Lawsuit: 6 ex-Mississippi officers called "Goon Squad", pleaded guilty to torture and sexual assault of 2 men. It ended when officer shot man in mouth; tried to burn victim's clothes and plant meth.

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Avoiding 'Trial by Media'?

Maybe that is behind the redactions. (In this day and age, 'innocent until proven guilty' is still as relevant as it always has been. But with short social media attention spans, minds can be made up long before a trial even takes place. (And retained long after many have lost interest.))

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And they’ve all pled guilty. Their names are public.

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But they hadn't when the redacted documents were released several months ago.

[u/peacelovecookies → u/[deleted]]

Right, but the person was asking why haven’t they identified them and I was just letting them know that they have.