Louisiana governor strongly denies stalling probe of Ronald Greene's deadly 2019 arrest
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Baton Rouge, Louisiana — Louisiana Gov. John Bel Edwards defiantly denied Tuesday that he delayed or interfered with investigations into the deadly 2019 arrest of Ronald Greene - and for the first time he characterized as racist the actions of troopers seen on video stunning, punching and dragging the Black man.
"I can't imagine if Mr. Greene had been White he would have been treated that way," an emotional Edwards told a news conference. "We have to acknowledge racism when we see it. We have to call it what it is."
The Democratic governor rejected the idea that his response to the Greene case was driven by a tight reelection campaign that depended heavily on the Black vote. He said that notion is nonsensical because prosecutors had the Greene case well before his election.
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