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'Goon squad' members sentenced for state charges in torture of Black men in Mississippi

Apr 10, 2024 View Original Article
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    Center

  • Reliability

    50% ReliableFair

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Bias Score Analysis

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Contributing sentiments towards policy:

61% : I never would have thought a night of hanging out with friends would nearly cost me my life.
60% : And because I was shot in the face, it affected my vision so I can no longer play. ...
48% : The men are currently serving time for federal convictions in the crime, and their state sentences will run concurrently with their federal ones.
32% : On Wednesday, a statement on behalf of Jenkins read to the court said that Jan. 24, 2023 "was the worst day of my life.""I was brutally beaten and nearly killed by the Rankin County Sheriff's Department, also known as the Goon Squad.

*Our bias meter rating uses data science including sentiment analysis, machine learning and our proprietary algorithm for determining biases in news articles. Bias scores are on a scale of -100% to 100% with higher negative scores being more liberal and higher positive scores being more conservative, and 0% being neutral. The rating is an independent analysis and is not affiliated nor sponsored by the news source or any other organization.

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