Police Shootings / Possible Abuse Threads [merged]

The harrowing contents of the so-called “Goon Squad” WhatsApp chat have been revealed, including how a group of Mississippi police officers joked about rape, shared pictures of rotting corpses, and traded tips on terrorizing suspects.

The messages shared by the men were mixed in with vacation photos and invitations to family cookouts, with the sheriff’s deputies posting in plain view of their supervisor, who occasionally joined in.

A private text message thread, obtained as part of an investigation by Mississippi Today and The New York Times, provided a years-long record of day-to-day conversations of the officers.


The “Goon Squad” came to national attention in January 2023, after deputies in Rankin County Sheriff’s Office (RCSO) were accused of brutally torturing two Black men in their home, shooting one of them in the face, in a mock execution gone awry.…..

https://www.independent.co.uk/news/...d-mississippi-whatsapp-messages-b2553584.html