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November 22, 2019

Indiana Police Officer Fired Over Viral Video Showing Racist Harassment
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In Indiana, a white police officer has been fired after a viral video
showed him harassing two African-American men for "acting suspicious" by
spending over $1,000 at a shopping mall. Deputy constable Daryl Jones
was working off-duty as a security guard at a Nordstrom Rack store in
the Indianapolis suburb of Lawrence when he followed Aaron Blackwell and
his cousin Durell Cunningham to their car in the mall parking lot,
demanding to see their IDs. Blackwell recorded the interaction on his
cell phone.

Officer Daryl Jones: "You get your driver's license out right now and
show me ID."

Durell Cunningham: "Call your supervisor."

Aaron Blackwell: "What do you need my ID for, sir?"

Officer Daryl Jones: "Because you wanna run your mouth to me."

Officer Jones called for backup, and an on-duty officer arrived,
eventually telling Blackwell and Cunningham they were free to go.
Lawrence Township chief constable Terry Burns said he decided to fire
Officer Jones immediately after watching the video.


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