More than 20 people who say they - or their loved ones - were victims of police brutality spoke in a news conference, following a report from the Department of Justice outlining violations by Phoenix Police.
Fallout continues from the Department of Justice report on Phoenix PD's pattern of violating of civil rights, use of excessive force and discriminatory policing. More than 20 people who say they - or their loved ones - were victims of police brutality spoke in a news conference. "We didn’t have a voice or it didn’t matter.," said Dravon Ames. "I feel like black people, brown people, we didn’t have a voice so it didn’t matter.
It led to the officer's firing and a near 500-hundred-thousand dollar settlement. An issue at the top of these findings is that Phoenix PD uses excessive force and unjustified deadly force. The DOJ says through their investigation, Phoenix PD supervisors determined that 99% of force incidents complied with policy in 2022 and in training, they observed, officers were taught to use force when people do not immediately comply with commands.
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