Unearthed videos show pattern of violence by Louisiana state police
by Associated Press from on (#5PBBV)
As state police reel from the deadly 2019 arrest of Ronald Greene, an AP investigation reveals it is part of a pattern of violence
In one long-buried video, white Louisiana state police troopers can be seen slamming a Black man against a police cruiser after finding marijuana in his car, throwing him to the ground and repeatedly punching him - all while he is handcuffed.
In another, a white trooper pummels a Black man at a traffic stop 18 times with a flashlight, leaving him with a broken jaw, broken ribs and a gash to his head. That footage was mislabeled and it took 536 days and a lawsuit for police to look into it.
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