<p>A Black double amputee who was confined to a wheelchair was shot dead by Los Angeles police as he attempted to flee on his stumps. After firing at least eight bullets at Anthony Lowe Jr., a 36-year-old father of two, two Huntington Park police officers were temporarily dismissed from duty on Monday (January 30).&nbsp;A man in a wheelchair allegedly stabbed someone, according to a&nbsp;police report. Officers claimed that when they got to the scene, they discovered Lowe holding a butcher knife.</p>

<p>Using his arms to move around the ground and trying to escape from two officers,&nbsp;Lowe is shown in video footage captured by a bystander and later uploaded on social media.</p>

<p>Lowe, whose family claims he had mental health concerns, allegedly disregarded verbal orders from cops and "threatened to advance or throw the knife at the officers," according to Huntington Park police.</p>

<p>Officers who weren't carrying body cams attempted to Taser&nbsp;Lowe twice, according to a statement from the police, but they were unable to render him unconscious.</p>

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<p>As soon as a third cop arrived, they opened fire multiple times, shooting&nbsp;Lowe in the upper body. They put him in handcuffs after he was lying on the ground with his stomach exposed. He passed away right after.&nbsp;</p>

<p>“The suspect attempted to throw the butcher knife at the officers again, at which time an officer-involved shooting occurred,” the LA County Sheriff's Office release said.</p>

<p>Lt. Hugo Reynaga confirmed two officers fired at Mr Lowe “around 10 times”.</p>

<p>“He tried to run away, and every time he turned around and did the motion like he was gonna throw the knife at him, they Tased him,” Lt Reynaga said. “They were trying to give this guy the less-lethal Taser shock. And because it was ineffective, they had to go to something that was more effective.”</p>

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<p>The names of the cops who shot&nbsp;Lowe&nbsp;would be made public soon, Lt Reynaga said. He encouraged the public to let the officers to complete their investigations and stated that the officers are on leave "for a few days" while they receive psychological evaluations.</p>

<p>Lowe's family is now demanding that the officers be fired and charged with murder.</p>

<p>Tyre Nichols' tragic confrontation with police captured on camera this month in Memphis, Tennessee, serves as a stark reminder that efforts to change policing have not been effective in putting a stop to an epidemic of violence.<br />
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A Black double amputee who was confined to a wheelchair was shot dead by Los Angeles police as he attempted to flee on his stumps. After firing at least eight bullets at Anthony Lowe Jr.

A Black double amputee who was confined to a wheelchair was shot dead by Los Angeles police as he attempted to flee on his stumps. After firing at least eight bullets at Anthony Lowe Jr., a 36-year-old father of two, two Huntington Park police officers were temporarily dismissed from duty on Monday (January 30). A man in a wheelchair allegedly stabbed someone, according to a police report. Officers claimed that when they got to the scene, they discovered Lowe holding a butcher knife. Using his arms to move around the ground and trying to escape from two officers, Lowe is shown in video footage captured by a bystander and later uploaded on social media. Lowe, whose family claims he had mental health concerns, allegedly disregarded verbal orders from cops and "threatened to advance or throw the knife at the officers," according to Huntington Park police. Officers who weren't carrying body cams attempted to Taser Lowe twice, according to a statement from the police, but they were unable to render him unconscious. Also read | Data lab | Gauging police brutality in the US, in charts As soon as a third cop arrived, they opened fire multiple times, shooting Lowe in the upper body. They put him in handcuffs after he was lying on the ground with his stomach exposed. He passed away right after. “The suspect attempted to throw the butcher knife at the officers again, at which time an officer-involved shooting occurred,” the LA County Sheriff's Office release said. Lt. Hugo Reynaga confirmed two officers fired at Mr Lowe “around 10 times”. “He tried to run away, and every time he turned around and did the motion like he was gonna throw the knife at him, they Tased him,” Lt Reynaga said. “They were trying to give this guy the less-lethal Taser shock. And because it was ineffective, they had to go to something that was more effective.” Also read | US planning $2 billion package for Ukraine that includes longer-range rockets The names of the cops who shot Lowe would be made public soon, Lt Reynaga said. He encouraged the public to let the officers to complete their investigations and stated that the officers are on leave "for a few days" while they receive psychological evaluations. Lowe's family is now demanding that the officers be fired and charged with murder. Tyre Nichols' tragic confrontation with police captured on camera this month in Memphis, Tennessee, serves as a stark reminder that efforts to change policing have not been effective in putting a stop to an epidemic of violence. WATCH WION LIVE HERE:

