Archived Texas town greets murder charge over teen shot by police in moving car (theguardian.com)
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Archived Texas town greets murder charge over teen shot by police in moving car (theguardian.com)
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'According to 2015 figures from Reporting Texas, though only about a quarter of the population is white, some 80% of Balch Springs officers are white. '
'But in 2015 the Balch Springs force was happy to show local media body camera footage of an encounter with an unarmed and uncooperative car theft suspect that it appeared to consider a model of restrained policing. '
'Last year, when Tulsa police officer Betty Shelby shot dead an unarmed man, Terence Crutcher, she was charged with manslaughter six days later. '
'Despite federal guidelines advising police not to shoot at moving vehicles, Oliver fired with a rifle and Jordan was hit in the head. '
'A community that was barely keeping its anger in check got the first step it demanded on Friday when the Dallas-area police officer who shot dead a 15-year-old boy was charged with murder. '
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