Larry Scirotto was hired partly to help boost diversity at the Fort Lauderdale Police Department, only to be fired amid allegations he promoted minority officers based on skin color.
In some of the highest-profile cases, the zeal to send an anti-brutality message to law enforcement is not shared by the citizens who sit on juries. Take Steven Pohorence, accused of pushing a kneeling protester during a Black Lives Matter protest. The jury found him not guilty this week.
In some of the highest-profile cases, the zeal to send an anti-brutality message to law enforcement is not shared by the citizens who sit on juries. Take Steven Pohorence, accused of pushing a kneeling protester during a Black Lives Matter protest. The jury found him not guilty this week.
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A former Fort Lauderdale Police officer who was fired for working as a security and bodyguard for famed rappers Meek Mill and Rick Ross has agreed to give up his law enforcement certification, preventing him from joining any other police agency in the state.