Mississippi has been the site in recent years of other federal probes into local law enforcement agencies that have resulted in criminal charges and lengthy prison sentences.

If this administration hadn’t literally just cancelled federal consent decrees all over the country, this might seem a little less suspicious.

The episode exposed firsthand the consequences of distrust born from the abuse of power by law enforcement, he said.

…if only somebody had said something before. Too bad nobody ever bothered mentioning it, and you had no way of knowing until now.

I’m honestly very conflicted. No doubt there is insane corruption from local police in these areas. However, Mississippi stretching into Memphis is also where a federal task force is currently trying to take over U.S. territory on behalf of Trump.

Like I get the big fish (in their book) are the cops taking bribes from undercover feds, but what about all of the other police corruption that doesn’t involve you bribing a cop?

What about all the cases of police brutality that have been dropped bc Trump removed the consent decree? What about all the people that ended up dead while in police custody? When do those people get justice?