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When Shanelle Ladd spotted a group of black teenagers with their hands up in front of police, she parked her car and started recording.
"Please, sir. They are kids," she shouted at the top of her voice, telling a Clayton County police officer. "Why you got a gun out?"
Ladd's video of the Monday encounter in Jonesboro, Georgia, has circulated on social media, renewing demands for change from community members, including rapper T.I., amid a nationwide debate over racial justice and police brutality in the wake of George Floyd's death.
"My thought was -- I'm a mom," Ladd told CNN. "I have to protect these kids."
Read more https://www.cnn.com/2020/06/16/us/georgia-clayton-county-teens-police-video/index.html
"Please, sir. They are kids," she shouted at the top of her voice, telling a Clayton County police officer. "Why you got a gun out?"
Ladd's video of the Monday encounter in Jonesboro, Georgia, has circulated on social media, renewing demands for change from community members, including rapper T.I., amid a nationwide debate over racial justice and police brutality in the wake of George Floyd's death.
"My thought was -- I'm a mom," Ladd told CNN. "I have to protect these kids."
Read more https://www.cnn.com/2020/06/16/us/georgia-clayton-county-teens-police-video/index.html
