presence
10-13-2012, 01:42 PM
Thompson's death was a tipping point
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dozens of officers in the 2,400-officer force have been charged with corruption.
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) - A pile of stuffed animals marks the spot where 15-year-old Justin Thompson fell, fatally shot by an off-duty Memphis police officer on a school night in a working-class neighborhood.
The Sept. 24 shooting is still under investigation, but the question of whether Officer Terrance Shaw used excessive force makes the case one more example for critics who say there is a years-long culture of misconduct
http://www.wistv.com/story/19811907/teens-shooting-fuels-criticism-of-memphis-police
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dozens of officers in the 2,400-officer force have been charged with corruption.
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) - A pile of stuffed animals marks the spot where 15-year-old Justin Thompson fell, fatally shot by an off-duty Memphis police officer on a school night in a working-class neighborhood.
The Sept. 24 shooting is still under investigation, but the question of whether Officer Terrance Shaw used excessive force makes the case one more example for critics who say there is a years-long culture of misconduct
http://www.wistv.com/story/19811907/teens-shooting-fuels-criticism-of-memphis-police