What Happened To Linden Cameron?

Salt Lake City Police shoot a 13-year old boy who had mental issues.

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We're going to send a message to American law enforcement.

This is getting ridiculous. I am fed up with the way policing is handled in America.

You remember that Tamir Rice was shot within a few seconds of a cop pulling out of his vehicle.

Now you hear about a young boy with autism being shot by the police after his mother called them on a mental issue. Now there's protests in Salt Lake City, Utah and a call for the cops to be fired and criminally charged with attempted murder.

Golda Barton called the police for a crisis intervention transport because her son, 13-year old Linden Cameron was having a mental breakdown. He was on the autism spectrum disorder (Asperger's syndrome).

Linden was having a breakdown that his mother was returning back to work and he started throwing things and tearing up inside the home. She called the law for a mental health procedure.

He was unarmed.

Barton said that Linden was "a kid... trying to get attention, he doesn't know how to regulate."

When the Salt Lake City Police arrived to the home. They told her to stay put when they arrived into the home. She heard the cops telling him to "Get down on the ground," and then gunshots.

A Utah mom calls the law to do a welfare check on her child and they ended up shooting him.

In a presser, Police Sgt. Kith Horrocks said that his officers were called to the home around 10pm to respond to a "violent psych issue" involving a juvenile who "had made threats to some folks with a weapon."

Horrocks said there was no indication that Linden had a weapon on him but he stressed that investigation is in the early stages and there will handed to a grand jury.

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Linden, a young white boy fled from the address on foot, and that one cop fired at him during a "short foot pursuit." The cops provided medical aid until he was transported into the hospital. Linden is currently in serious condition.

He was shot. They didn't determine where he was shot at but it was noted he has injuries to his shoulder, ankles, intestines and bladder.

Barton at first thought they killed her son. The cops said that her son was killed.

She said that law enforcement's handling of the matter was completely fucked up. She said that they were dealing with a child not a grown ass man. Regardless of that, she believed that cops have pepper spray, rubber bullets and Tasers to detain suspects who suffer from mental issues.

Linden is lucky to be alive. Another bad cop shoots an unarmed child.

"He's a small child. Why don't you just tackle him?" Barton said. "You are big police officers with massive amounts of resources. Come on, give me a break."

Salt City City mayor Erin Mendenhall said in a statement that she wants to make sure she gets the full details of the incident and did say that she's thankful that the boy is alive and no one else is injured.

"No matter the circumstances, what happened on Friday night is a tragedy, and I expect this investigation to be handled swiftly and transparently for the sake of everyone involved," she said.

Body camera footage will be released soon.

Black people are getting fed up with this.

We protest.

We call for justice.

We call for peace.

We call for change in the way police handle situations.

We say we all want to go home.

We register to vote.

And nothing ever changes. It's getting to a point where now, if more Black men and women are killed by police, there's going to be someone who harbors hatred towards law enforcement plotting to assassinate police officers at their weakest points.

It touches the nation's politicians, entertainers, athletes, social media activists and families of the victims. We see these incidents over and over again. Never in my life, have I seen this much brutality from police towards people of color.

Linden's mom is angry over the incident.

Trump, himself had told cops to rough up people.

Still, we see another incident where the police shoot an unarmed boy. It hits social media and goes viral. They tell us to not rush to judgement. You're only getting one side of the story. But when the world see the unprecedented killing of a citizen supposedly being detained by police, you're not going to believe the bullshit a cop's gonna tell you.

Trust me, I don't believe the cop's version.

African Americans are going to send a message to the police.... Our message is pure and simple!

STOP KILLING US! STOP USING THE "I FEAR FOR MY LIFE" AS AN EXCUSE!

Everytime a person of color is shot and killed by the police, the far-right wants to look up the criminal history of the suspect.

WE ARE GETTING TIRED OF THIS NARRATIVE! NO MORE EXCUSES! IF YOU CAN DETAIN ARMED WHITE SUSPECT, YOU SHOULD BE ABLE TO DETAIN A BLACK MAN WITHOUT USING DEADLY FORCE!

Again, why do police believe a fleeing suspect is a "threat on their lives?"

