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Black Texas teacher sues Austin after violent arrest caught on video
AUSTIN — A black Texas teacher is suing the state's capital after being thrown to the ground by one white officer during a traffic stop, and then being told by another that blacks have "violent tendencies."
Breaion King filed suit against the city of Austin in U.S. District Court on Tuesday. She's seeking damages that "most probably" exceed $1 million.
King was arrested after being stopped for speeding last summer. Her case garnered national attention after patrol car video was released in July.
Police Chief Art Acevedo publicly apologized, and launched departmental investigations that remain ongoing.
Read more: http://www.chron.com/news/houston-texas/texas/article/Black-woman-sues-Austin-after-being-thrown-down-9194887.php
