Charleston NAACP Asks Justice Department to Probe Excessive Force Against Black Men
Steve Neavling
ticklethewire.com
Charleston civil rights supporters are calling for an investigation into a “troubling and outrageous trend” lethal police force against black men, the Post and Courier reports.
Don Scott, president of the city’s NAACP, said Saturday’s shooting of a black man is one of four police-involved shootings since March 2012.
Scott said officers have declared “open hunting season on black men.”
Justice Department officials would not comment on the request for an investigation.
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Posted: 10/17/13 at 8:53 AM under News Story.
Tags: black men, Charleston, civil rights, DOJ, Justice Department, lethal police force, police-involved shooting
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