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CA: THE HUTCHINSON REPORT: Real Apology Needed For Sheriff's Shoot-Up
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"The videotaped Gunfight at the OK Corral shoot- up of a mostly black and Latino neighborhood in Compton, California by Los Angeles County Sheriff's deputies grabbed recent national attention. The shoot-up was riveting and disconcerting. But even more disconcerting was the kind of, sort of apology the sheriff's deputies made afterwards at a televised press conference."
"Though they expressed regret over the gunfire that endangered the lives and property of the residents, they made it clear that they did not regret taking the action they did to stop the suspect. The suspect in this case was a black unarmed motorist who was not sought for any crime. Their apology sounded less like an apology than a rationalization for their potentially deadly action. ..." ... |
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