At Rest
A living memorial to lives lost to injustice, greed, and war.
HomeAbout♥ Sign the PetitionENES
In loving memory
Jason Michael Britt
United States · Aged 22 · Died 07/26/2002
Other
How they died
Deadly force
Officers claim that Britt was holding a baseball bat in a "threatening manner" during a drug raid. They claim the deputy had no choice but to shoot and kill the young Lakeland man when he did not drop the bat. Official say there's no indication that Britt actually swung the bat. Witnesses claim that Britt always slept with a bat, and the family asserted that it was excessive force to respond with a shot in the heart. The Polk County Sheriff's office settled the excessive force lawsuit with the family out of court.
Alleged responsible partyPolk County Sheriff's OfficeReported by the cited sources. “Alleged” is used pending verification.
Why we remember them
This record exists so that Jason Michael Britt, and all who are named in this archive, are never reduced to a number.
References & sources
Others we remember.
More lives from the archive.
At Rest
At Rest
At Rest