athens-clarke county police department
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Video Shows Georgia Police Officer Forcefully Restraining 10-Year-Old Distraught Over Father's Arrest
The Athens-Clarke County, Ga., police have launched an investigation after horrific video footage showed a police officer restraining a small child forcefully, all because the distraught boy tried to come in defense of his father, who was being arrested. “Police Chief [Scott] Freeman has ordered an internal affairs investigation and the release of the officer’s…
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Georgia Cop Fired for Ramming Fleeing Suspect With Patrol Car Gets New Job as Sheriff’s Deputy in Neighboring County
Well, well, well. White privilege is a hell of a drug. Imagine being fired from your job one day for running over a fleeing civilian, and getting another job, in the same field, in a matter of days. I need those kinds of odds in my life. And that’s the kind of life Taylor Saulters,…
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Georgia Officer Fired After Purposely Hitting Fleeing Black Man With Police Car
An Athens-Clarke County, Ga., police officer is out of a job after an investigation determined that he purposely rammed his police cruiser into a fleeing suspect. According to ABC News, Officer Taylor Saulters was first suspended after the incident, which occurred Friday, but was ultimately fired Saturday. “After reviewing the officers’ body camera footage, and…