A black “retired corrections officer” was shopping in a suburb of New York City when cops burst into the store. They “tackled, handcuffed and [beat]” him. “The officers, who are white, … were searching for a black shoplifting suspect, who was later apprehended on the roof of the building.” In the meantime, however, they assaulted Ronald Lanier. According to his attorney, “They cursed at him, they abused him verbally, they then start to beat him … He was taking blows with his hands cuffed behind him as he laid [sic] facedown.” Their victim “[broke] down as he described how he … Continue reading What the Finest Bad Boys Have Been Up To