By "Radical" Russ Belville on March 15, 2009
Allendale, MI —Two days after being shot in the chest by an Ottawa County deputy, Derek Copp’s voice rang out on the Grand Valley State University campus, Friday, March 13.
Copp’s friends and supporters used a bullhorn to project his voice via cell phone during a campus anti-shooting protest on Friday.
“I love you all, I appreciate everything you have done for me,” said Copp, who remains in stable condition at Spectrum Hospital. “We have to give peace a chance.”
Police provided no details on why the deputy — a 12-year veteran of the Ottawa County Sheriff’s Office — shot Copp. They did say the 20-year-old student did not threaten or confront police when they entered the residence.
Around Shachter, students chanted, “Marijuana or not, unjust shot!” and “Our campus is not a war zone!”
Others toted signs with messages such as “Ann Arbor = $25, Allendale = Shot in the Chest,” referencing laws that decriminalize possessing small amounts of marijuana in Ann Arbor.
Posted in ACTIVISM, ENTERTAINMENT, FAMILIES, LAW ENFORCEMENT | Tagged Allendale Township, Derek Copp, Grand Valley State University, Michigan, Ottawa County
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