“only stopping them cuz they black.” Racist text messages that included nearly half the police officers in Antioch, California, have sparked an uproar.
Officers in Antioch, Calif., used slurs and boasted of beating Black suspects, prompting calls for an overhaulBy Zusha ElinsonListen to article
ANTIOCH, Calif.—For at least four years, officers in this small Bay Area city called Black residents racial slurs, bragged about beating suspects and joked about violating people’s civil rights in text messages.Continue reading your article with
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