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When Detective Jake Kearsey shows up at the wrong apartment, he is shot and killed by community activist and former Black Panther (not [[ComicBook/BlackPanther that]] one) Latiff Miller (Creator/ClarenceWilliamsIII). He claims it was a case of self-defense and that he feared for his life. [=McCoy=] tries to make the case that Miller was driven by rage over his nephew having been shot and paralyzed by a cop and his own hate over the police. Eventually, he is acquitted.

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When Detective Jake Kearsey shows up at the wrong apartment, he is shot and killed by community activist and former Black Panther (not [[ComicBook/BlackPanther that]] one) Party member Latiff Miller (Creator/ClarenceWilliamsIII). He claims it was a case of self-defense and that he feared for his life. [=McCoy=] tries to make the case that Miller was driven by rage over his nephew having been shot and paralyzed by a cop and his own hate over the police. Eventually, he is acquitted.

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When Detective Jake Kearsey is shot and killed, a community activist and former Black Panther (not [[ComicBook/BlackPanther that]] one) is accused. He claims it was a case of self-defense based on the history of police brutality against African-Americans.

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When Detective Jake Kearsey shows up at the wrong apartment, he is shot and killed, a killed by community activist and former Black Panther (not [[ComicBook/BlackPanther that]] one) is accused. Latiff Miller (Creator/ClarenceWilliamsIII). He claims it was a case of self-defense based on and that he feared for his life. [=McCoy=] tries to make the history of police brutality against African-Americans.case that Miller was driven by rage over his nephew having been shot and paralyzed by a cop and his own hate over the police. Eventually, he is acquitted.



* CopKiller: Latiff Miller. He is not denying that he did Kearsey. He feels he was justified in doing it.

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* CopKiller: Latiff Miller. He is not denying that he did kill Kearsey. He feels he was justified in doing it.it.
* MalcolmXerox: Miller. He even converted to Islam.
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''For the trope about burning something for dramatic purposes, go to BurnBabyBurn''.

When Detective Jake Kearsey is shot and killed, a community activist and former Black Panther (not [[ComicBook/BlackPanther that]] one) is accused. He claims it was a case of self-defense based on the history of police brutality against African-Americans.
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* CopKiller: Latiff Miller. He is not denying that he did Kearsey. He feels he was justified in doing it.
* RippedFromTheHeadlines: The Jamin Abdullah Al-Amin (formerly known as H. Rap Brown) case, where he was convicted for killing a deputy and wounding another.

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