Protests erupt after New Jersey cop found not guilty in teen's beating
Source: The Hill
Protesters marched on Sunday night in New Jersey after a white police officer was found not guilty of assaulting a black teenager.
Between 50 and 100 people took to the streets to oppose the verdict in the case of Carteret Police Officer Joseph Reiman, who was acquitted on Friday in a Middlesex County Superior Court, news site NJ.com reported.
“The residents are tired and fed up,” said protester Fred Gattuso. “There were a lot more people that weren’t there from this town that are fed up with what’s going on here. ... We need justice for Monte and all of the victims of Joe Reiman, and this needs to be the last.”
Gattuso, a former mayoral candidate, told the outlet that more marches are planned, including at future council meetings.
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