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Outrage as LA sheriff deputies detain three Black teens who had been attacked at gunpoint - Face2Face Africa

The Los Angeles County Sherriff’s office is under fire after a video posted to social media showed deputies detaining three black teenagers. The trio went from being victims of armed robbery to the target of police brutality. The incident happened on Friday in Santa Clarita about 35 miles north of L.A. Tammi Collins, mother of...

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