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October 13th, 2015 
Awake Goy 
Susanne Posel ,Chief Editor Occupy Corporatism | Co-Founder, Legacy Bio-Naturals
October 12, 2015
Dr. Marsha Coleman-Adebayo, and Rev. Jerome McCorry, national leaders of #RiseUpOctober, have severely condemned the reports by 2 independent investigations by “so – called experts” produced by the Cuyahoga County Prosecutor’s Office.
The reports published concluded that Timothy Loehmann, the police officer who shot and killed 12 year old Tamir Rice, was “reasonable” and therefore justified.
One report was produced by Kimberly Crawford, a former Federal Bureau of Investigations (FBI) officer, and the other was published by S. Lamar Sims, a prosecutor from Colorado.
Crawford’s report states in part: “When Officers Garmback and Loehmann arrived on the scene, Officer Loehmann was on the passenger side of the vehicle which was within close proximity to Rice. At the time, Rice was reportedly armed with a handgun, and Officer Loehmann was without cover. Following universal training and procedures, Officer Loehmann’s attention would be focused on Rice’s hands as they moved towards his waist band and lifted his jacket. Unquestionably, the actions of Rice could reasonably be perceived as a serious threat to Officer Loehmann.”
It was Crawford’s understanding that Loehmann was justified in believing that his life was in danger and Rice was a deadly threat to him.
She wrote: “The after acquired information—that the individual was twelve-years-old, and the weapon in question was an ‘airsoft gun’—is not relevant to a constitutional review of Officer Loehmann’s actions.”
As of now, there are no plans to bring this case before a grand jury.
Adebayo commented : “As a part of the constant drumbeat of unprovoked police killings, Tamir Rice, 12 years old was summarily executed by Cleveland police for allegedly playing with a toy gun. Tamir joins Emmett Till in an uniquely grotesque brotherhood of death on the streets of America where blood, dirt and white hatred walks around with impunity. Tamir’s murder demands an unequivocal response from all communities that claim to respect human life. We must take to the streets to demand that the police officer who murdered Tamir must face justice. We must proclaim that being an African child in America is not a pre-ordained death sentence.”
The exoneration of the officer who murdered the little boy inspired McCorry to say at a gathering of #RiseUpOctober: If they’re going to act like Ferguson, then we are going to bring some of the Ferguson action here to Cleveland.”
The findings of the 2 reports go against the discovery by Municipal Court Judge Ronald Adrine who ruled back in June of this year that there is probable cause to charge Loehann with murder, manslaughter and reckless homicide in the shooting death of Rice.
Although Adrine’s ruling is not a compelling of prosecutors to charge Loehann with Rice’s death, the opinion shows that there is a clear dereliction of police duty committed by Loehann.
Adrine also pointed out that there is evidence that Officer Frank Garmback, Loehann’s partner, committed reckless homicide: “This court reaches its conclusions consistent with the facts in evidence and the standard of proof that applies at this time.”
Local clergy and activists had filed affidavits with the court, asking that Adrine find probable cause to arrest Loehann and Garmback “on aggravated murder, murder, involuntary manslaughter, reckless homicide, negligent homicide and dereliction of duty charges.”
Timothy McGinty, Cuyahoga County prosecutor, commented that Adrine’s ruling does not preclude the case proceeding to a grand jury for the final decision on whether or not to charge Loehann.
The group plan to meet with demonstrators and supporters on October 24th to protest police brutality at Washington Square Park in New York.
In 2014, Rice was killed by Loehann, sustaining gunshot wounds to the torso “with injuries of a major blood vessel, intestines and pelvis.”
Officers Gramback and Loehann responded to a 9/11 call of a report that there was a person in a local playground pointing a gun.
Within seconds of arriving on the scene, Loehann shot Rice who was holding a toy gun that was missing its orange safety cap.
Rice’s family filed a wrongful death suit against Loehann and Garmback, citing excessive use of force in Rice’s death because Rice was laying on the ground when Loehann shot him 4 more times before the child received medical attention.
Rice died the next day.
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