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Wed Jan 18, 2017, 04:07 PM Jan 2017

African-American judge denies saying police execute black people

EVERETT — A Snohomish County judge’s comments about race have prompted the union representing sheriff’s deputies to demand a public apology Tuesday.

Superior Court Judge Eric Lucas earlier this month talked to students at Everett High School about the Black Lives Matter movement. Lucas, who is black, is a past president of the Snohomish County chapter of the NAACP. The judge has shared his views in public before on racism in society and the criminal justice system.

On Tuesday, he said his remarks to students did not include a phrase, which is being attributed to him on social media, that police “execute black people.” The quote has been circulating among local law enforcement on Facebook.

The judge provided a copy of his 19-page speech, which does not include the word “execute.” He said when he gives speeches, he generally sticks to his prepared remarks.

http://www.heraldnet.com/news/judge-denies-using-controversial-phrase-during-speech/

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