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Joe Biden has called on Congress to pass the George Floyd Justice in Policing Act, moments after shocking police video was released showing an Illinois officer fatally shooting Sonya Massey after she called police fearing a home intruder.

In his first public statement since dropping his bid for re-election, Biden said the shooting of Massey, a 36-year-old Black woman, by white Sangamon county sheriff’s deputy Sean Grayson, in her home in Springfield, after a dispute over a pot of boiling water, “reminds us that all too often Black Americans face fears for their safety in ways many of the rest of us do not”.

Biden, who is recovering from Covid at his home in Delaware, said Massey, “a beloved mother, friend, daughter and young Black woman … should be alive today”.

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[–] khannie@lemmy.world 18 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago) (1 children)

Just watching it now. Heads up you linked to near the end of the video so for anyone else this is the start.

https://youtu.be/7jP3FGj7syI

Very upsetting viewing so far tbh so exercise caution on whether or not you're up for viewing.

Edit: Oh God this just gets worse and worse the more I watch. He had a tazer and chose his gun. :( That poor woman. Still watching in pieces as it's busy here....

Just finished. It's a good analysis of a terrible situation. Zero justification for killing that woman. Just a little kindness and it all could have been avoided. The killer was a giant dick from start to finish.

[–] IamSparticles@lemmy.zip 5 points 3 months ago (1 children)

Fixed the link. Thanks for the heads up!

[–] khannie@lemmy.world 8 points 3 months ago

No worries. Thanks for the link to the video. It was a good analysis, an unpleasant watch but I'm glad I saw it.

Also fuck that guy. Like really, really fuck that guy. Just a single ounce of empathy or kindness instead of frustration and anger and that woman would still be alive and her family wouldn't be grieving this.

But also I'm glad to see justice being done (so far).

I do feel sorry for his partner, who obviously early on knew the guy wasn't OK on that particular day, tried to smooth him out early on in the car but unfortunately wasn't able to. The whole thing is very sad.