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June 14, 2012

NY Cop Indicted for Killing Unarmed Black Teen Ramarley Graham; Parents Speak Out 
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A New York police officer was indicted on manslaughter charges Wednesday
for the fatal shooting of an unarmed African-American teen who was
killed in his own home. Eighteen-year-old Ramarley Graham was shot at
close range on February 2 after being chased by narcotics officers.
Graham was trying to empty a bag of marijuana into the toilet before he
was killed. On Wednesday, the indicted officer, Richard Haste, pleaded
not guilty to charges of first- and second-degree manslaughter in a
Bronx courtroom. He was released on $50,000 dollars bail. After the
hearing, Ramarley Graham's parents, Constance Malcolm and Frank Graham,
spoke out.

Constance Malcolm: "Ramarley was only eighteen. We have too much of this
going on and it passed to stop —-— we need this to stop. We
can't keep killing our kids. It has to stop. Something has to come out
of this."

Frank Graham: "I keep asking why did he kill our son? Why? Why? Why did
he kill our son? Eighteen years old. Eighteen. He did nothing to deserve
this."

 

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