Title: LAPD treatment of blacks in spotlight after high-profile cases Subject: Treatment of blacks by the Los Angeles Police is back in the spotlight after several high-profile cases sparked allegations of abuse: a young, unarmed man killed, a woman beaten, and a producer arrested with no cause. The incidents come as the shooting of Michael Brown, an unarmed 18-year-old, in Ferguson, Missouri, sparked rioting and protests and renewed the debate on relations between African Americans and law enforcement in the United States. If you had asked me a year ago, I would have answered that there has been considerable progress given the LAPD s history of racism and excessive violence, said Earl Hutchinson, a rights activist. These recent beatings and shootings ... have raised many questions on whether the LAPD have made the improvements we hoped and thought, he said. news.yahoo/lapd-treatment-blacks-spotlight-high-profile-cases-033701468.html
Posted on: Mon, 01 Sep 2014 06:33:06 +0000