re: Residents pitch dozens of ideas for Baton Rouge Police reform

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and that minority officers are discouraged from speaking out when they see injustices or biases against certain neighborhoods in Baton Rouge.

"If officers speak out and they're actually telling the truth of what's going on inside the department, is there a guarantee they will keep their jobs and not be retaliated against?" said Aaron Banks, who is Alton Sterling's cousin.

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