557 ;
“Aurora police chief defends officers’ shooting of suspect.” Denver Post. May 14, 2009. http://www.denverpost.com/news/ci_12364347
(4). “Police Shooting Murky.” Mike McPhee. Denver Post. February 28, 2009. http://www.denverpost.com/breakingnews/ci_11804532
(5).“Suspect Shot After Assaulting Arvada Officer.” http://arvadapd.org/about-arvadapd/suspect-shot-after-assaulting-arvada-...
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Comments
The campaign of violence by
June 12, 2009 by Anonymous, 23 weeks 2 days ago
Comment id: 3591
The campaign of violence by Denver Metro pigs against "minority" youth is truly appaling.
From Denver to Greece...
June 13, 2009 by Rebel Insurgent, 23 weeks 1 day ago
Comment id: 3594
...FUCK THE POLICE!
http://www.copwatch.org/
http://www.myspace.com/denvercopwatch
http://www.berkeleycopwatch.org/
http://www.copwatchla.org/
http://www.copwatch.net/forums/
http://www.crimethinc.com/texts/atoz/fuckpolice.php
"Pigs on rampage in Denver area
July 19, 2009 by Anonymous, 17 weeks 6 days ago
Comment id: 3687
Why the anonymity? Oh, right, afraid of the "Pigs".
Looks like somebody didn't read the article
July 20, 2009 by BringItDownNow, 17 weeks 6 days ago
Comment id: 3688
And if you did, you must have missed the part about police brutality.
Why wouldn't you want to have anonymity against the pigs?
Your logic is full of fail.
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