A federal jury in Louisiana on Wednesday acquitted a white state trooper charged with violating the civil rights of a Black motorist despite body-camera footage that showed the officer pummeling the man 18 times with a flashlight.
A federal jury in Louisiana on Wednesday acquitted a white state trooper charged with violating the civil rights of a Black motorist despite body-camera footage that showed the officer pummeling the man 18 times with a flashlight.
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Systemic issues. The problem is that the jury is probably correct that under current Louisiana laws this pig did nothing wrong technically. We all know it’s fucked up but we’ve allowed our laws to be shaped by the people who abuse them.
This was a federal civil rights case
We can only guess.
On an entirely unrelated note, here’s an article about Robert Fuller, who would later become leader of the Original Knights of the Ku Klux Klan.
https://lailluminator.com/2021/08/25/louisiana-was-home-to-one-of-the-most-horrific-killings-of-civil-rights-era-in-1960/
Oh, what a strange coincidence. Monroe, Louisiana.
This is a federal case so all the filings and judicial decisions are up on pacer of anyone feels like looking.