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Humanity Unplugged Podcast · May 15, 2025 · 31m

A white police officer was acquitted today in the killing of an unarmed Black man in April, an incident that sparked the city's worst racial unrest in three decades. The officer, Stephen Roach, had been charged with negligent homicide and obstructing official business in the death of Timothy Thomas, 19, whom he shot in a dark alley early on April 7, 2001. Bodycam footage of Rodney Hinton Jr. being transported to prison has surfaced online, and a Black officer is now being regarded as a hero. According to some online users, they believe that a Black officer is seen protecting Rodney Hinton Jr…