As the Trayvon Martin case draws national attention, we look at another
fatal shooting of an African-American male that has received far less
scrutiny. Kenneth Chamberlain, Sr., a 68-year-old African-American
Marine veteran, was fatally shot in November by White Plains, NY, police
who responded to a false alarm from his medical alert pendant. The
officers broke down Chamberlain’s door, tasered him, and then shot him
dead. Audio of the entire incident was recorded by the medical alert
device in Chamberlain’s apartment. We’re joined by family attorneys and
Chamberlain’s son, Kenneth Chamberlain, Jr., who struggles through tears
to recount his father’s final moments, including the way police
officers mocked his father’s past as a marine. "For them to look at my
father that way, (with) no regard for his life, every morning I think
about it," he says.Video
Source: Democracy Now
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