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Video of Nandi Cain Jr. getting beaten by Sacramento police officer prompts investigation
- Bystander footage showing a Sacramento, California, police officer slamming Nandi Cain Jr. — a black man — to the ground and punching him repeatedly in the face during a jaywalking stop on Monday has prompted an internal investigation, the Sacramento Police Department said in a statement.
- “The actions of the involved Sacramento police officer are disturbing and [do] not appear to be reasonable based upon the circumstances,” the statement read. “The Sacramento Police Department holds itself to the highest professional standard and the actions that were observed are not indicative of the dedicated women and men who work for the department.”
- Naomi Montaie, the local woman who recorded the incident with her cellphone camera and posted it on Facebook, told reporters that she had never seen anything quite like it. Read more.(4/12/2017 1:03 PM)
BLACK PEOPLE: “Why do cops kill us?”
WHITE PEOPLE: “Why are Black people so angry?”
BLACK PEOPLE: “Because we get attacked for WALKING. What’s your excuse for killing us?”
WHITE PEOPLE: …
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