The footage shattered the officers’ defense, but the buried complaints exposed something far more disturbing. When Victoria faced a question about whether the encounter could have ended sooner, she refused to let civil rights become conditional on obedience. Now, with two careers and possible criminal charges at stake, the board finally confronted a pattern it could no longer ign… Continues…
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