Victor Perez, 17, who also had cerebral palsy, had been in a coma since the April 5 shooting, and tests Friday showed that he had no brain activity, his aunt, Ana Vazquez, told The Associated Press. He had undergone several surgeries, with doctors removing nine bullets and amputating his leg.
The shooting outraged Perez’s family and Pocatello residents, and about 200 people attended a vigil Saturday morning outside the Pocatello hospital where he was treated. Another crowd of protesters gathered outside the Pocatello City Hall building, which also houses the police department, on Saturday afternoon. Police snipers were stationed on a nearby rooftop during the protest, though no violence was reported. Many of the protesters held signs with phrases like, “Do better, PPD” and “Justice for Victor,” and passing cars honked in acknowledgment.
Dude, how do you still have this take in the year 2025…
Because I don’t live where you live. And no, I’m not rich. I live with my parents and brother, our house is only paid for because my parents are in their 70s and though we have no mortgage, we do have bills and taxes and we pay in a low income tax bracket because we are actually in that bracket instead of fucking lawyer loophole bullshit.
My parent’s house was paid for by selling our old house. They bought their old house 25 years earlier. That house had a 25 year mortgage. I get it, that’s more fortunate than most. That’s why I’m saying “If you weren’t that lucky, I will defend you” and not “just ask for an interest-free million dollar loan”. It’s also far less common in the US to have a paid-for home in a safe neighbourhood.
Danger from police is always possible, I am wary of them. All I know is, I can’t always trust my emotions and all it would take to destroy me is one corrupt cop, so I damn well know that I’m satisfied with the fact that the RCMP don’t get to self-investigate corruption.