A recent videotaped beating of a handcuffed man by a city of Laurel police officer has spurred other complaints against police and a demand for a federal investigation.
The Prince George's County branch of the NAACP is asking the U.S. Department of Justice to investigate the practices of the Laurel police department.
"There is possible police brutality and police profiling of the citizens of Laurel," said Bob Ross, president of the Prince George's County branch of the NAACP. "I think they're being unnecessarily harsh. I think they are targeting African-Americans."
1 comment:
I think they are targeting criminals.
That being said it is no excuse to beat the living snot out of unarmed citizens without cause.
It seems police get it wrong more than they get it right so the tactics and training need to be changed.
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