The news has been chilling this week. Two unarmed young black men were killed by police officers in a St. Louis suburb and in the city of Los Angeles. We also got word that American icon Robin Williams took his own life after years of battling severe depression and substance abuse. The tragedy is that none of these men should have died. The circumstances surrounding the shooting of 18-year-old Michael Brown in Ferguson County remain disputed with only the eyewitness account of his friend on record thus far. Ferguson County police have yet to release the identity of the officer who shot Brown. Monday in Los Angeles, 25-year-old Ezell Ford was shot and killed by police officers. Family members said he suffered from mental illness and was not resisting at the time of his death. And, millions were stunned when the news broke that 63-year-old Robin Williams tragically ended his life. Read the story --> sjs.li/1AkYGZK #MentalHealth, #Racism, #Robinwilliams, #SocialWelfare
Posted on: Sat, 16 Aug 2014 01:19:10 +0000
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