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[B]Source:[/B] [url=http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/cifamerica/2012/apr/05/echoes-trayvon-martin-kenneth-chamberlain-sr]Link[/url] [quote]"My name is Kenneth Chamberlain. This is my sworn testimony. White Plains police are going to come in here and kill me." And that's just what they did. In the early hours of Saturday 19 November, 2011, US marine veteran Kenneth Chamberlain Sr accidentally hit his LifeAid medical-alert pendant, presumably while sleeping. The 68-year-old retired corrections officer had a heart condition, but wasn't in need of help that dawn. Within two hours, the White Plains, NY, police department had broken down his apartment door and shot him dead. Chamberlain Sr was African-American. As with Trayvon Martin, the black teenager recently killed in Florida, there are recordings of the events which include a racial slur directed at the victim. The opening quote, above, was related to us by Kenneth Chamberlain Jr, when he appeared on the "Democracy Now!" news hour talking about the police killing of his father. Chamberlain Jr was holding on to the LifeAid pendant that his father wore around his neck in case of a medical emergency. Perhaps unbeknown to the White Plains police who arrived at Chamberlain Sr's door that morning, the LifeAid system includes a box in the home that, when activated, transmits audio to the LifeAid company, where it is recorded. Chamberlain Jr and his lawyers heard the recording in a meeting at the office of the Westchester county district attorney, Janet DiFiore. Chamberlain Jr repeated what he heard his father say on the tape: "He says, 'I'm a 68-year-old man with a heart condition. Why are you doing this to me?' … You also hear him pleading with the officers again, over and over. And at one point, that's when the expletive is used by one of the police officers." One of Chamberlain Jr's lawyers, Mayo Bartlett, told me about the racial slur. Bartlett is a former Westchester county prosecutor, so he knows the ropes. He was explicit in recounting what he heard on the recording. "Kenneth Chamberlain Sr said to the police, 'I'm a sick old man.' One of the police officers replied, 'We don't give a fuck, nigger!'" The recording also includes a taunt from the police, as related by Bartlett, "Open the door, Kenny, you're a grown-ass man!" It was when Chamberlain Jr related how the police mocked his father's military service that he broke down. "He said, 'Semper fi.' So they said, 'Oh, you're a marine. Hoo-rah. Hoo-rah.' And this is somebody that served this country. Why would you even say that to him?" Chamberlain Jr wept as he held his father's marine ring and veterans administration card. The LifeAid operator that November morning, hearing the exchange live, called the White Plains police in a desperate attempt to cancel the call for emergency medical aid. Chamberlain Sr's niece, who lives in the building, ran down, trying to intervene. Chamberlain Sr's sister was on her mobile, offering to talk to her brother. The police denied any attempt at help. One was heard on the recording saying "we don't need any mediator". The heavily armed police used a special device to take Chamberlain's door completely off the hinges and, as chillingly captured in the Taser-mounted camera, burst into the apartment. Bartlett recounted seeing Chamberlain Sr shirtless in the video, hands at his side, without the knife or hatchet that police claim he wielded, standing in his boxer shorts. "The minute they got into the house, they didn't even give him one command. They never mentioned, 'put your hands up'. They never told him to lay down on the bed. They never did any of that. The first thing they did, as soon as that door was finally broken off the hinges, you could see the Taser light up, and it was charged, and you could see it going directly toward him." The last thing Bartlett hears on the Taser tape is "shut it off", meaning, turn off the video recording, which the police did. Within minutes, they would shoot Chamberlain Sr twice. Four months later, no one has been charged with the killing. Democracy Now! cohost Juan Gonzalez revealed the name of the shooter through his reporting in the New York Daily News, as White Plains Officer Anthony Carelli. Carelli is to be tried in coming months for alleged police brutality against two brothers, the sons of Jordanian immigrants, who say Carelli beat one of them, Jereis Hatter, while handcuffed, and called him a "raghead". Martin was killed on 26 February. A Florida grand jury is expected to begin the investigation into his killing on 10 April. The next day, 11 April, a New York grand jury is scheduled to begin hearing evidence in the case of Chamberlain Sr. He was killed last November. In both cases, an African-American male was gunned down. In both cases, the shooter is known to the police. In Chamberlain's case, it is the police. And no one has been arrested.[/quote] I don't even have anything to say, this is just wow. Truly disgusting.

What the actual fuck.

Incredibly late.

[QUOTE=Shiftyze;35513058]As with Trayvon Martin, the black teenager recently killed in Florida, there are recordings of the events which include a racial slur directed at the victim.[/QUOTE] Oh, COME THE FUCK ON.

