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.

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    the US isn’t a good example of a democracy

    This is true. I’ve never been a fan of the U.S. and their notion of democracy and freedom has always been gross to me.

    you live in the US.

    Big assumption.

    By that logic, you have to defy all orders instead of question them (because you either obey or defy at all times)

    I never said this. If more cops questioned orders, that’d be a good thing. Unquestioningly obeying is part of the problem.


    Honestly. I’m too tired to reply to you. You’ve clearly got a bunch of ideas about who I am and what I think, and I’ve no idea where you got these ideas from but it sure as heck wasn’t my comment. Have a good night.

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      I think you’re a human being, and that not one of the people commenting in this thread seem to care that blanket statements don’t help, so why am I not also entitled to make blanket statements like “humans are stubbornly unaccepting to the point of cruelty”?