Purdue University Cop Put On Leave Following Excessive Force During Black Student’s Arrest

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Purdue University Cop Put On Leave Following Excessive Force During Black Student’s Arrest

A Black male student at Purdue University in Indiana sadly is one of the latest of our people to experience police brutality after an on-campus police officer pinned him down by the neck with an elbow. Thankfully, that cop has since been put on leave until further notice.

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