2013 Alabama: Khari Illidge, a Black man, died in police custody .

2013 Alabama arrest case of Khari Illidge illustrates the persisting myth of "superhuman strength" in Black people. Deputy Steven Mills of Lee County Sheriff's Office said he shocked Illidge twice due to inability to restrain him, and other officers used similar language to describe the 24-year-old, 5-foot-1-inch, 201-pound man. Illidge, who reportedly said "tase me, tase me," later died in police custody.

April 26, 2024
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