Cops should be able to take down a suspect without use of force. They have them Tasers! Oops, they shot people who grab Tasers.

They get in their vehicles and pull off. Oops. Cops shoot at cars when they back up and flee.

If you fear for your life, you should not be a cop!

Everyday at least 103 people die from gun violence. I can't even tell you how many stories I've missed involving gun violence in the country. Police shootings are part of the systematic problem with gun violence. No amount of training will ever stop a cop from using split judgement when it comes to a life-or-death situation. However, given how many of these incidents should have involved  deescalation, these fatal encounters should have been prevented.

WHEN COPS SEE A BLACK MAN WITH A FIREARM REGARDLESS OF IT BEING LEGAL OR ILLEGAL, THEY AUTOMATICALLY SHOOT THE BLACK MAN. EVEN AN UNARMED BLACK MAN JUST REACHING FOR A WALLET OR A DOOR HANDLE COULD BE KILLED BY THE COPS. NOW A BLACK MAN FLEEING AN ARRESTING OFFICER COULD BE KILLED. WHETHER THEY'RE IN THEIR VEHICLE OR RUNNING FROM THEM. THE COPS WILL SHOOT THE BLACK MAN.

THE POLICE AND JUNK FOOD MEDIA TRY TO MAKE THE VICTIM, "THE BAD GUY" BY BRINGING UP HIS PAST HISTORY, HIS SOCIAL MEDIA OR HIS FAMILY LIFE. 

MANY WHITES (IN LARGE GROUPS) HAVE FIREARMS IN FRONT OF POLICE AND THEY NEVER GET SHOT OR KILLED. WHY AREN'T THEY AFRAID OF THEM?

WHENEVER SOMEONE COMPLAINS ABOUT THE LACK OF BLACK FATHERS, I CONTINUE TO DENOUNCE THIS BULLSHIT. I OFTEN REMIND THEM THAT THE POLICE KILL BLACK FATHERS. THE POLICE LEAVE CHILDREN OF COLOR WITHOUT A BLACK FATHER. AND NO AMOUNT OF MONEY COULD BRING THE PEACE AND TRANQUILITY TO THE FAMILIES OF THOSE KILLED BY THE COPS.

We have unrest in the nation. African Americans, Latinos and Native Americans had enough of the status quo in politics, religion, entertainment and law. The need to change started on May 25, 2020 when a cop placed his knee on the neck of an American citizen. He screamed, "I can't breathe...." and cried for his "mama."

I repeat myself over and over again! I use the same old copy and paste. I hear the same trolls saying that there's nothing we can do. I keep hearing "concern" trolls telling us that it's their own fault for their own deaths. I hear the same old talking points about "good guys with guns" and "god's given rights."

Trump and lawmakers elected to federal office made politics extremely toxic. It's not just the fault of our dear leader and lawmakers, but relentless agitators on the 24/7 cable news channels. They are profiting off division and divisiveness. The internet is also a problem. It's is a breeding ground for potential mass shooters. Facebook, Twitter, Google and other social media outlets have been "ground zero" for disinformation, partisan threats and social activism. Incels and social outcasts find their outlets on sites that inspire them to cause harm to their fellow human beings.

If this was your son?

I would be calling for the firing and arrest of that officer.

I would be protesting for justice for the victims of police shootings.

I would be calling for the media to give my son the same treatment they given others.

I would be calling for police reform to be passed by Congress and signed by President Donald Trump.

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It never happens in your community.......! Until it does! Every community in the United States will eventually have a legacy. A legacy of tragedy. A mass shooting will affect your town, your family and your life. So I don't want to hear that bullshit about how "guns save lives." They don't. The only thing that survives a gun shooting is the gun.

FOR EVERY BAD COP, THERE WILL BE A DEAD COP!

I DON'T BELIEVE EVERYTHING ON THE INTERNET OR THE COP'S VERSION.

GUN VIOLENCE IS THE NUMBER ONE THREAT IN THE UNITED STATES.

THERE IS NO GOD!

GOD IS NOT FIXING THIS!

We haven't forgotten about the many mass shootings in the United States. COVID-19 doesn't stop individuals from picking up firearms and killing others.