‘I’ve Been Waiting for This Moment’:Utah Sheriff Says He Disciplined His Deputy for Twirling Lasso During a Search for a Black Suspect ‘Better Than Using a Taser’
A Utah sheriff’s deputy has been reprimanded by authorities for twirling a lasso while searching for a Black suspect. Social justice activists say the act and conversation that accompanied it were culturally insensitive and ignorant of painful historic and racial overtones. On Thursday, Oct. 25, the Utah Highway Patrol said the actions of deputy Amanda…
