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No action has been taken against this officer. This wasn't even a real traffic stop. Basically, this police officer chased this man because he gave him the finger. Then became (even more) abusive because he's trans.
https://abc13.com/violent-arrest-lasd-emmett-brock-police-video-joseph-benza/13547988/
ABC13 HoustonTrans man's violent arrest under investigation by Los Angeles sheriff's department"I took a step and then immediately was just grabbed, thrown on my head. He punched me, I think, about 10 times with a closed fist," Emmett Brock told ABC News.
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Not only is this horrific, but it's also an example of how policing is not generally about "fighting crime"
[Edited typo]
https://www.reuters.com/legal/government/police-are-not-primarily-crime-fighters-according-data-2022-11-02/
ReutersPolice are not primarily crime fighters, according to the data