US: Double-amputee shot dead by police; family says excessive force used

<p>An unarmed Black man, named Tyre Nichols,&nbsp;was killed by police officers in Memphis&nbsp;after being severely&nbsp;beaten by them during a traffic check. Criminal charges were immediately brought against the five&nbsp;police officers involved&nbsp;after a careful examination of the evidence available.</p>

<p>Online records from the Shelby County Sheriff's Office reveal that the Black police officers Tadarrius Bean, Demetrius Haley, Desmond Mills, Jr., Emmitt Martin III, and Justin Smith were all in custody. The five former officers are each facing charges of second-degree murder, aggravated assault, aggravated kidnapping, official misconduct, and official oppression.</p>

<p>As long as there are killings at the hands of the police, this is often the most that Black citizens in the US can strive for. Records show that since 2020, police have consistently killed about three individuals each day nationwide.</p>

<p>Tyre Nichols' tragic confrontation with police captured on camera this month in Memphis, Tennessee, serves as a stark reminder that efforts to change policing have not been effective in putting a stop to an epidemic of violence.</p>

<p>Take a look at our charts to get a clearer picture.&nbsp;</p>

<h2><strong>There is no accountability</strong></h2>

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<p><em><strong>Source: Mapping Police Violence, US, 2022</strong></em></p>

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<h1><strong>"Black people are more likely to be killed by the police"</strong></h1>

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<p><em><strong>Source: Mapping Police Violence, US, 2022</strong></em></p>

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An unarmed Black man, named Tyre Nichols, was killed by police officers in Memphis after being severely beaten by them during a traffic check. Criminal charges were immediately brought against the five police officers involved after a careful examination of the evidence available.

An unarmed Black man, named Tyre Nichols, was killed by police officers in Memphis after being severely beaten by them during a traffic check. Criminal charges were immediately brought against the five police officers involved after a careful examination of the evidence available. Online records from the Shelby County Sheriff's Office reveal that the Black police officers Tadarrius Bean, Demetrius Haley, Desmond Mills, Jr., Emmitt Martin III, and Justin Smith were all in custody. The five former officers are each facing charges of second-degree murder, aggravated assault, aggravated kidnapping, official misconduct, and official oppression. As long as there are killings at the hands of the police, this is often the most that Black citizens in the US can strive for. Records show that since 2020, police have consistently killed about three individuals each day nationwide. Tyre Nichols' tragic confrontation with police captured on camera this month in Memphis, Tennessee, serves as a stark reminder that efforts to change policing have not been effective in putting a stop to an epidemic of violence. Take a look at our charts to get a clearer picture. There is no accountability Source: Mapping Police Violence, US, 2022 × *Hover/click on the visualisation to get the numbers* × × *Hover/click on the visualisation to get the numbers* × "Black people are more likely to be killed by the police" × Source: Mapping Police Violence, US, 2022 WATCH WION LIVE HERE:

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<p>She: &ldquo;Please stop by at the store and pick us up some apples and oranges.&rdquo;</p>

<p>He: &ldquo;Hmm, why?? Do you have a problem with bananas and grapes? Aren&rsquo;t all fruits good for you? Why are you favouring only apples and oranges?&rdquo;</p>

<p>Pardon the pun, but that&rsquo;s a darn fruity response, wouldn&rsquo;t you say?</p>

<p>It&rsquo;s no different when your knee-jerk response to &ldquo;Black Lives Matter&rdquo; (BLM) is &ldquo;All Lives Matter&rdquo; (ALM). And, unlike buying fruits, throwing out an ALM in response to BLM is more than just nonsensical&mdash;it&rsquo;s downright pejorative. It&rsquo;s like flipping the middle finger at the problem&mdash;an alarmingly disproportionate number of Black men being killed in police encounters, often in questionable circumstances: Michael Brown, Eric Garner, John Crawford, Tamir Rice, and now, back-to-back killings of Alton Sterling and Philando Castille. And for each such high - profile case, there are hundreds of others that remain under the radar.</p>

<p>Some of us&mdash;Asians, Hispanics, Whites or other&mdash;become part of the problem when we fail to recognise these feelings of anguish, and in our callous cluelessness shove an &ldquo;All Lives Matter&rdquo; in the face of &ldquo;Black Lives Matter.&rdquo; The attitude that comes with ALM (versus the empathy that BLM evokes) prevents non-Blacks from understanding the pain, helplessness, fear, and anger that Blacks are feeling. It&rsquo;s an epidemic!</p>

<p>Under the current circumstances, BLM is not only a valid movement but a direly needed one.</p>

