The six former Mississippi law enforcement officers who tortured and abused two Black men in a racist attack were sentenced on Wednesday to 15 to 45 years in prison on state charges.
malls in woodland hills. six white former police officers pled guilty to all state charges for torturing two black men in a racist assault. prosecutors say they entered a house without a warrant, they handcuffed the two men and assaulted them with a stun gun and a sex toy for 90 minutes, all the while using racial slurs. they devised a cover up after the officer shot one of the men in the mouth during a mock execution. two men who were attacked, eddie tyrell parker and michael korey jenkins told nbc news about the trauma they still endure. this was the scariest moment of my life ever. ever? ever. hurt, embarrassed, humiliated. this thing has taken over our life.
willingness to not report excessive force. speaking after these officers had entered into a guilty plea to federal charges, the department of justice officials called this a shameful betrayal of the oath of office. these defendants committed heinous acts of violence against handcuffed victims, who they terrorized under the color of law. they repeatedly tased them, tortured them, all under the authority of the badge, which they disgraced. during the incident, which lasted two hours, these men were repeatedly beaten. one of them was shot in the mouth during a mock execution. they were doused with milk, grease alcohol and told to shower off evidence of the abuse so officers could get their stories straight. listen to one of the men describe to cnn what he went