Racist abuse by Mississippi officers reveals a culture of misconduct, residents say - eviltoast

The charges follow an investigation by The Associated Press linking some of the deputies to at least four violent encounters with Black men since 2019 that left two dead and another with lasting injuries. Law enforcement officers are seldom charged for crimes committed on the job, and it is rarer still for them to plead guilty.

  • dragonflyteaparty@lemmy.world
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    1 year ago

    These kinds of “rogue groups” are everywhere and it’s terrifying. This kind of stuff should be unacceptable, but cops somehow almost always get away with it. Even if they don’t, they simply change to another city.

    Every time I see a cop, it makes me a bit worried about what they might do. I move away from them as quick, but as inconspicuously as possible. Cops aren’t there to protect us. They’re there to punish whomever they deem fit.