AmericaSix Atlanta police officers will face charges for an incident in which they tased two college students and removed them from their car during protestsSix Atlanta police officers will face charges for an incident in which they tased two college students and removed them from their car during protests over the death of George Floyd, an unarmed African American in police custody. “The conduct involved in this incident — it is not indicative of the way that we treat people in the city of Atlanta,” Howard told a briefing, which Young and Pilgrim also attended. Video footage shared at the briefing showed officers stopping the car, relaying orders and firing a taser gun into the vehicle. SEE ALSO: Six Atlanta cops face excessive force charges after tasing college studentsAtlanta Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms said on Sunday that she and the city’s police chief had decided to fire two of the officers after reviewing body-camera footage of the incident. The Atlanta Police Department did not respond to a request for comment on the charges, which range from aggravated assault to criminal damage to Pilgrim’s car.

Source: Standard Digital June 02, 2020 19:52 UTC