Unarmed black man shot by police in Sacramento

I gave him a pass. You never know how you will act when your sibling dies. I thought it was excessive but I don't know how people grieve so I am a poor judge of him or anyone for that matter.

 

Allegedly flossing with donation money..
I don't even think he can be sat down by elders to calm down...

https://video.twimg.com/ext_tw_video/981125045027160064/pu/vid/360x640/38U5N__uIydUEgSb.mp4

 

..and what's those murderous pigs that killed his Brother up to???????????????

That's where your attention SHOULD be...

 

She doesn't actually care

 

Of course she doesn't.

 

Funny how that's what she chooses to post. This is the latest:

http://www.sacbee.com/latest-news/article208358729.html

April 09, 2018 03:35 PM

Updated April 10, 2018 08:07 AM

The brother of Stephon Clark said Monday he received in-patient mental health treatment last week after police responded to a disturbance call about his behavior at a local hotel, highlighting what he and community activists say is a need for crisis services in the wake of police shootings.

Stevante Clark, the older brother of Stephon Clark, said he was taken to University of California Davis Medical Center April 1 after police responded to a 911 call in north Sacramento regarding a disturbance about 9 a.m. that morning. Clark said he subsequently spent about two days as an inpatient in a nearby mental health facility.

"It was great. I needed it," said Clark. "They didn't make me go there. I asked the officers to take me to the hospital."

Clark told The Bee that he has struggled with his mental health since two Sacramento police officers shot and killed his brother on March 18. He said the intense attention from media and community has been difficult to cope with and made it hard to maintain focus on his brother's life and legacy.

"I needed to be away from the fake love," Clark said. "The hospital helped me because they understand I am normal. ... I am not a celebrity. Now I'm scared."

Stephon Clark was shot and killed in his grandmother's backyard. Clark was holding a cellphone, which officers apparently mistook for a gun.

Police had originally been responding to a 911 call about a man breaking car windows in the Meadowview neighborhood when a Sacramento County Sheriff's Department helicopter assisting on the call located Clark in a backyard and directed officers to him. Police subsequently said they believe Clark was the subject of the 911 call, but have not yet finished their investigation.

The incident has drawn intense media coverage, led to weeks of protests and re-ignited discussions about race in American policing. Protesters shut down Interstate 5 one evening. On another night, Stevante Clark and supporters seized the focus of a City Council meeting.

Stevante Clark was admitted to the hospital last Sunday after someone called police about a disturbance at The Greens Hotel on Del Paso Boulevard. Clark said he had caused damage at the hotel, where his family was staying to avoid scrutiny. The Greens is a boutique motel that was purchased and renovated about nine months ago, according to front desk staff.

Sacramento Police Department spokesman Eddie Macaulay confirmed officers transported Clark to UC Davis for mental health reasons after encountering him that morning when they responded to a disturbance call.

Under California Welfare and Institutions Code section 5150, law enforcement personnel and some other mental health providers can place a person under a 72-hour involuntary hold if the subject is deemed a danger to himself or others. It is not clear if police or hospital staff requested Clark be admitted, but Clark said he was placed on an involuntary hold.

Macaulay said Clark was cooperative with officers. He could not immediately say who made the 911 call.

Many African American community members said they have seen multiple people in recent days asking for mental health help after the Clark shooting. Some said that after other police shootings, such as that of Joseph Mann in 2016, they noticed similar mental health impacts for the families and community involved.

"The mental health and the PTSD and that other stuff is real," said Richard Owens, a members of the Law Enforcement Accountability Directive, which has worked for police reforms in Sacramento. "It just hits you in the gut."

On Saturday, a local pastor invited people who have "been feeling trauma" as a result of the Clark shooting and its aftermath to gather together for mutual support. A psychologist attended the "Safe Black Space" meeting at Unity Church of Sacramento to help participants process their emotions, said pastor Kevin Ross.

A publicly released video showing police shooting and killing Clark has been a source of stress for some people — including Stevante Clark — who have followed news events, Ross said. "To see such a thing in such a graphic way, over and over, is traumatizing," he said.

"There are mothers who are terrified for their black sons," he said. "People who do not trust law enforcement. We had people wailing, expressing their pain. Grown men crying."

Another meeting of the group will be scheduled for next month, Ross said.

Ross called Stevante Clark's recent behavior, including outbursts at public meetings, "a call for help and a call for love."

"He has lost both of his brothers due to some form of gun violence. That is not a normal occurrence for a young person. It would be difficult for anyone to keep it together under the circumstances."

Clark's stepbrother De'Markus McKinnie was accidentally fatally shot in the abdomen in 2006.

"I have seen Stevante on multiple occasions, and he was having a crisis," said Ross, who said he worked as a mental health technician in college. He said his psychiatric hold could benefit him "if it's handled with sensitivity and compassion."

For Clark, the respite has allowed him to regain focus on his "talking points," he said. He praised the staff and other patients at the facility for helping him.

"They treated me nice," he said. "The love I received there was incredible ... It felt so good just to sit there."

Clark said he wanted to work toward more police reform including more diversity on the force and more community policing, and providing security for his brother's two young children, his grandmother and his mother.

"My little brother's name living forever in a positive light is the most important thing to me," he said.

 

Just FYI - protests are continuing on a daily basis, there have also been other special council meetings. As much as it may be being publicized in other areas, the video is played over and over here. I know lots of moms who have disconnected from SM and such. People are traumatized, they are outraged, and they aren't related nor did they know Stephon.

It's not surprising at all that the brother, mother, grandmother, girlfriend, friends, etc are acting out. But here's the thing, even if they were all complete pieces of shit. Even if Stephon himself were a total piece of shit, that doesn't give the cops a pass.

This is the latest regarding body cam issues https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-new...body-cam-policy-after-deadly-shooting-n864911

 

. I REALLY hope that ain't him.

 

That's good he got some help.

 

Would the implied part of body cams would be to leave them on at ALL times. And 30 days is still a long time to cough up some recorded footage.

 

What are shaggy sheep-dog babies??

 

Exactly. I keep hearing if you don't want to get shot dont act like an asshole don't run.

 

Good question

 

Come on now.

 

No....it's a stupid question.

 

Those motherfuckers are all about the second amendment and constitutionality except for when it comes to using them on black people. Suddenly, proper escalation of force and Supreme court cases don't mean shit.

 

"Stephon Clark is the second son in that family lost to gun violence. He and Ste’Vante Clark’s older brother De’Markus McKinnie died in 2006 at age 16."

More about it all which talks about the impact of community trauma: http://www.capradio.org/articles/20...h-impacts-especially-on-his-brother-stevante/

 

Best if you're going to make yourself the face of your slain brother, make him your focus.
That money should be for his brother's kids if it's go-fund money.

 

What a disgusting way to refer to IR babies.

 

That's nothing compared to how they refer to ours...as if you'd care.