A third of MPD excessive force findings are reversed by commanders
Reversals include 2017 bar fight incident when an officer allegedly choked a woman
Case of Memphis police lieutenant allegedly choking a woman in a bar fight is among a third of cases in which MPD commanders reversed investigators and dismissed excessive force charges.
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Memphis Police Department Memphis Police Assocation police brutality Memphis Mayor Jim StricklandMarc Perrusquia
Marc Perrusquia is the director of the Institute for Public Service Reporting at the University of Memphis, where graduate students learn investigative and explanatory journalism skills working alongside professionals. He's won numerous state and national awards for government watchdog, social justice and political reporting. Follow the Institute on Facebook or Twitter @psr_memphis.
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