From the Atlanta Daily World:

Body camera footage shows the moments before a Georgia sheriff’s deputy fatally shot a Black man who spent over 16 years in prison for a crime he didn’t commit. The Camden County Sheriff’s Office released the footage of Monday’s (October 16) fatal traffic stop involving an unidentified deputy and 53-year-old Leonard Cure, per the New … Continued

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  • Mac
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    1 year ago

    Fatal Traffic Stop shouldn’t even be a phrase. Fuck cops.

  • Optomistic@lemmy.world
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    1 year ago

    While I emphatically agree police reform and accountability is desperately needed, please research this video. This man was traveling in excess of 100 mph, and didn’t comply. Further he attacked the officer, after being tased. I am not saying lethal force was necessary, however the individual is not without some responsibility, as difficult as that is for us to admit.