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Originally Posted by graciegirl
I had posted a link from The Today Show this morning about Rayshard Brooks, a tape previously recorded by him, that said he felt that after his incarceration for "False Imprisonment and Credit Card Fraud", he felt that the "system let him down" and that he should have been funded in some way after getting out of prison. Now all those words are gone from any link I can find. They have titles like...a heartbreaking tape in his own words...etc.
It is gone from this forum too, my original link. My post. Sometimes I wonder what is happening in this world. I found many links but not the original one that I felt gave a clear picture of this man who was indeed killed by a police officer after he took the officers taser from him and ran and fired twice at the officer.
It was probably removed along with another post that I had responded to, but I am so surprised when I go to a browser that has been "cleaned" by some unseen entity. I am not disputing our moderator, just sad my post is gone, but I am sure it was fairly removed because of my response to another post.
I thought we could trust the transparency of the fair journalism in this country but it really looks like we see what "they" want us to see.
Here is a version that doesn't have the full transcription;...all I could find.
Video emerges of Rayshard Brooks being interviewed months before death: "Look at us as individuals" - CBS News |
When Brooks was dying on the ground after having been shot in the back twice, he was repeatedly kicked by the officer; Brooks was not a danger to those policemen. All involved had shared in a lengthy, rather friendly conversation prior to the shooting. Brooks was on probation and knew that his run-in with the police would not bode very well with his PO so he took off. The entire incident is very sad, for the police as well as for Brooks.
I saw the video to which you refer and my take on it is that Brooks suggested that newly released ex-convicts need help upon their release if they are to become productive citizens. They require assistance re-entering society and finding a job; they need a mentor to help them when problems arise. He recognized that he made mistakes and wanted to be a "good father" but had to overcome many obstacles in addition to having a prison record on his resume. I didn't come away from that interview with the notion that he just wanted "funds" or a hand-out.
It costs many thousands of dollars to house prisoners just for one year. It would make sense to lower the recividism rate by providing the kind of assistance that Brooks suggested. It would thereby save the government money if a real effort in that direction came to fruition.