Brickbats: February 2023 News of politicians, police, and bureaucrats behaving badly from around the world. Reason · Jan 29, 2023
Brickbat: Have a Seat A federal jury has found Clayton County, Georgia, Sheriff Victor Hill guilty on six of seven charges of violating the rights of jail inmates. Prosecutors said Hill ordered deputies to place inmates in restraint chairs for lengthy periods of time as a form of punishment even though the inmates complied… Reason · Nov 2, 2022
Suspended Georgia sheriff convicted of civil rights abuses A federal jury has returned a guilty verdict on six of seven charges against a suspended Georgia sheriff accused of violating the constitutional rights of people in his custody by unnecessarily strapping them into restraint chairs The Independent UK · Oct 26, 2022
Georgia sheriff testifies to dispute civil rights charges A Georgia sheriff on trial for abusing the rights of jail detainees who were strapped into restraint chairs has denied wrongdoing The Independent UK · Oct 20, 2022
Detainees testify in rights abuse trial of Georgia sheriff Two former detainees at a Georgia jail say sheriff's deputies kept them strapped into restraint chairs for hours without pause, causing them to urinate on themselves The Independent UK · Oct 19, 2022
Sheriff charged with civil rights violations to stand trial An Atlanta-area sheriff stands accused of punishing detainees by having them strapped into a restraint chair for hours even though they posed no threat and obeyed instructions The Independent UK · Oct 12, 2022
Trump hires prominent Atlanta attorney for election probe Donald Trump has hired a prominent Atlanta criminal defense attorney known for defending famous rappers to represent him in matters related to the special grand jury that’s investigating whether the former president illegally tried to interfere with the 2020 election in Georgia The Independent UK · Aug 11, 2022