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muntrv

(14,505 posts) Sat Jun 13, 2020, 02:19 PM Jun 2020

Macomber County prosecutor will not authorize charges

against Amazon driver arrested by police.

MACOMB COUNTY, Mich. – The Macomb County Prosecutor’s Office has denied a warrant request in connection with an altercation between a Warren police officer, who is White, and an Amazon driver, who is Black.

Cellphone video of the Amazon driver being violently arrested by police as he was making a delivery went viral on social media.

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https://www.clickondetroit.com/news/local/2020/06/11/macomb-county-prosecutor-will-not-authorize-charges-against-amazon-driver-arrested-by-warren-officer/

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Macomber County prosecutor will not authorize charges (Original Post) muntrv Jun 2020 OP

So maybe Amazon should just decide to stop shipments to that county until... CincyDem Jun 2020 #1

CincyDem

(6,363 posts)

1. So maybe Amazon should just decide to stop shipments to that county until...

Reply to muntrv (Original post)

Sat Jun 13, 2020, 02:21 PM

Jun 2020

...they can guarantee the safety of their workers. It would make a statement, clarify their expectations, and the financial impact (even if there's another 50 counties) would be immaterial.

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