Danroy Henry
How many young black men must die before the racial profiling issue is taken seriously. Arguably, most police officers would say that it is being taken seriously because they’re required to attend race sensitivity training when they beat one of us up. But, that is not taking it seriously, and certainly not awarding a cop who has killed a college honor student the Officer of the Year award after he was just hampered with the possibility of not being a cop pending the outcome of a murder case.
According to Black Voices, witnesses say former Pace University student, Danroy Henry was killed by police without an argument or wielding a weapon. He was simply trying to get out of their way after they tapped on his window at a party that had been interrupted with violence and sent everyone into the parking lot in a frenzy. Police say he ran over two officers trying to flee the scene, but witnesses say he thought he was following orders from the police to get out of a no parking zone.
Authorities say he hit two police officers and that is when Aaron Hess and Ronald Beckley opened fire on his vehicle. But, even though their statements didn’t add up and they were acquitted of murder, Hess, in an unrelated event, received the “Officer of the Year” award from the Police Benevolent Association of the Pleasantville Police Department.
The family is still relentless in pursuit of justice from this police department. They have filed a $120 million lawsuit against the Pleasantville Police Department and waiting for a federal investigation into their son’s murder. Read more here.
God bless the Henry family.
-J.C. Brooks
April 15th, 2011 at 10:05 am
i think that is so sad that this sexy boy die on his homecoming day and why did a cop have to kill him for. what did henery do to make the cop kills him. and that is so sad that his paret had to see their son die like that.
July 28th, 2011 at 4:44 pm
I FOUND THIS STORY VERY DISTURBING! EVERY SINCE BARACK OBAMA BECAME PRESIDENT, SOME OF THESE WHITE COLONIES HAS BEEN ACTING A LITTLE SHADY & IGNORANT! EVEN THOUGH WE MAY ASK OURSELVES THIS QUESTION EVERY DAY:”WHY ARE WE(BLACKS) ARE BEING TARGETED BY SO MANY NATIONS, WHEN THEY REALLY DON’T KNOW THE TRUTH ABOUT THEIR OWN ANCESTORS HISTORY? THIS ECONOMY WAS BUILT FOR FAIRYTALE DREAMERS & MAKE BELIEVE GODS! CHARACTERS & ACTORS/ACTRESSES WHITE PEOPLE WHOSE PRETENDING TO BE ROYAL GODS, KINGS & QUEENS; WHOM HAVEN’T DONE ANYTHING FOR THIS COUNTRY BUT CAUSED PAIN, FRUSTRATION, SUFFERING, & HATRED TOWARDS WHOMEVER, RATHER IF YOU’RE BLACK, HISPANIC, JEWISH, LATINO,ETC. THIS IS WHY WE AS AFRICAN AMERICANS GO THROUGH SO MANY CHANGES WITH THESE RACISTS PEOPLE, BECAUSE WE,RE AFRAID OF WHO WE ARE….GIFTED!!!!! AS BLACK PEOPLE, WE ARE THE MAIN SOURCE & KEY TO EVERY NATIONALITY. WE’RE THE KEY TO THE WHITE MAN’S FUTURE!!!!!! THIS YOUNG MAN’S LIFE WAS TAKING AWAY OUT OF MALICE, JEALOUSY, & HATRED!!!!! THE OFFICER WHOM COMMITTED THIS CRIME SHALT NOT BEEN REWARDED FOR MURDERING A BLACK STUDENT!!!!! HE SHOULD’VE BEEN BOUGHT TO JUSTICE TO BE SENTENCED FOR LIFE FOR TAKING A LIFE!!!!! IF I WAS TO REWARD HIM(THE COP), HE WOULD’VE BEEN EXECUTED FOR BEING A FOLLOWER AMONGST HIS HATRED CLAN!!!!!
January 19th, 2012 at 5:52 am
how many white people must die at the hands of blacks before the racial issue is taken seriously?
bitch.
December 12th, 2012 at 8:56 pm
Throughout the great design of things you secure an A just for effort. For now I will yield to your position.