We at rant and roast are not too surprised at this one. However, it is too bad that the circustances surrounding this took place in New Orleans post-Katrina. According to CNN and the Just Department officials, five officers were found guilty today on a combined 25 counts of civil rights violations, bound to fatal shootings on New Orleans' Danziger Bridge, in the chaos of Hurricane Katrina. The jurors reached a verdict after three days of deliberations. Sentencing for Kenneth Bowen, Robert Gisevius, Robert Faulcon, Anthony Villavaso and former detective Arthur Kaufman is expected to go down in December.
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Friday, August 5, 2011
Cops Popped For Violating Civil Rights
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