Sgt. Valerie Deant peered into a stack of garbage at a Medley shooting range last month and saw a photo of her brother. His face had bullet holes. Turns out that North Miami Beach police used a photo lineup of men arrested 15 years ago to help its sniper team practice its marksmanship. All of the photos were of black males, one of whom happened to be Woody Deant. When the story was first reported by NBC 6 this week, it ricocheted around cyberspace, causing considerable consternation at a time when relations between police and the black community have been strained around the country. Woody Deant posted on his Facebook page: “ATTENTION!!!!! To all my friends, Facebook friends and family. I have fallen victim to criminal profiling by the North Miami Beach Police Dept.” He also posted: “We are targets!!!!”
Posted on: Sun, 18 Jan 2015 18:51:07 +0000
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