Racism In Police Officers
The history of racism in the police officers is controversial. The four men in the van alleged that they had been pulled over simply because they were young, male minorities. The incident, which received national news coverage, sparked a public conversation on racial profiling. For opening fire on the van, the troopers were charged with attempted murder and aggravated assault and, if convicted, would have faced many years in prison. Before their trial, the troopers told internal police investigators that they had pulled over the van for speeding. They later testified under oath, however, that they had, in fact, based their decision to pull over the four men solely on their races. The troopers stated that their supervisors had instructed them