No convictions for St Louis officers who beat Black undercover colleague at protest

[Eugene]

Source: Associated Press

No convictions were returned for three white St Louis police officers accused of beating a Black undercover colleague so severely during a protest over another officer’s acquittal that he had to undergo multiple surgeries.

A jury on Monday acquitted officer Steven Korte of charges of deprivation of rights under color of law and of lying to the FBI in connection to the attack on officer Luther Hall.

It happened when Hall was mistaken for a protester during demonstrations that erupted after former police officer Jason Stockley, who is white, was found not guilty in the 2011 death of Anthony Lamar Smith, who was Black.

Hall described the 2017 attack to jurors as a “free-for-all”.

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Associated Press in St Louis
Tue 30 Mar 2021 16.46 BST


Read more: https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2021/mar/30/st-louis-officers-trial-luther-hall-undercover-protest

[Faux pas]

1. Kickin' with disgust!

I hope Officer Hall sues all their asses off!

[dickthegrouch]

2. All white jury?

Check.

It’s a wonder the US doesn’t look like Beirut. Thank you Every POC who is still restraining themselves from going ballistic over this kind of crap. We will find justice and it will be very painful for some. However, the tide is turning.

[Hugh Bloody Bastards]

3. The Thin Blue Line?

No: The Thick Blue Lie! And it isn't much better over here!

[rockfordfile]

4. Corruption

[Jay25]

5. Unbelievable! I don't understand how they were acquitted. What a 'fuck you' to black cops.

[Martin68]

6. So much for copper solidarity. Only applies to white cops by white cops.

[SunImp]

7. This is messed up beyond belief

[marble falls]

8. Even as a cop, he got no justice.

[mountain grammy]

9. Exactly..

[llashram]

10. of course

the killer of Micheal Brown's acquittal from charges did let me know not to have expected any different outcome.

The mentality in America is yeah you're a cop but you're a black cop so you are not as important. Always been this way. You're black so you cannot expect the same justice others get that are not African-American.