Prosecutors said that the two men were stripped naked, beaten and shocked with Tasers.
Tag: Police Brutality, Misconduct and Shootings
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Ex-Louisiana Trooper Acquitted of Violating Black Motorists’s Rights
The trooper beat Aaron Larry Bowman with a flashlight after a traffic stop in 2019. The case drew outrage after police body-camera footage of the encounter went public.
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Macron’s Lesson After Riots? France Needs Order ‘at Every Level’
President Emmanuel Macron of France had outlined 100 days to move past protests over his pension reform, but rioting set off by a fatal police shooting jolted the country once more.
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Death of Melissa Perez in San Antonio Raises Questions on Police Response
The death of Melissa Perez in San Antonio is renewing vexing questions about how police deal with people who have mental health issues.
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What to Read to Understand the Unrest in France
Severe protests have roiled France in recent weeks, after a police officer fatally shot a French teenager of Algerian and Moroccan descent in a suburb of Paris. The demonstrations fit a longstanding pattern.