The mother of the child of Alton Sterling, the man who was shot by Baton Rouge Police Officers, has issued a statement regarding the shootings in Dallas that resulted in the deaths of five officers. Quinyetta McMillon says officers who violate the public trust should be held accountable through the justice system, but responding to violence with violence is not the answer.
Statistics published by Huffington Post show that since 2005, 13 officers have been convicted of murder or manslaughter in on-duty fatal shootings, even though there have been hundreds of police shootings during that time. Legal Analyst Tim Meche says we haven’t seen a lot of convictions when it comes to fatal police shootings, but that’s all changed now with cell phone videos..:
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Meche says there is tremendous pressure on the Justice Department to bring forth charges.
A former teacher and assistant basketball coach at Fontainebleau High has been arrested amid charges he had sex with an underage student. Emelie Gunn has more..:
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President Barack Obama says they created a task force in 2014 that came up with modern policing guidelines. He urges police departments to implement these recommendations which would replace the misunderstandings many African-Americans have with their local authorities..:
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