Attorney General Merrick Garland said the Justice Department found Louisville police officers have discriminated against Black people in a review launched after the death of Breonna Taylor.
Garland said that the Louisville Police Department "relied heavily on pretextual traffic stops in Black neighborhoods."
"In these stops, officers use the pretense for making a stop for minor traffic offense in order to investigate for other crimes," he continued.
Garland documented aggressive behavior and racial epithets used by police toward residents.
"Some officers have demonstrated disrespect for the people they are sworn to protect. Some have videotaped themselves throwing drinks at pedestrians from their cars, insulted people with disabilities and called Black people 'monkeys,' 'animal' and 'boy.' This conduct is unacceptable. It is heartbreaking. It erodes the community trust necessary for effective policing and it is an affront to the vast majority of officers who put their lives on the line every day to serve Louisville with honor, and it is an affront to the people of Louisville who deserve better," he said.
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