The Militant - April 5, 2010 -- Letters

Vol. 74/No. 13 April 5, 2010

Letters

Cop killings in Oregon
There have been a series of protests in Portland, Oregon, since the police shot and killed Aaron Campbell, an unarmed young Black man, January 29.

After someone called 911 for a domestic disturbance, the cops arrived on the scene and Campbell was ordered to come out of his home with his hands up. Shortly after he emerged with his hands on the back of his head, a cop shot him in the back. He was handcuffed while bleeding to death on the ground with no attempt to resuscitate him.

Each time the Portland cops shoot and kill an unarmed person, they are not charged with homicide but instead are exonerated and returned to duty later.

Marta De Leon
Beaverton, Oregon

Grateful for ‘Militant’
Those of us here who read and circulate the paper are grateful. Thank you. Also, we’re not hearing much on Venezuela, other than corporate media hype, which is difficult to combat.

A prisoner
California

‘Militant’ Prisoners’ Fund
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