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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Michael Goldberg

Racist abuse by Mississippi officers reveals a culture of misconduct, residents say

Copyright 2023 The Associated Press. All rights reserved

Monica Lee sat outside her parents' home, where a former Mississippi sheriff’s deputy pummeled her son, who died hours later in the hospital.

It was a sweltering afternoon in Braxton — the same town where, in a separate episode, six white law enforcement officers tortured two other Black men in January, shaking seasoned federal prosecutors, elected officials and ordinary people to their core.

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