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.
There are better cases, that I agree on.
This is going too far, though. You don’t have to keep hammering like you can force me to do whatever serves your viewpoint above all others. Public conversation is about actually improving things, and I literally can’t drive a car or buy a bus ticket (and for reasons unrelated to money, politics and the topic at hand). If you want change, I have less social pull than you and I can accept being argued against, but I will not be forced to change just because every fucker on the internet has to have everyone else be part of their echo chamber.