Black cops say discrimination, nepotism behind U.S. police race gap


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  • Friday, 03 Jul 2020

Former Prince George's County, Maryland police Corporal Michael Brown holds a training session on the use of force for special police recruits at his "Reality-Based Training Group" in Hyattsville, Maryland, U.S., June 22, 2020. Picture taken June 22, 2020. REUTERS/Michael A. McCoy

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Thomas Boone has spent 22 years as a police officer in Prince George's County, Maryland, a predominantly Black suburb of Washington, proudly wearing his uniform and driving his patrol car to coach kids' football and basketball teams.

Some of those athletes are now 18 to 20 years old, including his own son. They might have pursued careers in law enforcement, Boone believes, but the death of George Floyd has made that less likely due to the anger directed at police, particularly in Black communities

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