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A | JACKSON, Miss. -- The Mississippi sheriff who leads the department where former deputies pleaded guilty to a long list of state and federal charges for the torture of two Black men has asked a federal court to dismiss a civil lawsuit against him. Michael Corey Jenkins and Eddie Terrell Parker were abused in a case of extrajudicial violence that even the sheriff they're suing called the worst case of police brutality he had ever seen. But Rankin County Sheriff Bryan Bailey's attorney argues Jenkins and Parker's $400 million lawsuit against Bailey should be dismissed because the sheriff is entitled to “qualified immunity,” a legal concept that often shields police officers from civil penalties for alleged abuses. Court records show that attorney Jase Dare asked to dismiss the lawsuit on Oct. 6, just one day after a settlement conference was filed with the court. A settlement conference is scheduled when the parties in a lawsuit try to settle a case before trial. On Friday, Jenkins and Parker's attorneys, Malik Shabazz and Trent Walker, called Dare's motion “meritless.”“We believe that the totality of the evidence shows the brutality of the ‘Goon Squad’ was a longstanding problem. The brutality was not just limited to these five deputies, and it’s something that has existed during the entirety of Bryan Bailey’s tenure as sheriff," Walker said. In January, five white former Rankin County deputies and a police officer from a nearby department burst into a house without a warrant after someone phoned one of the deputies and complained that two Black men were staying with a white woman.The officers handcuffed and assaulted Jenkins and Parker with stun guns, a sex toy and other objects. The officers also used racial slurs over a 90-minute period that ended with former deputy Hunter Elward shooting Jenkins in the mouth during a “mock execution.” Then, the officers devised a cover-up that included planting drugs and a gun, leading to false charges that stood against the victims for months. Prosecutors say some of the officers nicknamed themselves the “Goon Squad” because of their willingness to use excessive force and cover up attacks.In March, an Associated Press investigation linked some of the deputies to at least four violent encounters with Black men since 2019 that left two dead and another with lasting injuries. One of those men was Pierre Woods, who was shot and killed by Rankin County deputies in 2019. A family member sued Bailey over Woods' death. Court records show a settlement agreement for an undisclosed amount has been reached through the 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals' mediation program. The settlement still must be approved by a chancery court. At least two of the deputies who shot at Woods, Elward and Brett McAlpin, went on to participate in the illegal raid in January. For months, Bailey said little about the episode. After the officers pleaded guilty to civil rights charges in August, Bailey promised to change the department. In his motion, Dare said Jenkins and Parker do not allege that Bailey personally participated in the events but failed to train the deputies adequately. He said internal department policies show the deputies underwent training that complies with the law. He also said none of the allegations are enough to overcome qualified immunity and hold Bailey liable for the illegal actions of his deputies. The law enforcement officers include former deputies McAlpin, Elward, Christian Dedmon, Jeffrey Middleton and Daniel Opdyke, and a former Richland police Officer Joshua Hartfield, who was off-duty during the assault. They agreed to sentences recommended by prosecutors ranging from five to 30 years, although the judge isn’t bound by that. They are scheduled to be sentenced on Nov. 14. ___Michael Goldberg is a corps member for the Associated Press/Report for America Statehouse News Initiative. Report for America is a nonprofit national service program that places journalists in local newsrooms to report on undercovered issues. Follow him at @mikergoldberg.。 《GTA6》近日遭遇了一系列严重的泄密事件,黑客Cyberleek不断地放出游戏的实机视频。据Twisted Voxel报道,彭博社记者、游戏业内知名可靠消息人士Jason Schreier近日在个人Youtube频道的一期视频中透露称,网飞对这一系列大规模泄露感到相当不满。 正如大家此前所了解的那样,北京时间8月28日凌晨3点,《GTA6》将在网飞平台独播推出“分量十足的一瞥”,付费会员才可观看。6个小时后(即当天9点),这支视频才会在Youtube平台正式公开。

B | 而据Insider Gaming创始人、游戏业知名可靠消息人士Tom Henderson的说法,为获得这仅仅6小时且极易被盗版的独播权,网飞向Rockstar开出了相当动人的价码,据称,Rockstar可能因此获得了超过相当于售出100万份《GTA6》的收益,粗略估计大约5600万美元。而近期一连串重磅的泄露无疑撕下了《GTA6》的神秘面纱,也严重打击了网飞“分量十足的一瞥”的商业价值。Jason Schreier表示,据了解,网飞对此相当不满,但他们目前也没有其他动作,尽管每天都有泄露实机流出,但网飞的计划并未因此更改。 这也在一定程度上契合了Jason Schreier之前的猜测,他认为,Rockstar之所以同意在网飞上限时独播《GTA6》的全新预告,除了网飞的慷慨解囊,还有一部分原因是因为,网飞上可能会存在一些原本并不打算观看《GTA6》游戏演示的观众,这样一来,或许能撬动更多潜在的玩家群体。本文由游民星空制作发布,未经允许禁止转载。更多相关资讯请关注:GTA6专区。
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