Once again, police prove they can abuse and attack innocent Black people and get away with it.
The latest example is from Arizona, where a pair of Phoenix cops who last year received a 24-hour suspension for brutally attacking a deaf Black man with cerebral palsy while responding to a call of a white man creating a disturbance – had their suspensions overturned after the cops appealed, local media reported.
White Man Who Triggered the Violent Arrest Walked Free
But the lawsuit filed by Tyron McAlpin remains pending and will likely result in a payout considering the egregiousness of the incident that was captured on video, showing the cops punching, kneeing and tasering him in the parking lot of a Circle K on August 19, 2024.
Despite not committing any crimes, McAlpin ended up spending 24 days in jail on charges of felony aggravated assault on an officer and resisting arrest because he could not afford the bail. The charges were eventually dismissed…