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After a night of violent protests, Milwaukee residents gathered Sunday evening to mourn an armed man shot to death by police and begin the healing process.
Family and friends of Sylville Smith, 23, held a candlelight vigil at the site of Saturday's shooting in a residential area of North Milwaukee.
The shooting triggered unrest in the city's north side Saturday night as protesters torched businesses and threw rocks at officers. Four officers were injured and 17 people were arrested, Mayor Tom Barrett said.
Tensions on Sunday gave way to calls for peace as activists gathered outside the affected businesses.
Smith's sister, Sherelle Smith, condemned violence carried out in her brother's name, saying the community needs those businesses.
Black Lives Shatter
Source: http://www.cnn.com/2016/08/14/us/milwaukee-violence-police-shooting/
(Score: 2) by julian on Monday August 15 2016, @09:55PM
I actually support all the things you listed. But this latest conflagration in Wisconsin wasn't the result of a policeman shooting a black man for "no reason." He stole a gun, had it drawn, and refused to surrender to police. That's exactly the situation I would expect deadly force to be on the table. I do consider any loss of life to be a tragedy, and our society undoubtedly failed that young man as much as he failed himself.
Those other incidents you mentioned are more straightforward examples of criminal misconduct by police.
I recommend listening to Sam Harris's last podcast with Glenn Loury. [samharris.org] Some of the statistics they go over were rather surprising and illuminating.