Tamir Rice’s Mother: Prosecutor ‘Deliberately Sabotaged’ Case, Acted Like Cops’ Defense Attorney
Tamir Rice’s mother has just released a new statement slamming the prosecutor after a grand jury refused to indict her son’s killer.
Cuyahoga County Prosecutor Tim McGinty today announced the police officers involved in the shooting of 12-year old Tamir Rice would not be indicted, after he admitted to advocating for them to the grand jury.
In response tonight, Rice’s mother blasted McGinty.
“My family and I are in pain and devastated by the non-indictment of officers Timothy Loehmann and Frank Garmback for the murder of our beloved Tamir. After this investigation—which took over a year to unfold—and Prosecutor McGinty’s mishandling of this case, we no longer trust the local criminal-justice system, which we view as corrupt,” Samaria Rice said in a statement which was not fully reported by the mainstream media.
“Prosecutor McGinty deliberately sabotaged the case, never advocating for my son, and acting instead like the police officers’ defense attorney,” Rice continued. “In a time in which a non-indictment for two police officers who have killed an unarmed black child is business as usual, we mourn for Tamir, and for all of the black people who have been killed by the police without justice. In our view, this process demonstrates that race is still an extremely troubling and serious problem in our country and the criminal-justice system.”
“I don’t want my child to have died for nothing and I refuse to let his legacy or his name be ignored. We will continue to fight for justice for him, and for all families who must live with the pain that we live with.”
“As the video shows, Officer Loehmann shot my son in less than a second. All I wanted was someone to be held accountable. But this entire process was a charade,” Rice says. She concludes, “I pray and hope that the federal government will investigate this case.”
Some responses to today’s news via Twitter:Â
Send love and healning Tamir Rice’s family, and his mother Samaria Rice, today and everyday.
— GetEQUAL (@GetEQUAL) December 28, 2015
Try and think about what Samaria Rice, Tamir’s mom is going through right now. His family and the community they are a part of…
— Charlene Carruthers (@CharleneCac) December 28, 2015
Whatever #SamariaRice needs, we should be ready to help. She lost her son all over again #TamirRice
— Mitchell L H Douglas (@MLHDouglas) December 28, 2015
WE don’t need NO NEW GROUPS popping up… GO ASK Samaria Rice what she needs to fight for justice… then support her…
— officialERICA GARNER (@es_snipes) December 28, 2015
“I sent two children to play that day and only one came back.” Samaria Rice on Loving and Losing Her Son, Tamir https://t.co/AHxa1rrn0J
— ica (aikə) (@icalaica) December 28, 2015
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EARLIER:
Family Of Tamir Rice Says Prosecutor Was ‘Abusing And Manipulating’ Grand Jury Process
Breaking: Prosecutor Defends Grand Jury Refusal To Indict Police For Killing 12 Year Old Tamir Rice
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Image of Tim McGinty by Scott Taylor via Twitter
Statement via Jet
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