Two Austin Police Department officers are now under investigation after dash-cam video shows one of the officers throwing a black woman to the ground during a traffic stop. A second video taken from inside the police car after the woman was arrested shows another officer suggesting to the woman that black people have “violent tendencies” and that’s “why a lot of white people are afraid of them.”
The Austin Police Association’s vice president, Anthony Nelson, added in a statement to ABC News that the association understood “the public’s reaction to Officer Richter’s response to resistance” and that the association believed“Officer Spradlin’s comments were wrong and not reflective of the values and beliefs of the men and women who serve this community.”
“We recognize how incidents such as these can divide our city and cause
mistrust,” Nelson added. “We have met with community stakeholders and
begun a dialogue. We hope that the conversation will lead to substantive
changes that will help bridge that divide.”
Personally, I strong attest and emphasis we must come together in an honest attitude and do something about all these. It’s time we strike when the iron is hot.
Personally, I strong attest and emphasis we must come together in an honest attitude and do something about all these. It’s time we strike when the iron is hot.
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