The American Civil Liberties Union and other groups file a lawsuit against Baton Rouge law enforcement agencies over how they’ve handled citizens who have protested the fatal shooting of Alton Sterling. Louisiana ACLU Executive Director Marjorie Esman says officers used excessive force against peaceful protesters…
cut 16 (12) “…peacefully”
Governor Edwards has defended the actions by police by calling their response as “moderate.”

15-year-old Cameron Sterling, the son of Alton Sterling said today his father was a good man and taught him to be kind. One of the Sterling family attorneys, Justin Bamberg, also spoke and says they have questions about the ability to seek justice in Louisiana…:
CUT 5 (09) “an indictment”

Congressmen Cedric Richmond and Garret Graves have teamed up to introduce legislation that would provide funding for police training on ways to de-escalate confrontations, and help provide law enforcement access to non-lethal weapons…
CUT 6 (10) “non-compliant”
Graves says companies are developing weapons that are stronger than a taser gun that could subdued an individual.

The Richland Parish Sheriff’s Deputy who left his police K-9 in a hot car has plead guilty to criminal charges. District Attorney Mack Lancaster says John Cummings entered a guilty plea for one count of animal cruelty and one count of criminal mischief for writing a false police report….
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Cummings lost his job at the sheriff’s office over the K-9′s death.