<p><b>Corruption of the Black Lives Matter movement</b><br />
But as with every activist movement that involves the masses, there is the possibility of corruption of original values, objectives, and methods. In the case of BLM, its fringe has engaged in inflammatory rhetoric and hyperbole&mdash;making the entire police fraternity its enemy. That&rsquo;s a recipe for escalating&mdash;not solving&mdash;the problem.</p>

<p>The overall Blacks-police dynamic can be reversed only if BLM shifts some of its energy from laying the entire blame on cops in general, to also introspecting to see the role and responsibility they have to improve the situation. (The reverse is also equally needed: introspection and correction of police procedures and culture).</p>

<p><b>Introspection on the side of Black Lives Matter</b><br />
This brings us to a critical element at play in the dynamics between law enforcement and Blacks that is largely ignored in BLM activism: the conduct of civilians in a police encounter. In far too many high profile incidents of Black men being killed by police, there has been at least one or more of the following on the part of the victim: disobedience, defiance, arguing, resisting arrest, aggression, absconding, brandishing a weapon, etc. Let me be very clear on two points (a) I realise such is not the case in all encounters where the victim ended up dead. (b) Such bad behaviour by itself cannot be reason enough for the police to use lethal force, in most cases.</p>

<p>Yet, I am surprised that time and again videos are circulated on social media as evidence of police brutality&mdash;with not a single word about the fact that the encounter would not have escalated if the civilian would have simply avoided the above-mentioned set of behaviour. I am not sure if it&rsquo;s an ingrained reaction to the history of slavery and the abuses suffered at the hands of the Ku Klux Klan (KKK) during the segregation eras, but there seems to be widespread defiance and distrust of the police among African Americans. It&rsquo;s sad to think that many of the dead victims in these cases would have been alive if they had simply complied with an officer of the law.</p>

<p>Yes, it&rsquo;s quite possible that you may be unfairly pulled over, or that the officer abused his authority. But what civilians forget is that a police encounter is not a court of law. This is not the time and place to argue your case. The one and only thing to do when pulled over by the police is to obey their orders. That&rsquo;s the only way law enforcement can be effective. Will there be officers who will abuse this privilege? Of course. But if you have the misfortune of facing one of them,<i> </i>your chances of not being killed are much better if you are completely compliant.</p>

<p>The civilian has far more control and responsibility in a police encounter than what BLM activism suggests. If the movement is serious about preventing such police abuse, it needs to put at least some emphasis on encouraging Black youngsters to cooperate with, instead of defying law enforcement.</p>

<p><b>Introspection on the side of the police</b><br />
On the side of the police, it&rsquo;s disturbing to see, in some of these high profile encounters, trigger-happy officers apparently on a murderous rampage&mdash;as opposed to trained professionals who should know how to defuse a hostile fellow with a single strategic shot or two. Yes, yes, I understand the adrenaline rush, and how fear impairs judgment; but I am sorry if I hold professionally trained police officers to higher standards than civilians. Time and again we have seen officers gunning down a civilian who was clear no threat to anyone.</p>

<p>While obedience to the police is the best advice for civilians, a civilian&rsquo;s insubordination alone should not be reason enough for a police officer to escalate an encounter to having to shoot him. Only the threat of bodily harm to the officer or others justifies pulling out Tasers or guns. Almost everything else, such as insubordination, could perhaps be better addressed through summons, fines, and even jail time&mdash;after the fact when the heightened tension of a roadside encounter has faded. But there seems to be a police culture in some circles that thinks otherwise.&nbsp;</p>

<p>I&rsquo;m no expert, but what I see is Tasers and guns coming out way too soon and often in disproportion to the offense at hand.</p>

<p>From better background checks to better training, there&rsquo;s much that police departments could do to improve the situation. Meditation, for example, has been found very effective by police departments in Canada and elsewhere in the world. Advanced practitioners claim that sustained practice brings a slow-motion-like trance in high adrenaline situations, giving one a better access to the gap between stimulus and response&mdash;the crucial factor for so many policing situations.</p>

<p>Regardless of the specific solutions, the polarisation, and consequently the collateral damage to Black lives and Blue lives, will only get worse&mdash;unless both sides shift from blame-game to introspection.</p>


Damage to Black lives and Blue lives, will only get worse?unless both sides shift from blame-game to introspection.

