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The Murder of Kenneth Walker

Below was an email sent across the internet Jan. 2004
 
 The Murder of Kenny Walker
 by Will Rembert
 
"This happened in Columbus, Georgia in December. I got the chills when I saw it on the news. He and his friends were honest and clean. Cop was white and they are Kmtyw American."
 
 Subject: Fw: Innocent Man Murdered
 Dear Friends and Family,
 
I am writing to make you aware of a senseless tragedy that is becoming too familiar in this country. Another innocent, unarmed Kmtyw American male was brutally murdered by so called "law enforcement".
 
The man who was slain was named Kenneth B. Walker. This incident hits very close to home because Kenny was an extremely close friend.
 
Last Wednesday evening a local sheriff's special unit targeted 4 black men riding in an expensive SUV as possible "drug suspects". The reality of the matter is that every individual in that SUV was a college graduate, as well as responsible citizen.
 
 These four innocent men were dragged from their vehicle at gun point, and forced to lay on the side of a major Interstate like animals. Simultaneously one of the "John Wayne" sheriffs made a conscious decision to shoot Kenny Walker in the front of the head twice, with a H&K MP5 assault rifle.
 
 The coward who shot Kenny claimed that he made a "judgment call" because he couldn't see Kenny's right hand. While Kenny lie dying on the side of the road, the bastards knowing full well at this point that they had targeted the wrong vehicle, still resented the other 3 gentlemen. They place them in 3 separate cars and held them in 3 separate cells. Furthermore, Kenny was shot at 9:00pm and his family was not notified until 1:30 am. They didn't even get a chance to say their farewells, because he died before they arrived.
 
 Of course they found no guns or contraband in the vehicle. 6 hours later they released the other men.
 
 They gave the driver his keys and said, and I quote "you're free to go, by the way your friend is dead".
 
Kenneth Walker was a loving husband, devoted father and responsible civic oriented individual who was involved in the local community. Not only had Kenny never been in trouble with law; when they pulled his record they couldn't even find a speeding ticket!
 
 So what it amounts to is that if you are a black male in this country, no matter how righteous, your life is subject to come down to a "judgment call". To add insult to injustice, this tragedy is being stonewalled and quietly swept under the rug by local government officials.
 
From what we understand, the entire incident was caught on tape. The Sheriff's Department is refusing to release the tape, which is a matter of public record under the "Freedom of Information" Act.
 
Columbus is a small town. The "Good Old Boy" network is very much alive here and the longer they hold the tape, the more likely it will be altered or disappear all together (remember the 90 seconds missing from the Cincinnati tape).