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US police shootings: A father's fight for police accountability

When Jacob Blake was shot and injured by police last Sunday, it brought back awful memories for Michael Bell, whose son, also named Michael, was killed by Kenosha police in similar circumstances in 2004.

It took just 56 hours for the police to clear the officers involved of any wrong-doing, something which led Michael Bell to start a long campaign for police reforms. His work through his organisation 'Plea for a Change' led to a new state law preventing police forces from investigating shootings by their own officers. He told us what happened to his son that night.

"This is more than just racism, this is raw police brutality. One time I had a black man walk up to me and he said, "Damn. If they can shoot a white boy like a dog, can you imagine what's happening to black folks?"."

(Photo: Michael Bell Jnr with his father Michael Bell Snr. Credit: Michael Bell)

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