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https://www.usatoday.com/story/news...-mall-shut-down-protests-continue/3050137002/

'Pursuit of justice': Sacramento mall shut down as protests continue over Stephon Clark decision

A small group of protesters staged a sit-in that led to the closure of Sacramento’s largest mall Sunday, marking the second day of demonstrations in California’s capital after prosecutors said no charges would be filed in the Stephon Clark killing.

District Attorney Anne Marie Schubert announced the decision Saturday, saying an investigation revealed the two police officers who gunned down Clark, 22, in his grandparents’ backyard last March had reason to believe their lives were at risk.

Clark did not have a weapon, but the officers -- Terrence Mercadal and Jared Robinet -- said he was advancing toward them and they mistook the cellphone in his hand for a gun.

“We must recognize that they are often forced to make split-second decisions, and we must recognize that they are under tense, uncertain and rapidly evolving circumstances,” Schubert said.

Several dozen people protested Saturday in Sacramento over the latest police killing of an unarmed black man, and the smaller group gathered at the Arden Fair Mall and held up signs of protest Sunday morning.

Mall officials told the Sacramento Bee they closed down the shopping center out of concern the demonstration could turn into a confrontation. There was “high potential for crowds that the interior of the mall couldn’t accommodate safely,’’ spokesman Nathan Spradlin said.

The leader of the group, Berry Accius, told news reporters forcing the mall to be closed “was the only way for folks to realize what’s going on,” adding that mall visitors will be “inconvenienced, like we are every day having black skin.”

Clark’s family called an afternoon news conference with members of the Rev. Al Sharpton’s National Action Network to press their “pursuit of justice.’’

Attorney Ben Crump, who represents the family, said Sunday on Sharpton’s MSNBC show that California Attorney General Xavier Becerra is expected to release the results of his own investigation later this month. Crump said his clients are hoping for a different conclusion than the one reached by local prosecutors.

Relatives have voiced displeasure with Schubert revealing during her presentation Saturday that Clark had been involved in an incident of domestic violence with his fiancee two days before police confronted him after getting calls about a man breaking car windows on March 18, 2018.

His death, on the heels of police killings of African-Americans such as Michael Brown, Eric Garner and Philando Castile, sparked protests and calls for more police accountability in California and New York.

Schubert presented Clark as a troubled man, saying he conducted online searches about how to commit suicide and was concerned about going to jail for violating terms of his probation. She also said a toxicology screen showed Clark had traces of Codeine, marijuana and Xanax in his body at the time of the incident.

“Whatever he was doing, whatever his character is or his actions prior to those police gunning him down is no one’s business. That not justification,’’ Clark’s mother, SeQuette Clark, told news reporters Saturday.

In a tearful news conference, Salena Manni, Clark’s fiancee and the mother of his two sons, said the DA’s decision extended a “shameful legacy" of officers killing black men without consequences.

“What I feel the DA announced today was not about what happened on March 16, was not about what happened on March 17. It was what happened on March 18, when the officers murdered my fiancee," Manni said. "That’s what this is about.’’
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https://www.huffpost.com/entry/california-stephon-clark-police-charges_n_5c7d98b1e4b069b2129ec82c

Activists Call On California AG To Charge Officers In Stephon Clark Shooting

Protests broke out after the Sacramento district attorney said she would not charge the police officers.


Activists are calling on California Attorney General Xavier Becerra to file charges against the officers who shot Stephon Clark last year after the Sacramento district attorney said her office would not.

On Saturday, Sacramento District Attorney Anne-Marie Schubert said at a press conference the two police officers who in March 2018 shot 22-year-old Clark, who was black and unarmed would not face criminal charges. She said the evidence supported the officers’ account that Clark was moving toward them when they fired, and they thought Clark was pointing a gun.

Officers shot Clark multiple times after responding to a call about car window breakings and chasing him into his grandparents’ yard. When he was shot, Clark was holding a cell phone.

On Monday, civil rights activist Rev. Shane Harris, president of the People’s Alliance for Justice, delivered a letter to the California Justice Department office in Sacramento addressed to Becerra, urging the state attorney general to charge the officers involved in Clark’s shooting death.

Alongside other faith leaders, Harris is asking Becerra to prosecute officers before the one year anniversary of Clark’s death, on March 18.

“This is Michael Brown. This is Trayvon Martin. This is Eric Garner all over again,” Rev. Harris told HuffPost by phone Monday, listing off other unarmed black men and boys killed by police. “This is why we’re outraged.”

Harris added that he and others are hoping Becerra will have the “courage” to prosecute the officers.

The attorney general’s office told HuffPost Monday that it could not comment on ongoing investigations.

During Saturday’s press conference about the lack of charges, Schubert also talked about Clark’s cell phone records, saying these showed he had searched online for information about suicide and at one point texted the mother of his kids about killing himself.

Clark’s family and others criticized Schubert for bringing it up, saying any suicidal texts were irrelevant to officers shooting him dead that night.

“Whatever he was doing, or on, whatever his character is or his actions prior to those police gunning him down, is no one’s business,” Clark’s mother SeQuette said Saturday. “That’s not justification, that’s not a permit to kill him.”

“It was completely insulting and egregious,” Harris told HuffPost Monday of the DA’s remarks. “Not only did they not charge the officers, but then she rubbed it in and she criminalized a dead man. This is a moral issue.”

The Sacramento DA’s office did not immediately respond to a request for comment.

Black Lives Matter’s Sacramento chapter led protests after the DA’s announcement, including shutting down a local mall over the weekend. The group called Schubert’s comments “vile.”

“No justification for murder!” Black Lives Matter Sacramento tweeted. “No excuses!”

There were more protests planned for Monday night.
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http://www.capradio.org/news/insigh...ficers-shines-a-light-on-police-use-of-force/

Sacramento Police Chief Says Officers Who Shot Stephon Clark Could Rejoin Street Patrol

Sacramento Police Chief Daniel Hahn says he believes the officers who shot and killed Stephon Clark last March could safely return to street patrol in the city.

Sacramento County District Attorney Anne-Marie Schubert announced this weekend there would be no charges filed against the two officers, Jared Robinet and Terrence Mercadal. The officers returned to work 90 days after the shooting.

Speaking on Insight with Beth Ruyak Monday, Hahn says the department has made a number of policy changes since then, including stricter requirements on officers muting body cameras and pursuing suspects on foot. Still, he pointed out that any discipline for the two officers would be based on the policies at the time.

Hahn says the department's internal review of the incident must wait on not only the district attorney's review but also the investigation of state Attorney General Xavier Becerra. Hahn has not yet received the AG's report.
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On whether the officers should be fired.

Yeah, I completely understand people's anger and frustration about this whole thing. But at the same time somebody's call for them to be fired plays absolutely no bearing on my decision. My decision is based on their actions as they're compared to what our policy was. And for me justice is a couple of things. Justice is was it legal and was it ... When their actions are compared to our policy and legal, if they are within those things, that's justice on one hand. The other part of justice to me is, how do we move forward and ensure that outcomes like this aren't the result of our interactions in our community? That too is justice. But justice is not to me some belief that an outcome should come without the facts and irregardless of whether they match the law or policy to me that is not justice. Justice is fact-based. And compared to what our laws and our policies are.
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On whether the officers could effectively and safely be back on the streets in Sacramento patrolling.

Well I think that's a distinct possibility and yes I do.
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Hellczar said:
That be the hard part when coon niggas get got by white people do we still ride for them?
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Absolutely not. since this negro was so enamored with being white-adjacent, let his Becky, Brad-bros, and all of their families ride for him instead. let's see if they'll stand on the front line in his honor
 
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