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In Miami, 12 Officers Shoot Haitian over 100 Times: Where Is International Press?

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In Miami, 12 Officers Shoot Haitian over 100 Times: Where Is International Press? By Jean-Guy Allard. Argenpress via Watching America Argenpress via Watching America Thursday, Jun 16, 2011 22 year old Raymond Herisse, shot to death while sitting in his car, by Miami police on May 31 during Urban Beach Week. Police say they found a gun in his car after they killed him and made vague references to an unnamed witness who said that Raymond was shooting at the cops. The remaining question is why the police tried to destroy videotaped evidence. To Protect and Serve In the meantime, the ”big” press agencies maintain an alarming silence around this scandalous event, demonstrating that, in the country that continuously accuses the nations it attacks of violating human rights, skin color alone justifies a death sentence. Not one word has yet been published by the international press agencies, which are so prone to broadcasting the minor incidents that happen in countries who confront th...