So what happens when black police use excessive force? As the nation focuses on two instances in which white cops committed acts of violence against black citizens, perhaps it is worth looking at what happens when black cops commit acts of violence against citizens - either white or black. Is impunity a matter of profession, or race, or both? This question has been floating around in my mind since Ferguson and especially since Eric Garner's death in Staten Island. The two stories I present here are anecdotes and I do not have enough data to know whether this is a pattern. Follow below the squiggle for two police brutality cases currently being adjudicated in Chicago.
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