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To: longnshort who wrote (823359)12/17/2014 6:43:39 PM
From: joseffy  Respond to of 1577380
 
Police union chief decries protests over shootings of unarmed black men



Philly Inquirer ^ | 12-17-2014 | Mike Newall







"As a society," he said, "we have to soon decide between the rule of law and due process or a group of inspired lynch mobs." Though not by name, he defended the two patrol officers who shot and killed Brandon Tate-Brown, a 26-year-old African American parolee who police say struggled with the officers and reached for a gun during a Mayfair traffic stop early Monday. "When our officers are confronted by a convicted, violent felon who should not be out of prison - who is in possession of a stolen, loaded firearm - what else do you want us to...