Ethan Liming's dad breaks silence, says grand jury reducing charges is not justice for son's fatal beating

News 5 Cleveland ^ | 5:45 PM, Nov 08, 2022 | Tracy Carloss

[Zhang Fei]

AKRON, Ohio — Bill Liming says he doesn't feel like he can remain silent any longer. His son, Ethan Liming, was a star athlete, an honor roll student and a rising senior. Summer vacation had just started when the 17-year-old was brutally beaten and killed. Now, months later, his father feels like he is being victimized by the justice system.

“I naively believed that once the people who murdered my son were caught that the justice system would simply handle things. We’ve said all along we were confident when the facts of the case were presented that Ethan would receive justice,” said Liming.

But the grieving father feels that hasn’t happened.

“The people who have the power to stand up for my son are not doing it, so it’s up to me as a father to speak for my son who cannot speak for himself,” said Liming.

Ethan and his three friends drove to the I Promise School parking lot in Akron. Liming said his son and another friend sat in the car while the two others got out. Police said that's when a water bead was fired from a toy gun; it came from a Splatrball Water Bead Blaster aimed at a group of young men playing basketball. It was part of a TikTok challenge, according to Liming.

Liming said Ethan’s friends ran back to the car; the group of men initially ran away as well.

“When they figured out that they were not being shot by a real gun, they decided to go and confront Ethan and all of his friends who were in the car,” said Liming.

According to court documents, Ethan stepped out of the car. He was confronted by the three, and he fired a Splatrball water bead

[Organic Panic]

Always remember you are a racist when you avoid these diverse victims of white supremacy.

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Good. Thank you.

[Rdct29]

I think the father might have to dole out some hood justice of his own. It might be the only way he can get justice for his dead son.

[sumuam]

Or the killer of Cash Gernon who was sleeping with his twin when he was abducted. Not sure about the family, but they seem to fall with the BS that no black guy would ever do this, and he was framed. Whites are so beaten down after decades of demoralization, the majority will take and fate that comes their way, and think they deserve it.