In recent time, there has been an ongoing story of the unlawful murder of Andre Hill. Hill was an unarmed black man who was wrongfully killed by a police officer by pulling a gun on him. The officer who shot and killed him, Adam Coy, thought that Hill was armed with a weapon of some sort, but after the search of the body, there was no weapon. In addition to this, Coy did not turn on his body cam before he went and shot Andre Hill, which sparked suspicion (Helsel). Despite all of this, Officer Coy still managed to post bail and get released from prison (Amiri). Now, there has been new evidence regarding Hill’s death. According to his autopsy, performed by Dr. Elaine Amoresano, Hill was shot in the chest and his leg for a total of four times by Officer Coy. Then due to this newfound evidence, his death was officially ruled as a homicide. (Vera and Riess). This evidence not only shows that Coy is guilty in killing Hill, but also provides closure to Hills’ family regarding his death. This incident has a big impact on the world because it exhibits the ongoing systemic injustice relating to the police system, but also led to an innocent man dying. Hill’s death is systemic injustice because the police system, Adam Coy, is discriminating against African Americans, Andre Hill, by using violence. This has been going on for a long time anywhere from pulling innocent people over for no apparent reason, to killing innocent African Americans. Many things would need to change to help put an end to this discrimination against African Americans. Peoples’ beliefs regarding equality would need to change, and the police would have refrain from acting on instincts, such as shooting a person just because they are deemed to be suspicious, but rather be rational and use logic before making life-or-death decisions. This systemic injustice of police brutality relates to what we learned about in previous concepts such as Martin Luther King Jr. and his marches when they would encounter the police and get assaulted with many forms of weapons and forcefully made to end the protests. Although hill did not have a weapon, Officer Coy still shot him many times. This directly correlates to Martin Luther King Jr. because although him and his following were doing everything peaceful with no bad intentions, they still got punished by the authorities. This instance of police brutality leading the murder of Andre Hill is just one example of too many of these instances that have happened, and real change needs to be made in this world to put an end to taking innocent people’s lives.
Works Cited:
Amiri, Farnoush. “Officer charged in Andre Hill’s death posts bail, is freed.” ABC NEWS. America/Associated Press. 09 February 2021. Officer charged in Andre Hill’s death posts bail, is freed – ABC News (go.com). Accessed 13 February 2021.
Andre Hill Killing: Columbus Police Officer Charged With Murder. 3 February 2021, BuzzFeedNews, Andre Hill Killing: Columbus Police Officer Charged With Murder (buzzfeednews.com).
“Autopsy: Andre’ Hill shot 4 times by former Columbus Officer.” Youtube, uploaded by NBC4 Columbus, 26 March 2021, Autopsy: Andre’ Hill shot 4 times by former Columbus officer – YouTube.
Helsel, Phil. “Former Ohio police officer indicted in fatal shooting of Andre Hill.” NBC News. NBC Universal. 03 February 2021. Former Ohio police officer indicted in fatal shooting of Andre Hill (nbcnews.com). Accessed 13 February 2021.
Vera, Amir, and Rebekah Riess. “Forensic pathologist rules Andre Hill’s death was a homicide caused by multiple gunshot wounds.” CNN, 26 March 2021. Andre HIill shooting: Forensic pathologist rules Andre Hill’s death was a homicide caused by multiple gunshot wounds – CNN. Accessed 27 March 2021.
I really enjoyed your Showcase Diary it it really informative that people need to know that there are different types of Americas in a perspective. Andre Hill was and his family were doing everything by the book, the cops still took his life without remorse because they did not know his next move, he did not even have a gun or anything. The fact that Coy got released and used violence and it is a shame he got off, and he uses the job as an advantage which is sad.