It was only five years ago that Kentucky cop Doug Ullrich wrote an opinion piece for the local newspaper, proclaiming to “stand against abuse of power” as well as claiming to stand for “justice and equality.”
But since then, the Covington police officer has been sued five times for abusing his power , earning a reputation for targeting Black people, according to the most recent lawsuit filed against him last week.
“Ullrich has a long history of profiling African Americans,” states the lawsuit filed in federal court by Kentucky attorney Jamir A. Davis, who is based out of Covington, a city with a population of 40,000 people, 11 percent of whom are Black…