Justice has finally caught up to a Michigan cop with a long history of abusing Black people after a jury convicted him last month of tasering a Black man named Drakker Williams for more than 40 seconds after a traffic stop for driving around barricades in his neighborhood.
But former Melvindale Police Lt. Matthew Furman was also acquitted in connection with a couple of other incidents, including the case of Alicia Cook, a Black mother who was forced out of her car and tasered while trying to drop off her 11‑year‑old daughter at school for cheerleading practice.
Furman, who was hired in 2012, had received numerous citizen complaints over the years, resulting in at least two suspensions, and was even arrested in 2019 for assault, although those charges were dismissed. He was terminated that same year but sued to get his job back.
Meanwhile, the controversial cop — described by local media as “Melvindale’s most polarizing police officer” — continued receiving promotions despite the danger he posed to the community because he generated hundreds of thousands of dollars in tow fees for the city every year…