Atlanta Mayor Says Two Police Officers Who Tasered HBCU Couple On Live TV Are Fired

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Atlanta mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms announced on Sunday night (May 31) that two of the officers responsible for tasering and arresting a couple driving in their car, not breaking any laws, during Saturday night's protests have been fired.

Bottoms says one of the officers has been on the force for 16 years, and the other for 20. She also says the three other officers involved have been placed on desk duty.

(The) brutal assault of two Morehouse and Spelman college students was captured on live TV as police are seen attacking two college students in their car. The disturbing video of the young couple being assaulted as they were making their way home in midtown Atlanta soon went viral on social media. The assault was broadcast live on CBS-46 and was uploaded by a Twitter user.

According to a GoFundMe set up for Messiah Young and Taniyah Pilgrim’s bail by Samaiya Butler, the couple was stopped by Atlanta police at 9:30 PM. In the video, officers can be seen breaking the car windows, slashing the tires, tasering and arresting them. An update posted today read: “As of yesterday, Taniyah was released and is now home with a family member. Messiah is still in custody at the Fulton County Jail. He is being charged with eluding/flee police and driving without a license. His court hearing is today at 2pm.”

https://www.bet.com/news/national/2020/05/31/police-taser-morehouse-spelman-couple-update.html

Link to tweet

[Ferrets are Cool]

1. Now, they need to be charged with crimes. nt

[nykym]

2. We need a National database

for every corrupt LEO who descends into the path of lawlessness.
They just move to the next town and get a job in that Police Dept.
We need to hold them accountable for the rest of their lives.
And keep them out of law enforcement.

[Nictuku]

3. It looks like the same couple in this video

https://www.democraticunderground.com/1017585299

[Hoyt]

4. I think the video in #3 shows a little bit different take on what occurred. Still think the

two officers were clearly wrong, but it was not totally as represented in the initial video.



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