Houston, Texas
Dozens of people lined up to tell stories of harsh or frightening treatment at the hands of local law enforcement officers at a town hall meeting Tuesday night that was inspired by recent high-profile instances of alleged police brutality.
Dubbed "A Call to Action," the meeting drew an enthusiastic gathering of several hundred to the Community of Faith Church in north Houston. It was another in a series of meetings that are taking place at predominantly black churches around the city following the release of a tape showing a handful of Houston police officers beating and kicking handcuffed teenager Chad Holley as he lay on the ground.
"Houston has a problem!" thundered the Rev. James Dixon II, pastor of Community of Faith, drawing a standing ovation. "This is not a new problem. It is a problem that has persisted for decades in our city."
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