Ep. 472 - Police in Arkansas just murdered an unarmed, non-violent white child.

The Breakdown with Shaun King

The North Star

News, Society & Culture

4.8 • 12.6K Ratings

🗓️ 30 June 2021

⏱️ 17 minutes

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Summary

Hunter Brittain. Know this name. Last week police in Arkansas shot and killed him. Hunter was just 17 and was beloved by his family and community. Today I will unpack and explain the case and speak on just how rare it is for this type of painful injustice to happen to a white child.

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0:30.0	Last week in rural Arkansas, a 17 year old child named Hunter Britain,
0:36.0	who is white and in part that is going to be central to this story,
0:41.0	was shot and killed by police.
0:44.0	Hunter was unarmed, nonviolent, broke no laws.
0:49.0	Yet was still shot and killed by police on contact.
0:52.0	It's a grave injustice.
0:54.0	And I have questions, questions about the case and questions about
0:59.0	how this might impact the way some American see police violence.
1:04.0	Let me unpack and explain it.
1:06.0	This is Sean King and you are listening to The Breakdown.
1:11.0	The Breakdown.
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1:40.0	is really just as important as your physical health.
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