A grand jury in Ohio declined to indict 8 Akron police officers who shot and killed Jayland Walker last June despite the fact they shot him 46 times.
As I noted at the time, if one examines the video, officers were told to "keep firing" despite the fact Walker was immobile on the ground.
At this point, the only recourse available to Walker's family is a civil suit against the Akron Police Department. While Walker's family will likely get some measure of recompense, I don't think it will do much to deter the behavior of the Akron Police Department or any police department from engaging in such aggressive tactics and escalating situations where it concerns African-Americans in the future. One only need look at the beating death of Tyre Nichols by members of the Memphis Police Department this past January. Sadly, other police involved deaths are sure to follow just like mass shootings.
The question now is if we will see any violence in Akron tonight and over the next few days.
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