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How many more of these stories do we have to see before we understand that the way we enforce law in this country must be changed? Qualified immunity must go.
This is a department with a history of racism. The record is so bad, that a black officer killed himself because of what he saw.
Before deputy Clyde Kerr III took his own life Monday outside the Lafayette Parish Sheriff’s Office, he left haunting final words in a series of social media videos.
Kerr, a father and military veteran, was 43 years old.
In Kerr’s videos, he talked directly to the camera on a range of issues, from police brutality against Black people and mental health needs in policing, to division in society and children’s exposure to murder, violence and other negative or traumatic influences. He also describes his struggle to reconcile his identity as a Black man with his profession while hinting at his impending suicide.
One final example.
A housecleaning must be done
This is a department with a history of racism. The record is so bad, that a black officer killed himself because of what he saw.
Deputy who died by suicide left haunting videos on racist policing, division: 'I've had enough'
Before deputy Clyde Kerr III took his own life Monday outside the Lafayette Parish Sheriff’s Office, he left haunting final words in a series of social media videos.
Kerr, a father and military veteran, was 43 years old.
In Kerr’s videos, he talked directly to the camera on a range of issues, from police brutality against Black people and mental health needs in policing, to division in society and children’s exposure to murder, violence and other negative or traumatic influences. He also describes his struggle to reconcile his identity as a Black man with his profession while hinting at his impending suicide.
Deputy who died by suicide left haunting videos on racist policing, division: 'I've had enough'
Before deputy Clyde Kerr III took his own life Monday outside the Lafayette Parish Sheriff’s Office, he left haunting final words in a series of social media videos.
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Black Officer Dies By Suicide, After Blasting Police Brutality
One final example.
Galveston police officer accused of ATTACKING minor at pool is on paid leave
A housecleaning must be done