Via: defendernetwork.com
Community leaders, activists and concerned citizens are searching for answers and justice in the wake of the acquittal of former Houston police officer Andrew Blomberg.
Charged with official oppression, a misdemeanor, Blomberg was recently found not guilty by an all-white jury even though he and other former HPD officers were videotaped beating and kicking then 15-year old Chad Holley, a burglary suspect who surrendered after being chased.
Statements denouncing the verdict along with meetings seeking justice strategies continue as the three other officers involved in the March 2010 beating – Drew Ryser, Philip Bryan and Raad Hassan – wait for their trial dates to be set.
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