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niyad

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11. every time I hear about texas cops, I think about joe campos torres (interesting that as I
Sun Aug 4, 2013, 07:42 PM
Aug 2013

googled, I had gotten as far as "joe campos" and he came up #2.

Murder of Joe Campos Torres
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Joe Campos Torres

Joe Campos Torres (December 20,1953 - May 5, 1977) was a 23-year-old Vietnam Veteran who was beaten by several Houston police officers and subsequently died. His death sparked protests and the outcome of the trial was met with rioting.
Contents

1 Incident
2 Trial and aftermath
3 See also
4 References

Incident

Torres had been arrested at a Houston bar for disorderly conduct. Six police officers took Torres to a spot called “The Hole” next to Buffalo Bayou and beat him.[1]

The officers then took Torres to the city jail, who refused to process him due to his injuries. They were ordered to take him to Ben Taub General Hospital, but instead of doing so, the officers brought him back to the banks of Buffalo Bayou and pushed him into the water. Torres’ body was found two days later.
Trial and aftermath

Officers Terry Denson and Steven Orlando were tried on state murder charges. They were convicted of negligent homicide and received one year of probation and a $1 fine.[2] Denson, Orlando and Officer Joseph Janish were later convicted of federal civil rights violations in 1978, and served nine months in prison.

Those sentences sparked riots in Moody Park, on the 1st anniversary of his death

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Murder_of_Joe_Campos_Torres

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