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“My son was bleeding like a slaughtered pig,” the man’s mom said about the beating.
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Javad Khazaeli represents a retired Air Force lieutenant colonel swept up in the mass arrests that followed the St. Louis Police “kettling” protesters in downtown St. Louis in 2017.
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Officers were involved in arrests following acquittal of former STL officer Jason Stockley.
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Dustin Boone was one of five St. Louis police officers charged in the 2017 beating of undercover officer Luther Hall during protests against brutality.
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The findings were backed by the independent review of the Illinois State Police and O’Fallon-Metro East Chapter of the NAACP.
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Dustin Boone was found guilty of aiding and abetting the deprivation of Officer Luther Hall’s civil rights.
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Advocates say the case puts a spotlight on how ill-prepared police are when encountering someone with a mental disability.
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A week after the Minneapolis jury’s verdict, Black people in the St. Louis region are struggling to reconcile a brief moment of relief with painful reminders that police continue to use deadly force against Black people. They’re also seeking ways to heal from generational trauma — through therapy, yoga, meditation and spending time outdoors.
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St. Louis-area activists are hopeful that a Minneapolis jury will find former officer Derek Chauvin guilty in the death of George Floyd last spring. But community leaders say they're bracing for the verdict. Emotions are high in St. Louis and across the nation because juries often acquit white officers charged with killing Black people.
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Activists hope the data will attract more attention and action on issues of police brutality and the need for reform.