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Aug 25, 2018, 9 tweets

#DonnaDalton, a mother of two and sex worker, was shot to death by a Columbus police officer inside of his cruiser after she allegedly stabbed him in the hand.

Because she wasn't handcuffed, her family thinks that the officer was forcing her into sex acts until she fought back.

#DonnaDalton's friends and family aint buying CPD's bullshit

There is a balloon release in Columbus tonight at 7pm for #DonnaDalton. Bring pink and black balloons, her favorite colors.

Andrew Mitchell, the cop who murdered #DonnaDalton, had pinned the passenger door of his unmarked car so that she couldn't escape.

He shot her 8 fucking times at point blank range.

If you're reading this, please drop $20 in this fundraiser for #DonnaDalton's funeral and support for her two little ones.

gofundme.com/donna-castlebe…

"Fly high babygirl"

#DonnaDalton

Before being transferred to Columbus to terrorize sex workers like #DonnaDalton, Andrew Mitchell was a notorious Cincinnatti cop with a long resumé of brutalities and cover-ups. In 2008 he tased a teenager wearing headphones and in 2011 he shot and killed David "Bones" Herbert

All that being said, there is still no such thing as a "good cop."

These pigs are either out here killing black boys and raping sex workers, or they are turning their body cameras off while their coworkers are. Andrew Mitchell is not an exception, he is the rule.

#DonnaDalton

The number of self-described sex workers sharing this thread and fundraising for #DonnaDalton's family is really something.

Y'all really are out here for each other, and it's a beautiful thing 💙

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