Community Town Hall Meeting After Killer Cop Faces No Charges
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"He went back to work today and this mama will never see her son alive again." --Mawuli Davis
The day after the grand jury decision not to indict "Machine Gun" Luther Lewis, the officer who fatally shot 19-year-old Arriston Waiters, a meeting was held at Sakofa Church. The crowd of 40-50 filled the pews and responded enthusiastically with shouts like "that's right" and "teach" to those who addressed the crowd. Speakers included Reverend Love, Reverend Derrick Rice, Jimoke from NCOBRA, Senator Vincent Fort, lawyer Mawuli Davis, AB Jahad, Reverend Dale Foster, and Reverend Derrick Boazman. Arriston Waiters' mother Frieda and his Stepfather Russel also spoke.
Reverend Love said "the fight is not over" and encouraged nonpartisan voter registration and education, saying "where there is a police problem there is a mayor problem and a city council problem." read more
Pictured: this is an image of "Machine Gun" Luther Lewis from a report by channel 2.
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