In 2019, 3 Louisiana police troopers choked and beat Ronald Greene, repeatedly jolted him with tasers, then dragged him face-down across the pavement until his body went limp and he died.
Today one of the troopers was suspended without pay - for 50 hours.
apnews.com/article/arrest…
Today one of the troopers was suspended without pay - for 50 hours.
apnews.com/article/arrest…
Mr. Greene was stopped for a routine traffic violation and then chased by police. He stopped immediately, and put up his hands, saying "I'm sorry.."
There is bodycam footage of the entire encounter, although the trooper who was suspended turned his boydcam off.
There is bodycam footage of the entire encounter, although the trooper who was suspended turned his boydcam off.
Mr. Greene's family have viewed the bodycam footage, but it has not been made public.
The police department initially told the family that Mr. Greene had died in a car accident, but it was clear from his injuries that that was not the case. apnews.com/article/john-b…
The police department initially told the family that Mr. Greene had died in a car accident, but it was clear from his injuries that that was not the case. apnews.com/article/john-b…
Mr. Greene was handcuffed, hogtied and in shackles. The troopers hurled abuse at him. One quote: “You’re gonna lay on your f(asterisk)(asterisk)(asterisk)(asterisk)(asterisk)(asterisk) belly like I told you!”
apnews.com/article/us-new…
apnews.com/article/us-new…
Another trooper: “We finally got him in handcuffs when a third man got there, and the son of a b----- was still fighting him, was still wrestling with him trying to hold him down. He was spitting blood everywhere and all of a sudden he just went limp.”
There is such clear evidence that these troopers killed Mr. Greene. There is such clear evidence that they covered it up. One trooper was fired (and then later died in a car accident). One was suspended without pay for 50 hours. Where are the criminal charges?
This happened two years ago. @AP has done a really thorough investigation, but the case hasn't really gotten a lot of media traction.
The bodycam video sounds horrific, but is not public. Who knows if that would make a difference.
The bodycam video sounds horrific, but is not public. Who knows if that would make a difference.
What the hell will it take. Tonight I have tweeted about two cases where Black men were stopped by police for traffic violations and shot and killed. They weren't situations where grand juries didn't vote to indict, they weren't even charged!
And neither case is especially well known. But awareness is not enough, marching in the streets is not enough, the legislation before congress is not enough. Murder is illegal. It hasn't stopped police murdering Black and Brown people.
We have to defund the police. We have to disempower the institutions that are killing Black and Brown people without consequence.
I am so sorry, I forgot to put a content warning on this thread.
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