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Damaged police trust helped fuel retaliatory murders, criminologists say
Larry McMichael was arrested for a gun charge before he could retaliate against his brother’s killer, the reformed drug dealer, who has been shot 22 times, told Fox News. But others were shot in the fallout. The victim’s best friend, for example, was killed. "It was a lot of going back and forth," McMichael said. His story embodies what criminologists told Fox News: packing culture and a drive to retaliate, rather than turn to law enforcement, has driven homicides in the nation’s capital. Those elements have become more prevalent since trust in law enforcement deteriorated after the defund the police movement took hold following George Floyd’s killing. Posted by: Skidmark 2022-02-07 |
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