Yeah this article is just trying to keep this shit going. This guys death is nothing like Trayvon Martin's case.

[quote]Martin was killed on 26 February. A Florida grand jury is expected to begin the investigation into his killing on 10 April. The next day, 11 April, a New York grand jury is scheduled to begin hearing evidence in the case of Chamberlain Sr. He was killed last November. In both cases, an African-American male was gunned down. In both cases, the shooter is known to the police. In Chamberlain's case, it is the police. And no one has been arrested.[/quote] how is that relevant to what happened in New York?

A month late: [url]http://facepunch.com/threads/1168838[/url]

[QUOTE=MR-X;35513278]Yeah this article is just trying to keep this shit going. This guys death is nothing like Trayvon Martin's case.[/QUOTE] Yes. Because this appears alot worse. Policemen apparently very cold bloodedly killed a man, possibly with a racist motive. [QUOTE=Electrocuter;35513423]A month late: [url]http://facepunch.com/threads/1168838[/url][/QUOTE] That old article apparently just reports the initial knowgledge of this case and this is more about the legal action that has followed.

My heart goes out to him, but it's a stretch to say the least that this is related to the Trayvon Martin killing.

I doubt this is the whole story. They just... Kill him? For no reason?

I honestly don't think this relates to Trayvon Martin at all, but what the actual fuck? Why did this happen? Why did they gun him down? I get it, there might be racism at play at some point, but don't tell me they randomly choose black people to shoot.

What, why did they come to his house in the first place?

Ok, that is beyond fucked up. Police executing a former Marine. Just, what the fuck.

[QUOTE=Killuah;35513760]What, why did they come to his house in the first place?[/QUOTE] Might wanna read the article, that could help.

[QUOTE=Ericson666;35513697]I doubt this is the whole story. They just... Kill him? For no reason?[/QUOTE] Clearly he had a weapon like the police claim and all that video evidence of him being unarmed is not as reliable. Lets not forget how dangerous senior citizens are, though :downs:

[QUOTE=Killuah;35513760]What, why did they come to his house in the first place?[/QUOTE] Read the article. It mentions a LifeAid pendant.

-snip- nevermind, that was a terrible joke.

[quote]The next day, 11 April, a New York grand jury is scheduled to begin hearing evidence in the case of Chamberlain Sr.[/quote] Nice to know such depressing stuff is going to occur on my birthday.

I seriously hope those bastards lose their badges and get run out of town.

I am SOOOOOO confused. He accidentally called for medical assistance so armed police turn up and kill him? Why were armed police called?

I read the article but I didn't think armed police come in and break down doors, shooting tasers and guns at elderly carrying the life aid pendants that were activated. I don't understand.

[QUOTE=Occlusion;35514542]I am SOOOOOO confused. He accidentally called for medical assistance so armed police turn up and kill him? Why were armed police called?[/QUOTE] They were just normal police, the armed police bit refers to them having a gun and taser. The police were called because he set of his pendant.

This article was written pretty badly, I can hardly make sense of what's going on. Nevertheless it sounds like another bullshit racism case that will only further deteriorate our policemen's image.

[QUOTE=shauntp;35514653]They were just normal police, the armed police bit refers to them having a gun and taser. The police were called because he set of his pendant.[/QUOTE] Missing the point. He needed MEDICAL help. So where are the emergency crews

Cops do racial profiling. Hard. If he opened the door and let the cops in without any resistance he might've lived, which is pretty sad.

[quote=Article]Bartlett recounted seeing Chamberlain Sr shirtless in the video, hands at his side, [B]without the knife or hatchet that police claim he wielded.[/B][/quote] Wow, that's a big dick move. "Why'd you kill this innocent guy?" "Uhhhh, he had a knife!" Not only it's a lie, but what if he had a knife? What if he was chopping up vegetables or something? Doesn't really give you permission to just kill the guy. If he was running at you with the knife then the story might have been different though.

The article is pretty difficult to read.

I am having trouble making everything click so the lifealert pendant called the police and not an ambulance or anything, the police already know what color the guy is and just execute him for being black? that is some dark shit, obviously this was a racially motivated murder but I can't help but think there's a piece missing here

[quote] As with Trayvon Martin, the black teenager recently killed in Florida, there are recordings of the events which include a racial slur directed at the victim. [/quote] They totally aren't trying to start a shitstorm here.

[QUOTE=legolover122;35515378]They totally aren't trying to start a shitstorm here.[/QUOTE] I don't know, sounds like this case deserves one to be honest.