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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
World
Owen Scott

Charlotte police officers competed to see who could pull over most Black drivers, leading civil rights attorney says

Police officers in North Carolina competed to see who could pull over the most Black drivers, says a leading civil rights attorney citing reports.

​Ben Crump, who has represented the families of Breonna Taylor and George Floyd, as well as those affected by the Flint water crisis, alleged on Tuesday that the competition was detailed in a text messaging thread by officers with the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department (CMPD).

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