Family outraged after son's mug shot found used in target practice by Miami police

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A trip to a Florida gun range left a National Guard soldier in tears when the face of her own brother was found being used as target practice by Miami police.

 

The extremely disturbing sight, showing a then-18-year-old Woody Deant with bullet holes in his eye and forehead, joined several other booking photos entirely of African American men, Deant's outraged family told NBC Miami.

 

 

 

Miami police defends use of mug shots in target practice - NY Daily News

[UKMustangFan]

I see a whole bunch of lawsuits in the near future for this department.

 

Right, just a random sample...:lol2: Does this guy really expect anyone with a brain to believe that?

[lawildcat]

Outrageous but what is there to sue about?! :idunno:

[75center]

I see a whole bunch of lawsuits in the near future for this department.

 

Right, just a random sample...:lol2: Does this guy really expect anyone with a brain to believe that?

 

What would be the basis of a lawsuit?

[UKMustangFan]

What would be the basis of a lawsuit?

 

Racial discrimination perhaps?

[Hellbird]

Would it be a "Hate Crime" :banana:

[Wireman]

Someone had to be the target. It was just "random" I'm sure.

[lawildcat]

Racial discrimination perhaps?

 

Is that a guess? I would have thought you'd give a better answer than that since you see a whole bunch of lawsuits in the near future.

[spindoc]

Meh, I used to wait the required 2 weeks after the elections were over in Huntington and if the signs weren't collected, I helped the politicians out and snatched a few and those are the best targets at a gun range. I would usually pick the ones with the faces. Better targets. So, I was targeting politicians, literally.

[UKMustangFan]

Is that a guess? I would have thought you'd give a better answer than that since you see a whole bunch of lawsuits in the near future.

 

Yeah, it's a guess, hence the question mark.

 

Sorry my answer didn't live up to your expectations, I'll strive to do better next time.

 

It's simply not okay to use pictures, and only pictures of blacks, of people you arrested for target practice. Someone is going to take this to the courts, and the department will be all to quick to settle IMO.

[Wireman]

Miami is a very diverse city. Maybe they just happened to have more mug shots of African Americans

[halfback20]

 

Yeah, it's a guess, hence the question mark.

 

Sorry my answer didn't live up to your expectations, I'll strive to do better next time.

 

It's simply not okay to use pictures, and only pictures of blacks, of people you arrested for target practice. Someone is going to take this to the courts, and the department will be all to quick to settle IMO.

Anyone and everyone can access mug shots online. What did the police do wrong?

[UKMustangFan]

Anyone and everyone can access mug shots online. What did the police do wrong?

 

Used only the mug shots of blacks for target practice...

[Clyde]

So we've got police using ONLY black men for their target shooting practice.

 

No reason for the blacks to think the system isn't fair, right?

[UKMustangFan]

So we've got police using ONLY black men for their target shooting practice.

 

No reason for the blacks to think the system isn't fair, right?

 

But the police did nothing wrong, Clyde!