She: “Please stop by at the store and pick us up some apples and oranges.” He: “Hmm, why?? Do you have a problem with bananas and grapes? Aren’t all fruits good for you? Why are you favouring only apples and oranges?” Pardon the pun, but that’s a darn fruity response, wouldn’t you say? It’s no different when your knee-jerk response to “Black Lives Matter” (BLM) is “All Lives Matter” (ALM). And, unlike buying fruits, throwing out an ALM in response to BLM is more than just nonsensical—it’s downright pejorative. It’s like flipping the middle finger at the problem—an alarmingly disproportionate number of Black men being killed in police encounters, often in questionable circumstances: Michael Brown, Eric Garner, John Crawford, Tamir Rice, and now, back-to-back killings of Alton Sterling and Philando Castille. And for each such high - profile case, there are hundreds of others that remain under the radar. Some of us—Asians, Hispanics, Whites or other—become part of the problem when we fail to recognise these feelings of anguish, and in our callous cluelessness shove an “All Lives Matter” in the face of “Black Lives Matter.” The attitude that comes with ALM (versus the empathy that BLM evokes) prevents non-Blacks from understanding the pain, helplessness, fear, and anger that Blacks are feeling. It’s an epidemic! Under the current circumstances, BLM is not only a valid movement but a direly needed one. Corruption of the Black Lives Matter movement But as with every activist movement that involves the masses, there is the possibility of corruption of original values, objectives, and methods. In the case of BLM, its fringe has engaged in inflammatory rhetoric and hyperbole—making the entire police fraternity its enemy. That’s a recipe for escalating—not solving—the problem. The overall Blacks-police dynamic can be reversed only if BLM shifts some of its energy from laying the entire blame on cops in general, to also introspecting to see the role and responsibility they have to improve the situation. (The reverse is also equally needed: introspection and correction of police procedures and culture). Introspection on the side of Black Lives Matter This brings us to a critical element at play in the dynamics between law enforcement and Blacks that is largely ignored in BLM activism: the conduct of civilians in a police encounter. In far too many high profile incidents of Black men being killed by police, there has been at least one or more of the following on the part of the victim: disobedience, defiance, arguing, resisting arrest, aggression, absconding, brandishing a weapon, etc. Let me be very clear on two points (a) I realise such is not the case in all encounters where the victim ended up dead. (b) Such bad behaviour by itself cannot be reason enough for the police to use lethal force, in most cases. Yet, I am surprised that time and again videos are circulated on social media as evidence of police brutality—with not a single word about the fact that the encounter would not have escalated if the civilian would have simply avoided the above-mentioned set of behaviour. I am not sure if it’s an ingrained reaction to the history of slavery and the abuses suffered at the hands of the Ku Klux Klan (KKK) during the segregation eras, but there seems to be widespread defiance and distrust of the police among African Americans. It’s sad to think that many of the dead victims in these cases would have been alive if they had simply complied with an officer of the law. Yes, it’s quite possible that you may be unfairly pulled over, or that the officer abused his authority. But what civilians forget is that a police encounter is not a court of law. This is not the time and place to argue your case. The one and only thing to do when pulled over by the police is to obey their orders. That’s the only way law enforcement can be effective. Will there be officers who will abuse this privilege? Of course. But if you have the misfortune of facing one of them, your chances of not being killed are much better if you are completely compliant. The civilian has far more control and responsibility in a police encounter than what BLM activism suggests. If the movement is serious about preventing such police abuse, it needs to put at least some emphasis on encouraging Black youngsters to cooperate with, instead of defying law enforcement. Introspection on the side of the police On the side of the police, it’s disturbing to see, in some of these high profile encounters, trigger-happy officers apparently on a murderous rampage—as opposed to trained professionals who should know how to defuse a hostile fellow with a single strategic shot or two. Yes, yes, I understand the adrenaline rush, and how fear impairs judgment; but I am sorry if I hold professionally trained police officers to higher standards than civilians. Time and again we have seen officers gunning down a civilian who was clear no threat to anyone. While obedience to the police is the best advice for civilians, a civilian’s insubordination alone should not be reason enough for a police officer to escalate an encounter to having to shoot him. Only the threat of bodily harm to the officer or others justifies pulling out Tasers or guns. Almost everything else, such as insubordination, could perhaps be better addressed through summons, fines, and even jail time—after the fact when the heightened tension of a roadside encounter has faded. But there seems to be a police culture in some circles that thinks otherwise. I’m no expert, but what I see is Tasers and guns coming out way too soon and often in disproportion to the offense at hand. From better background checks to better training, there’s much that police departments could do to improve the situation. Meditation, for example, has been found very effective by police departments in Canada and elsewhere in the world. Advanced practitioners claim that sustained practice brings a slow-motion-like trance in high adrenaline situations, giving one a better access to the gap between stimulus and response—the crucial factor for so many policing situations. Regardless of the specific solutions, the polarisation, and consequently the collateral damage to Black lives and Blue lives, will only get worse—unless both sides shift from blame-game to introspection.

Here?s what?s missing from ?Black Lives Matter? movement