Police dog's attack on Black trucker in Ohio echoes history
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FILE- African American high school student Walter Gadsden, 15, an onlooker to the protest, is attacked by a police dog during a civil rights demonstration in Birmingham, Ala., on May 3, 1963. For some, the scene of a trucker being attacked by a police dog on a rural Ohio highway in July 2023, harkens back to the Civil Rights Movement, when authorities often turned dogs on peaceful Black protesters marching for equality. (AP Photo/Bill Hudson, File)FILE - A patrolman and a police dog go after a Black man who swings at the dog with a small knife during racial demonstrations in Birmingham, Ala., on May 3, 1963. For some, the scene of a trucker being attacked by a police dog on a rural Ohio highway in July 2023, harkens back to the Civil Rights Movement, when authorities often turned dogs on peaceful Black protesters marching for equality. (AP Photo/Bill Hudson, File)FILE - This image taken from police body cam video shows a police dog attacking Jadarrius Rose, 23, of Memphis, Tenn., on July 4, 2023, in Circleville, Ohio. For some, the scene of Rose being attacked by a police dog harkens back to the Civil Rights Movement, when authorities often turned dogs on peaceful Black protesters marching for equality. (Ohio State Highway Patrol via AP, File).A mural in Circleville, Ohio reads "My town. My Health. Circleville," on August 3, 2023. In July, the K-9 program at the Circleville Police Department found itself under much greater scrutiny after police body and dash cameras recorded an officer's Belgian Malinois attacking a Black, kneeling trucker as he was surrendering alongside a highway with his hands up. (AP Photo/Patrick Orsagos)This photo from video shows Rev. Derrick Holmes during an interview with The Associated Press on Aug. 3, 2023 in Circleville, Ohio. In July, the K-9 program at the Circleville Police Department found itself under much greater scrutiny after police body and dash cameras recorded an officer's Belgian Malinois attacking a Black, kneeling trucker as he was surrendering alongside a highway with his hands up. "There's a certain class separation that happens here in Circleville as well, and it's not discussed" Holmes said. (AP Photo/Patrick Orsagos)David Hayes poses for a photo on Monday, Sept. 4, 2023 in Columbus, Ohio. Haynes was a former officer at the Circleville Police Department who helped start the police dog program at the department. He sued the department after he was fired in 2003 following a dispute over cutting the dogs training time from once a week to once every three weeks. (AP Photo/Patrick Orsagos)This Aug. 3, 2023 photo shows Circleville City Hall in Circleville, Ohio. In July, the K-9 program at the Circleville Police Department found itself under much greater scrutiny after police body and dash cameras recorded a police officers Belgian Malicious attacking a Black, kneeling trucker as he was surrendering alongside a highway with his hands up. (AP Photo/Patrick Orsagos)The Circleville Municipal Court and Police Department in Circleville, Ohio on Thursday, August 3, 2023. In July, the K-9 program at the Circleville Police Department found itself under much greater scrutiny after police body and dash cameras recorded a officers Belgian Malinois attacking a Black, kneeling trucker as he was surrendering alongside a highway with his hands up. (AP Photo/Patrick Orsagos)
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FILE- African American high school student Walter Gadsden, 15, an onlooker to the protest, is attacked by a police dog during a civil rights demonstration in Birmingham, Ala., on May 3, 1963. For some, the scene of a trucker being attacked by a police dog on a rural Ohio highway in July 2023, harkens back to the Civil Rights Movement, when authorities often turned dogs on peaceful Black protesters marching for equality. (AP Photo/Bill Hudson, File)