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 (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.
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.
I believe the two police that were fired because of beating hir are involved or killed hir.
Hopefully, the feds will get involved.
Quote from: Rebis on November 10, 2008, 04:33:07 PM
Hopefully, the feds will get involved.
with the Bush administration that sure isn't happening!!!
Warrior Princess Mickie
It's important then that we have someone advocating for the victim. There must be family somewhere who want justice.
OMG :'( That's horrible! I'm so sorry to hear that!
BTW I concur with Kendra!
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Quote from: Ken/Kendra on November 10, 2008, 02:21:53 PM
I believe the two police that were fired because of beating hir are involved or killed hir.
Quote from: Tink on November 10, 2008, 08:27:27 PM
OMG :'( That's horrible! I'm so sorry to hear that!
BTW I concur with Kendra!
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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
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.