On Street of Columbus Shooting, Understanding and Criticism of Police Response
COLUMBUS, Ohio. In front of 16-year-old Ma’Khia Bryant’s foster home, a memorial of sorts had been set up with rows of small white candles, an array of colorful balloons, some with personal messages scrawled on them, and fluffy brown teddy bears.
Roughly every 30 minutes or so, a car would drive by and someone would emerge to drop off some flowers or say a prayer. Bryant was shot four times by a police officer on April 20, as she swung a knife at a young woman. The incident sparked a wide range of reactions among the usually quiet and suburban Columbus neighborhood.
One of the more insane developments from the tragic shooting death of knife wielding Ma Khia Bryant in Columbus, Ohio, has been the emergence of a desperate fantasy from the political left:
The Let the kids have their knife fights coalition that must think West Side Story is real life.
Valerie Jarrett, the former Obama administration adviser, offered her idiotic notion, echoed by many others. A Black teenage girl named Ma Khia Byrant was killed because a police officer immediately decided to shoot her multiple times in order to break up a knife fight, Jarrett tweeted. Demand accountability. Fight for justice. #BlackLivesMatter.
One of the more insane developments from the tragic shooting death of knife wielding Ma’Khia Bryant in Columbus has been the emergence of a desperate fantasy from the political left, John Kass writes.
Columbus Activists Call For Federal Probe Of Police After Ma Khia Bryant Shooting by Frank Morris Dejuan Sharp of Columbus, Ohio: I shouldn t be scared of the police. Frank Morris / NPR
In Columbus, Ohio, where 16-year-old Ma Kiah Bryant died in a police shooting this week, distrust of the police department runs deep. Protesters chant a long list of local Black people killed by officers. For many, police protection is something of an oxymoron; police themselves are a danger. That s led to a major reform push that activists want to accelerate.
Hours after Bryant was killed, protests erupted in the area, with neighbors like Ira Graham III saying her death was further proof of something they ve believed for years. It is not safe to call the police.