Phoenix police have a history of violating civil rights: Justice Department

Phoenix police have a history of violating civil rights: Justice Department

PHOENIX (AP) — Phoenix police discriminate against blacks, Hispanics and Native Americans, illegally detain homeless people and use excessive force, including unjustified deadly force, according to a wide-ranging federal investigation into civil rights for law enforcement in the nation’s fifth-largest city. The U.S. Department of Justice report released Thursday said investigators found stark racial disparities … Read more