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TexasTowelie

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Sun May 16, 2021, 06:35 PM May 2021

Investigation concludes Bennington police endangered former Rep. Kiah Morris

BENNINGTON (AP) — A two-year investigation into a Vermont police department has found that officers failed to adequately investigate alleged threats against former state legislator Kiah Morris due to its racism and prejudice.

In a 54-page report, the Vermont Human Rights Commission found that the Bennington Police Department endangered the safety of Morris, a Black woman, by withholding critical information about a white supremacist who had been targeting her on social media.

Morris, first elected in 2014, resigned from the Legislature in 2018, citing threats.

Morris, who since moved from Bennington, issued her first public comments about the Human Rights Commission investigation Tuesday,

Read more: https://www.burlingtonfreepress.com/story/news/local/vermont/2021/05/12/rep-kiah-morris-investigation-concludes-bennington-vt-police-endangered-former-black-legislator/5063598001/

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Investigation concludes Bennington police endangered former Rep. Kiah Morris (Original Post) TexasTowelie May 2021 OP
I'm so glad all this complicity is getting out. Karadeniz May 2021 #1
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