Many black cops more likely to brutalize blacks than even the most racist white cops

A ‘dirty little secret’

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Age of Awareness

7 min readJan 29, 2023

This combo of booking images provided by the Shelby County Sheriff’s Office shows, from top row from left, Tadarrius Bean, Demetrius Haley, Emmitt Martin III, bottom row from left, Desmond Mills, Jr. and Justin Smith. The five former Memphis police officers have been charged with second-degree murder and other crimes in the arrest and death of Tyre Nichols, a Black motorist who died three days after a confrontation with the officers during a traffic stop, records showed Thursday, Jan. 26, 2023

Hip-hop artists have expressed strong critiques of black police officers. In its notorious song “Fuck the Police” the group NWA describes black officers as being tougher on black men to “show off” for the white cop.
The fact that black men absorb stereotypes…

Many black cops more likely to brutalize blacks than even the most racist white cops

A ‘dirty little secret’

Written by Herbert Dyer, Jr.