May 12th, 2005
Atlanta Area Cops
» Posted in Original Blogger Posts at 11:10 am
I just need a wee bit of clarification: A cop at the Atlanta Airport is fired for throwing a woman to the ground. Meanwhile, Gwinnett county cops (in the Metro Atlanta area) are not so much as reprimanded for killing a handcuffed and shackled man with a taser. So we fire a black cop for what at most can be considered manhandling (definitely not brutality in the scheme of brutality witnessed from some officers) a white woman. And we do nothing when eleven officers kill a black man (a restrained black man) with the excuse that they were attempting to restrain….how much restraint is needed for a handcuffed and ankle shackled man????
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Date posted: Thursday, May 12th, 2005 11:10 am | Under category: Original Blogger Posts
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The abuse was unnecessary in both instances. The police chief in Atlanta has vowed to clean up the department. The force used by the cop at the airport was totally unnecessary regardless of which race either party is and therefore the firing was justified.
Gwinnett on the other hand, if I recall correctly, has not seen change for a number of years. Maybe they need to do just like the City of Atlanta, and bring someone new in and clean house. Killing someone, again, regardless of race, while they are shakeled is awful and inexcusable.
I understand that being a cop is a very stressful job and you have to be ready for anything at anytime, but to use that position to take out your aggression or use it to promote your racial views is appalling.