Videos of two Georgia police officers brutalizing a 25-year-old Black man in the middle of the day went viral on Saturday, prompting calls for justice. On Sunday, the Clayton County Sheriff’s Office announced that the “Deputy who repeatedly struck Roderick Walker is being terminated from the Clayton County Sheriff’s Office by order of Sheriff Victor Hill for excessive use of force.”
Father of four Roderick Walker, his girlfriend, their 9-month-old baby, and his stepson, were passengers in a Lyft that was pulled over by Clayton County officers for having a broken taillight. Walker refused to produce a driver’s license, questioning why he needed to since he was not driving, nor was this his car. From there, Walker was taken out of the vehicle and his children had to watch as Georgia police beat him bloody. …