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Touré, Linda Sarsour Condemn Use Of Deadly Force To Protect Young Girl From Being Stabbed

Paul Bois
Touré, Linda Sarsour Condemn Use Of Deadly Force To Protect Young Girl From Being Stabbed
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While some media figures, including CNN’s Don Lemon and Chris Cuomo, have defended the police officer’s use of force in the Ma’Khia Bryant shooting, others, such as former MSNBC host Touré and Women’s March leader Linda Sarsour, have characterized Bryant’s violent aggression as a simple schoolyard fight that did not require deadly force.

In his Twitter rant, Touré claimed that as many as four cops were on the scene when the officer shot Bryant and characterized the officer as some lone, trigger-happy aggressor.

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