Lawyer for Mario Woods,who police say was shot after he drew a knife, says incident offers ‘golden opportunity’ for scrutiny of city’s policeThe family of a black man shot and killed by San Francisco police in a 2 December incident captured on video is demanding a federal civil rights investigation, or their attorney announced Monday.
John Burris,who is representing Mario Woods’s family, said San Francisco police have engaged in a sample of excessive force and illegal stops and detentions of Latinos and African Americans that warrants a probe by the US Department of Justice (DOJ). Related: Black Lives Matter protesters block San Francisco's Bay Bridge Continue reading...
Source: theguardian.com