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Opinions | Child welfare systems have long harmed Black children like Ma’Khia Bryant
Crystal Webster
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A man places a sign at a memorial in the Columbus, Ohio, neighborhood where 16-year-old Ma’Khia Bryant was fatally shot by police on April 20.
Last week, a police officer fatally shot a Black child. Sixteen-year-old Ma’Khia Bryant was shot outside her foster home while she was engaged in a fight and holding a knife. The officer who shot her did not attempt to de-escalate the conflict, but instead fatally fired upon arrival. The event has stirred debates about her behavior, with some justifying her death. But these debates miss a key perspective: Ma’Khia was a child who deserved protection. Rather than scrutinizing her behavior, we need to understand the systems that failed her and factored strongly in her death. ....

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