Greene was killed while being arrested during a traffic stop; however, police had originally claimed he died due to a car crash. 17.12.2022, Sputnik International
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Louisiana governor condemns police in Ronald Greene death
May 25, 2021 / 9:26 PM / AP Louisiana police release video of fatal arrest
Louisiana Governor John Bel Edwards on Tuesday denounced the deadly 2019 arrest of Ronald Greene as regrettable, criticizing the state troopers who repeatedly stunned, choked and punched the Black motorist, and also chiding officers who stood by but failed to intervene. I wouldn t have been disturbed had I thought it was professional, had I thought those officers had performed as they should they did not, Edwards told reporters at the state Capitol in Baton Rouge, offering his most extensive remarks yet on the controversy.
Ronald Greene, 49, died in May 2019 after a car chase with Louisiana troopers
Greene s family was initially told he died in a car crash near Monroe
Bodycam footage his mother was shown last year shows a violent arrest
Greene was tasered in his car, dragged out, tasered again and handcuffed
He tells the officers: Brother, I m scared as they scream obscenities at him
At one point Greene, handcuffed, is dragged by his feet, face down on ground
He was left on the ground for nine minutes as they cleaned his blood off them
A supervisor arrives and thanks the troopers for their good work