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Georgia Cop Put on Administrative Leave After Tasing Black Woman on Her Own Front Porch
In Georgia, an investigation has been launched after a video went viral showing a cop tasing a Black woman on her front porch. According to AJC, the video shows an officer approaching a group of Black women sitting on their front porch. He tells one of the women, identified as 22-year-old Kyndesia Smith, that she’s…
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2 Georgia Cops Indicted on Multiple Charges in Brutal Beating of Black Man During Traffic Stop
Two Georgia cops who were captured on video punching and kicking a motorist during a traffic stop have been formally charged nearly a year after the original incident occurred. A grand jury filed almost a dozen criminal charges against former Gwinnett County Police Sgt. Michael Bongiovanni and former Master Police Officer Robert McDonald in the…
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Demetrius Hollins, 21-Year-Old Beaten by 2 Ga. Cops, Says He Feared for Life During Traffic Stop
Demetrius Hollins’ encounter with two Gwinnett County, Ga., police officers during a traffic stop went viral last week after one officer was seen punching the motorist in his face, and another officer was seen racing to the scene later, only to stomp the young man in his face. Those officers have since been fired from…
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2 Ga. Cops Fired After Video of Them Punching, Kicking Motorist During Traffic Stop
It seems as if you can’t just beat up a man at a traffic stop even as a law enforcement officer. Two Georgia police officers who authorities say were involved in the assault of a man during a traffic stop—where one punched the man as his hands were raised, and the other stomped the man…