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William Skelton is the second law enforcement officer to be charged by a new prosecution unit that aims to curtail police brutality.
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Inaccessible: Police Body Camera Footage Is Often Expensive, Heavily edited and Takes Months to Get
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Special Prosecution Unit Targets Police Brutality, Charges Two Officers
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William Skelton is the second law enforcement officer to be charged by a new prosecution unit that aims to curtail police brutality.
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