Texas officer under investigation after violent arrest of teacher

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Saturday, July 23, 2016
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A white Texas police officer is under investigation for violently throwing an African American teacher to the ground during a traffic stop.



The incident happened a year ago.



Now police have issued a public apology to that teacher.



Breaion king, 26, says she's grateful for that.



What's also disturbing is a recording inside the patrol car that caught another officer telling King African Americans have "violent tendencies."



"It concerns me that one officer has this notion about a whole group of people, a whole community of people, and he just assumed that about me," King said.



The police union in Austin, Texas has condemned the actions of both officers.

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