Police in a majority-Black Mississippi city discriminate against Black people, use excessive force and retaliate against critics, investigation finds.
Police in a majority-Black Mississippi city discriminate against Black people, use excessive force and retaliate against critics, the U.S. Justice Department said in a scathing report detailing a slew of civil rights abuses by law enforcement in one of America's poorest counties.
7 million in fines, and the city court has issued bench warrants authorizing the arrest of more than 650 people — roughly half of the city’s population — because of unpaid fines, Assistant Atty. Gen. Kristen Clarke told reporters. “In America, being poor is not a crime,' Clarke said. “But in Lexington, their practices punish people for poverty.” Investigators also found officers used Tasers like a “cattle-prod” to punish people and punched or kicked people who were unarmed and handcuffed.
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