And now Duanna Johnson Is Dead

[Shana A]

And now Duanna Johnson Is Dead
by: Autumn Sandeen
Mon Nov 10, 2008 at 14:18:50 PM EST

http://pamshouseblend.com/showDiary.do?diaryId=8130

There's an article out today, published by Eyewitness News, Memphis, Tennessee. It's entitled Homicide Victim Identified as Transgendered Person, Duanna Johnson.

[Duanna Johnson] Her name may be familiar to you. Duanna was the Tennessee transgender woman who was shown on surveillance tape being beaten by Memphis Police Officers reported on this past June.

[RebeccaFog]

That whole incident from the beating up until the death is so sad.  I'm worried about a lot of people. I don't know their names, but I'm scared for them.  I wish I could build safe havens in every state.

[Kendall]

I believe the two police that were fired because of beating hir are involved or killed hir.

[RebeccaFog]

Hopefully, the feds will get involved.

[mickie88]

Hopefully, the feds will get involved.

with the Bush administration that sure isn't happening!!!


Warrior Princess Mickie

[RebeccaFog]

It's important then that we have someone advocating for the victim.  There must be family somewhere who want justice.

[tinkerbell]

OMG    That's horrible! I'm so sorry to hear that!

BTW I concur with Kendra! 

tink

[mickie88]

I believe the two police that were fired because of beating hir are involved or killed hir.

OMG    That's horrible! I'm so sorry to hear that!

BTW I concur with Kendra! 

tink

big deal they were fired, a uniform isn't going to stop them from doing it again if the chance arises, i'm sorry to say...


Warrior Princess Mickie

[MeghanAndrews]

a little more than a week to go until Day of Remembrance too, it's events like this that remind us that we'll susceptible to violence, all of us.