Six white former law enforcement officers in Mississippi have pleaded guilty to federal civil rights offenses against two Black men who were brutalized during a home raid that ended when an officer shot one of the men in the mouth.
Yeah, if their misconduct had been any less extreme/obvious, they’d probably plead ‘not guilty’ and get away with a slap on the wrist. Just my feeling…
they’d probably plead ‘not guilty’ and get away with a slap on the wrist.
Let’s be clear - the only difference so far is the plea. Let’s see what actually happens at sentencing.
And while I’m on my soapbox, I’m long past believing that a Police culture which discourages this sort of behavior would produce this sort of behavior as often as it does.
Yeah, if their misconduct had been any less extreme/obvious, they’d probably plead ‘not guilty’ and get away with a slap on the wrist. Just my feeling…
Let’s be clear - the only difference so far is the plea. Let’s see what actually happens at sentencing.
And while I’m on my soapbox, I’m long past believing that a Police culture which discourages this sort of behavior would produce this sort of behavior as often as it does.