Killers Behind The Badge
Killers Behind The Badge: NewsOne’s Investigative Series On
Police Brutality In Black America
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From Abner Louima and Amadou Diallo (pictured below right) to Sean Bell(pictured left) and Oscar Grant, Black men in the United States of America are
murdered, beaten, and violated by officers of the law sworn to “protect and
serve” them. Men, such as Darryll C. Price,Lorenzo
Collins, Roger Owensby Jr.,Jeffrey Irons, and Timothy Thomas, were all found guilty and lynched for
the crime of being Black in America.
late-Rodney King
being beaten by officers, Black America has a special and urgent need
to understand the pathology behind police brutality. The
4th amendment clearly
states that “the right of the people to be secure in
their persons, houses, papers, and effects against unreasonable searches and seizures, shall not be violated and no warrants shall issue without probable
cause.”
In this
investigative report, NewsOne will venture behind the Blue Line to explore
the culture of police brutality in this country. Read more >>
By Kirsten West Savali
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