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Ex-Police Officer Charged With Murder in Columbus Shooting
The Ohio lawyer basic introduced expenses in opposition to Adam Coy, a Columbus police officer when Andre Hill, a Black man, was fatally shot in December.
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Today, the Franklin County grand jury indicted Mr. Coy on the next expenses: homicide in the fee of a felony, that felony being felonious assault; a separate cost of felonious assault; one rely of dereliction of obligation based mostly on Mr. Coy’s failure to have interaction his physique digital camera; and one rely of dereliction of obligation based mostly on his failure to tell his fellow officer that he felt that Mr. Hill offered a hazard. Law enforcement officers are held in a excessive regard due to their sacrifice, their braveness, their service to our communities. They undertake the more and more troublesome and harmful process of defending our communities. But each particular person is answerable for and judged by his or her personal actions. Neither guilt nor advantage could also be inferred just by affiliation. The huge advantage of legislation enforcement is diminished by the only a few dangerous actors amongst its ranks, and solely by holding a nasty actor accountable can that advantage be sustained. Here’s what I imply in plain English: identical guidelines for everyone. Truth is the most effective pal of justice, and the grand jury right here discovered the reality. Andre Hill shouldn’t be useless.
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