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The Breakdown with Shaun King

Ep. 525 - Police FINALLY indicted for the murder of Jamarion Robinson

The Breakdown with Shaun King

The North Star

News, Society & Culture

4.812.6K Ratings

🗓️ 27 October 2021

⏱️ 14 minutes

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Summary

His name should be a household name that we say alongside so many other victims of police violence. Over 5 years ago police fired hundreds of shots at Jamarion Robinson - shooting him 76 times and killing him. Today I’ll speak about the case and the peculiar nature of why some cases go viral, but most never do.

Transcript

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Over five years ago, in August of 2016, police shot a young brother named Jamarian Robinson,

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76 times.

0:14.0

In fact, hundreds of bullets, hundreds of shots were fired at him.

0:19.6

And ultimately, of course, he was killed.

0:23.6

But his name is hardly mentioned when we name those who were victims of police violence

0:31.0

in America.

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It should be.

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And his name should be a household name.

0:35.1

Yesterday, thank God, some of the police who shot and killed Jamarian were indicted in

0:42.6

Atlanta for his murder, indicted on multiple charges, including murder charges.

0:48.9

We think there's a possibility that more charges may be coming.

0:52.2

I want to unpack and explain this case and talk about the tireless efforts of Jamarian's

0:58.6

family and local activists and organizers who were relentless in fighting for justice in

1:03.8

this case, accountability in this case, and how they never gave up.

1:08.5

This is Sean King.

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You are listening, too.

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The breakdown.

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