<HTML><FONT FACE=arial,helvetica><FONT SIZE=2>What is obvious -if not sobering- is how little sympathy most people would
<BR>have for the circumstances of most of these shootings. On Fox News, for
<BR>example, conservative commentators are repeatedly emphasizing the Harvey
<BR>Price and Daniel Williams stories. They claim they can do this because
<BR>anti-cop activists themselves grouped these 15 shootings together.
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<BR>stannard
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<BR>In a message dated 4/15/01 9:43:22 AM Mountain Daylight Time,
<BR>debsian@pacbell.net writes:
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<BR><BLOCKQUOTE TYPE=CITE style="BORDER-LEFT: #0000ff 2px solid; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 5px">What is sobering is 15 Black Males Killed During Arrests Since 1995
<BR><http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,7216,00.html>
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<BR>Since 1995, 15 black males have died while being arrested by Cincinnati
<BR>police or in police custody.
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<BR>1. Harvey Price, 34, was shot Feb. 1, 1995, while lunging at officers with
<BR>a knife after killing his girlfriend's 15-year-old daughter. Officers
<BR>exonerated.
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<BR>2. Darryl Price, 42, died April 4, 1996, after striking his head while
<BR>resisting arrest. Officers actions upheld.
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<BR>3. Lorenzo Collins, 25, shot Feb. 23, 1997, after threatening police
<BR>officers with a brick. Office of Municipal Investigation determined the
<BR>officers should not be disciplined.
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<BR>4. Daniel Williams, 41, wounded a police officer, then was fatally shot
<BR>Feb. 2, 1998. Officer exonerated.
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<BR>5. Jermaine Lowe, 21, shot at police officers who returned fire, killing
<BR>him June 3, 1998. Officers cleared.
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<BR>6. Randy Black, 23, shot July 17, 1998, while threatening officer with a
<BR>nail-studded board. Officer cleared.
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<BR>7. Michael Carpenter, 30, shot March 19, 1999, following a traffic stop.
<BR>After several investigations, Justice Department decides not to file
<BR>federal charges.
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<BR>8. James King, 44, shot Aug. 20, 1999, after robbing a bank and pointing a
<BR>gun at officers. Officers exonerated.
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<BR>9. Carey Tompkins, 28, shot Oct. 16, 1999, when an officer saw him pull a
<BR>gun. Officers exonerated.
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<BR>10. Alfred Pope, 23, shot March 14, 2000, after allegedly robbing and
<BR>shooting at a group of men. Officers cleared.
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<BR>11. Courtney Mathis, 12, shot Sept. 1, 2000, while illegally driving a
<BR>relative's car. The officer who tried to stop Mathis was dragged 800 feet
<BR>and died. Investigations continuing.
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<BR>12. Roger Owensby Jr., 29, died of asphyxiation while resisting arrest
<BR>Nov. 7, 2000; investigation continuing.
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<BR>13. Jeffrey Irons, 30, shot Nov. 8, 2000, after robbing a grocery store
<BR>and grabbing an officer's gun. Investigation continuing.
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<BR>14. Adam Wheeler, 21, killed Jan. 31, 2001, in a shootout during a drug
<BR>investigation. Investigations pending.
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