A New Exhibit in the Case for the Black Lives Matter Movement [TheAtlantic.com]

Samantha Sangenito 4/19/174:00 AM

The sight of a police officer interacting with a member of the public causes a significant if unknown number of Americans to reach for their cell phones and start recording, just in case. It isn’t that they believe all cops to be abusive or dishonest––just enough to warrant vigilance. “Take your phone out, take your phone out!” a Georgia resident told a companion as they watched Sergeant Michael Bongiovanni of Gwinnett County Police Department. He was standing by a sedan during a traffic stop.

This is known because the companion had already begun recording the encounter on her own. It’s lucky they were suspicious. Demetrius Hollins, 21, suddenly emerged from the sedan with both hands up. And Sgt. Bongiovanni slugged him in the head.

[For more of this story, written by Conor Friedersdorf, go to https://www.theatlantic.com/po...lives-matter/523209/]

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