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Echoes of Black lives matter and Justice for Derek reverberated through the streets of downtown Tuscaloosa Friday afternoon. A group of about 20 protestors had gathered at the corner of 7th Street and Greensboro Avenue with the intent to make a statement against the use of police dogs in the city.
Organized by local community activists, the protestors held handmade signs demanding that police dogs should be pets, not weapons. After a quick prayer, using a bullhorn and a chorus of supporters behind her, organizer Deanna Reed marched the group down 7th Street toward the front of the Tuscaloosa County Sheriff s Office.
Protesters rally in Tuscaloosa after police dog bite almost cost man his arm
Updated May 07, 2021;
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About 20 people gathered Friday afternoon at the Tuscaloosa County Sheriff’s Office to protest the department’s use of police dogs on a suspected shoplifter that nearly cost the man his arm.
A handful of protesters wore shirts saying “Dogs are pets, not weapons,” and carried signs saying “Black Lives Matter,” and “Stop Police Brutality.” Several cars honked in show of support while driving up the busy thoroughfare in downtown Tuscaloosa.
The btie occurred on March 5, 2021, when Derek Stokes was accused of shoplifting at the Walmart on Skyland Boulevard in Tuscaloosa. Stokes fled from an off-duty Tuscaloosa police officer but was bitten by a dog from the Tuscaloosa County Sheriff’s Office.
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