Cop caught beating a black man on video is acquitted

Originally published at: Cop caught beating a black man on video is acquitted | Boing Boing

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One day, a headline like this will surprise me… :weary:

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[…] the courts aren’t done with police in the state of Louisiana. The U.S. Justice Department opened a civil rights probe into the Louisiana State Police following an investigation into the agency by the Associated Press that found a concerning pattern of officers using excessive force against citizens, most notably Black people.

“Hey, a Federal Court just acquitted a White cop for beating a Black man in what seemed like a clear case of abuse, but don’t worry! We’ll have plenty more cases just like this one!”

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so it is okay to beat people with flashlights? noted.

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