"I want justice to be served and do the right thing because that is my child," said Clintina Rolle, Delucca Rolle's mother. "Put those that done wrong behind bars."
Delucca Rolle is the teen who was seen on cellphone video last week being pepper-sprayed, thrown to the ground and then punched and beaten by Broward sheriff's deputies before he was arrested.
While the state attorney later dropped the charges filed against the teen, the violent actions of the deputies involved have gained local and national attention.
Broward County Mayor Mark Bogen spoke at the rally and is pushing a zero-tolerance policy to be implemented at the Sheriff's Office for actions of abuse and brutality caused by law enforcement officers.
"Until these officers are held accountable by being fired and being criminally prosecuted, I will not rest," Bogen said.
Representatives Alcee L. Hastings (D-FL), Ted Deutch (D-FL), Debbie Wasserman Schultz (D-FL) and Frederica Wilson (D-FL) released the following joint statement on the conduct of two Broward County Sheriff’s Office deputies last Thursday in Tamarac, FL:
“We are outraged by the appearance of unprofessional conduct of the two Broward County Sheriff’s Office deputies last Thursday in Tamarac. Rather than deescalating the situation, the deputies appear to have dramatically overreacted with disproportionate use of force – pepper-spraying a non-violent student, tackling and forcing his neck to the ground, and repeatedly striking his head on the pavement.
"At a time when unarmed black children are being beaten and killed at an alarming rate by law enforcement in this country, we appreciate that Sheriff Gregory Tony is conducting a thorough investigation, but we also urge him to be fully transparent and to take appropriate action to reassess the Office’s crisis response training and techniques, so that this type of incident does not occur in our community in the future.”
A peaceful rally was held Saturday afternoon at Hampton Pines Park in North Lauderdale, with attendees encouraged to wear red. The gathering is scheduled for 3 to 5 p.m. at 7800 Hampton Blvd.
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