What Happened To Ricardo Munoz?

The junk food media shows the mugshot of victim.

BLACK LIVES MATTER

It keeps happening. And every time a cop kills another person of color, you're going to expect "an eye for an eye." The latest round of police violence happens in the country will set off a catalyst.

This is happening in "Donald J. Trump's America." If we re-elect Trump and Mike Pence, we're going to have more chaos and it could lead to violent acts towards people of color, Muslims, LGBTQ individuals, immigrants, those in law enforcement and currently serving politicians.

Trump is running on a white nationalist platform. He will try to pin all the blame on Joe Biden and Kamala Harris as a last ditch effort to win over white voters. With Russia propaganda and agitators from both sides of the spectrum trying to sow discourse, it's going to take a miracle to drag Joe Biden across the finish line.

We are in a fucking coronavirus pandemic. We have civil unrest from coast to coast. We have natural disasters getting worse. We have an economic crisis in the country. All this while we're only less than a few months from Election Day.

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.

Trump, himself had told cops to rough up people.

The moment when the cop shot Munoz running towards him with a knife.

Okay, you far-right agitators are starting to piss us off. You have the audacity to sit here a post images of Black men with firearms and knives in order to justify the reasons of police to shoot and kill. Just last week, you have two fucking white terrorists shot protesters in Kenosha, Wisconsin and Portland, Oregon.

The police practically allowed the Kenosha shooter walk away after he shot and killed two people.

BE WARNED THE VIDEO AND IMAGES ARE GRAPHIC.

Still, we see another incident where the police kill a man and someone films it. 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.

Protests immediately happened upon the news of Munoz's shooting.

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!

WE ARE GETTING TIRED OF THE JUNK FOOD MEDIA ALWAYS SHOWING THE MUGSHOTS OF A PERSON OF COLOR BEING SHOT BY THE COPS! WHY CAN'T THEY USE PICTURES OF THE VICTIM BEING A HUMAN BEING AND NOT A CRIMINAL. THEY SHOWED POSITIVE PICTURES OF THAT WHITE TERRORIST WHO KILLED TWO PROTESTERS IN WISCONSIN. THEY HAVEN'T SHOWN HIS MUGSHOT YET. 

IF YOU FEAR FOR YOUR LIFE, YOU SHOULD NOT BE A MEMBER OF LAW ENFORCEMENT!

This happened in Lancaster, Pennsylvania. Another incident where a cop shoots dead a man after he saw the suspect with a knife towards his head.

This happened on Sunday.

Police posted the officer's body camera video on social media showing 27-year old Ricardo Munoz, chasing the officer down a sidewalk with a knife. The officer fired several shots while running away.

Didn't bother picking up a Taser or using pepper spray.

As the cop retreated, he emptied his firearm.

The cop was placed in the freezer pending an investigation into whether force was justified.

Hundreds took to the streets of Lancaster following the shooting, a crowd forming outside the police station. The department said that multiple vehicles and government vehicles were damaged.

The Lancaster District Attorney Heather Adams called for calm and said that a thorough investigation into the matter will happen.

"We ask the acts of protest remain peaceful as violence and destruction of property will become headlines and serve no purpose for the safety and wellbeing of our citizens and neighborhoods," she said.

According to the family, they said Munoz was mentally ill and was not on his medication.

The law responded to a "domestic dispute" at a set of row houses in the city. The reports says that Munoz was being aggressive towards his mother and his sister. He was trying to break into the home and they called 9-1-1 to have him detained.

The cop arrived 10 minutes later and confronts Munoz. Within seconds, Munoz is screaming holding a knife above his head in a clear view and threatening manner. The cop fired on him and Munoz dropped. He was dead on the scene.

Munoz was awaiting a criminal trial on four counts of aggravated assault before he was shot and killed. He had previous charges of stalking, harassment and criminal trespassing. Last year, he was accused of stabbing four people.

In that incident, he was tased by the law and taken into custody.

Police chief Jarrad Berkihiser held a presser to address the shooting. He said that the incident is under investigation and he promised that they will get to the bottom of it. He called for protests to be calm.

Mayor Danene Sorace said that she was saddened by the events. She said that it was a heartbreaking day for the city and she said that she grieves with those involved.

Lancaster is 40 miles from Harrisburg. It has 53,000 residents.

Protesters destroy property in the wake of Ricardo Munoz's being shot and killed by police.

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 the 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."

Moments of silence, street memorials, naming of public places, saying "Your heart goes out to...," lowering of flags and hashtags are platitudes. They are a huge waste of time. It's a man-made crisis created by a lazy ass government. They are enabling this. Donald J. Trump, Congress and the National Rifle Association are a bunch of lily-livered cowards. They are numb to gun violence.

This is the row house where the incident happened.

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.

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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. Gun violence 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.