Viral video of Mississippi arrest sparks investigation

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JACKSON, Miss. — An incident involving a white Mississippi Highway Patrol officer and three Black men is under investigation after a viral video showed the…

in McComb by a man named Packer Lewis, sparked outrage over the officer’s conduct.

“He said y’all need to leave. It’s not y’all business. We said it’s our business because it’s our brother,” Lewis told the Associated Press on Monday.Article contentAfter detaining Eugene Lewis in a police car, the officer then walked toward the other two brothers and pointed a weapon at one of them. After another officer arrived, Packer and Darius Lewis were then arrested.

Lockley said he contacted State Representative Daryl Porter Jr. and asked him to intervene on behalf of the City of McComb since it involved Mississippi Highway Patrol, which is the state’s jurisdiction. “I was kind of shocked because I’ve seen this type of activity on TV. But I never thought I’d be hands-on with it. I never thought I’d be a part of something like this.”

 

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He was clearly resisting. Look at his feet.

I'll side with law enforcement. Most of these yahoos think when a cop tells them something it signals the beginning of a negotiation which is why they end up getting their asses beat.

Riots to follow.

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