ABC News’ Byron Pitts speaks with Lee Merritt, attorney for the family of 26-year-old Marvin Scott III, who died in police custody in a Tarrant County, Texas, jail last month.
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When did this happen?
They just can't stop killing black men. And who gets arrested for two ounces of weed?? It's like they planned it.
Stop killing black people. Just stop.
These POLICE OFFICERS Seem To THINK THAT BLACK MEN Have
SUPER HUMAN STRENGTH??
WOW!! HOW MANY TIMES ARE YOU GOING TO KILL A BLACK MAN USING UNNECESSARY
FORCE??? AND USE THE SAME
TIRED EXCUSE!!!!
GOD BLESS AMERICA!!!!!
Did this just recently happen to Mr Scott last month, him being killed while in jail?
Or did this happen awhile back and its now being talked about.
The other thing is. Is that these thugs (cops🤮) need to be in jail for murdering this guy. Not fired. Because they'll get hired elsewhere to continue assaulting and murdering innocent people
Everyone is sick and tired of the abuse and murders these punks get away with killing innocent people
If you don't do as they say or want. They beat you up and 9Ã out of 10…kill you
Everyone is DONE hearing their excuse.
'Oh, I feared for my life'
(we're handcuffed you egghead)
No! Jerks!
WE!!! Fear for OUR LIVES!
Like I said…
People are DONE with these thugs abuse and killings of innocent people
And the American people are going to fight back against the government and these thugs (cops🤮)
And I don't blame them one bit
ITS TEXAS….they arrest people for walking home in a snowstorm in texas
They do our people badly – they will pay in hell!
They not releasing that video until they edit the video first
Sad. I'm so sorry for the family. Absolutely should not be happening. Good grief. Seven people for one guy..Shame… Bless yalls heart.
Here we go with police again
Sad
Too bad the family does not have to take any responsibility for this tragedy. The officers should not be held responsible for bringing and out-of-control inmate under control. What did the family do to help the young man's situation? Schizophrenia? What's a schizophrenic doing smoking marijuana?
WTF? Why weren't these inhumane individuals immediately arrested for committing murder?
Death by police for misdemeanors. This is illegal. The police seem to feel free to kill regardless of how minor the crime. I do not think we can continue to kill in custody regardless of the victim’s mental capacity. It is like letting criminals to kill i
The government better operate health clinics in police departments.
Don't just fire them they go get better jobs. It's was a murder. If I did it I'm convicted. Blk white red yellow brown. You go to jail.
Lee MERRITT for TX State Attorney General!!!
And we call for the arrest of Farrakhan for leading a terror group
Noooo not while Biden’s in office!! 😱😒
How extremely difficult to hear. I had a good friend with bipolar disorder. (Meds were always available. ) They were needed for my older friend daily. She told me this was needed for years. She suffered from extremely bad mood swings. (I had to read how to help out. ) Otherwise, the meds were mixed with the alcohol she drank regularly and her cigarettes! (Eating one a day and snacking were common place then. ) And… walking her dogs and watching the national news. (Talking and our regular volunteering were my main reasons for helping out in the first place. ) I gradually learned that bipolar disorder was exhausting!! And, these mood swings were very difficult to deal with for regular neighbors or her friends. (We all pitched in to assist and as she aged, memory losses became acutely difficult for her to deal with as well. ) So …in listening to this heartbreaking legal case, and I am just also realizing… that mental illness is seldom dealt with properly. (Patients need supportive families …or many friends to balance these special needs… which handicapped people have in their daily lives. ) I worked with college students who were physically handicapped and in wheelchairs with their supreme self determination… that they could be useful citizens. This was many years ago in Texas. (They were just welcomed on campus and helped with their daily lives. ) But… that college based program was very rare! Several years ago. I loved this part time work. And …I really was considering it as a full time career choice then. (However, you must have better training in the types of skills needed to change things for handicapped people with mental illness.) It’s not often …that we have knowledge people available. Jails are used instead. Sadly this is our criminal justice system. It’s just heartbreaking to see this case tonight. Holy smokes. We should be able to do better that this!
I think by now they would know when you do chokeholds, throw a spit hood on someones head and then proceed to dogpile him, then spray him with mase, that person is going to die
Unprofessional during an interview having someone make noise in the background is very very irritating
I wish whomever is in this attorney's background would've been quiet. All that moving around is unnecessary and distracting.
Defund the ðŸšâ€Â
The Sheriff is trying to cover his access!
Hey, what happened to the Nation of Islam terrorist attack?
no he forgot he wasn't in Dallas county. Dallas county allows that type of crap to go and the rest zof Texas will arest your ass. I have lived in Dallas county my entire life and it has become a criminal infested crap hole. don't break the law and all this death of black men will stop. and any idiot says he didn't deserve to die, well the rest of the citizens don't deserve to have drugs in their community either.
When is going to stop?
ETO, DA JE KORISTIO KOKAIN MOGAO BI PROĆI U SENAT ILI TAKO NEŠTO. D.U.H.
BlackLivesMatter
1 ounce of weed is legal under 30 g two ounces of weed is considered possession with intent so another words he was dealing was caught arrested but it’s the cops fault
Schizophrenics are always in danger when police are present. I guess everybody else is too, but not quite as much
Black people move out these racist states
Omg Collin county? The cops there jumped me
Father help our people, these devils will keep this s*** up, and the commanders are just as guilty. This mess needs to stop, they cover up to much.
Settlement LAWYER……
Yep and three Oz Indigenous killed in custody over past few weeks. It never ends.
Father God father of Jesus the Messiah when does it end? When will you make them take their foot off the neck of JudahðŸ˜â€Â. Jesus son of the Holy God pleaseðŸ™ÂÂðŸÂ¾bring us peace.
This has been going on for years, so while it's devastating and horribly sad, it isn't surprising. What is a bit surprising is that these murders continue to happen at a rapid rate in spite of all the media coverage, protests etc. You'd think they would at least fall back for a minute; guess that goes to show just how deep their concept of superiority runs.
All this over some weed though?? These laws and police are a joke in this country smh 🤦ðŸÂ¾â€ÂÂ♀ï¸ÂÂ
I feel for this man, but why were those cops allowed to break the rules….. we seem to be having tons of people dying because officials are allowed to break the rules and then months go by with no repercussions. Why are these rules allowed to be broke or did they never matter in the first place, and if they don’t matter then why do we freakin have them?? Why do we act like these rules will protect us from the ones who’d do us wrong? Why can no one get help anymore all they get is killed.
Mr. Scott was clearly resisting and was compromising the well being and safety of the officers and innocent bystanders… ðŸ¤â€Â
Lord Jesus this need to stop! Nothing will never bring. Him back. So sorry.
Let's see that video! I don't want to see him suffer; I want to see what was done to him! All should see! Set the video ablaze viral.
Lee Merritt on the case it's gonna be a FAIL smh. Wish ppl stop hiring these pro losers
All these lawyers getting millions dollars checks from law sued.
“Bales†by Valley https://youtu.be/2psyqNw-Pfw
The liberal media really knows how to keep the fire going. I’m so glad I see things clear