Atlanta’s mayor, Keisha Lance Bottoms, has announced that two of the officers involved with pulling these two people from their car have now been fired from the force.
Reports on the ground say one of the officers had been with APD for 16 years, the other for 20. Mayor Lance Bottoms reportedly expressed dismay at the video that has since gone viral
WATCH: here’s my video of when two young people were tased, dragged out of their car in downtown Atlanta Saturday night. We’re working to find out why this happened and what led up to it @cbs46 https://t.co/JL4nMFCnls pic.twitter.com/USRby69Kp2
— Jasmina Alston (@JasminaAlstonTV) May 31, 2020
CBS46’s news banner during the segment read “POLICE BEGIN ENFORCING 9PM CURFEW.” That has led many to speculate that these two individuals were simply targeted for being out of their homes when 9 o’clock rolled around which is insane!!!!
More troubling than that, though, is how the officers dealt with them — opening their door, demanding they exit … and then resorting to tasering both of them and pulling them out when the man and woman refused. They even reportedly broke the windows/slashed tires.
What are your thoughts on the situation?
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