justifiable homicide
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Jury Rejects Allegations That Ohio Police Used Excessive Force in 2016 Shooting of Black Man
Henry Green was fatally shot by Columbus police during an undercover operation.
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Officer Who Shot and Killed 16-year-old Ma’Khia Bryant Cleared from Criminal Charges
The grand jury found Officer Nicholas Reardon's use of deadly force justified because Ma'Khia was armed with a knife.
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Controversial Death of Black Man in Missouri Ruled “Justifiable”
Justin King died on his white neighbor's front lawn. The man claimed he was breaking in.
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Killings of Black Men More Likely to Be Deemed Justifiable: Report
A recent analysis conducted by the Marshall Project confirms what most of us have known, or at least suspected, all along: When a black man is killed by a white person in America, his killer is less likely to face legal consequences, and the killing is more likely to be deemed justifiable. The Marshall Project…