The six white Mississippi cops called themselves “the Goon Squad.” Give them points for accuracy, if not originality. They prided themselves in going the extra mile. For not playing by the rules. For not feeling any level of force was excessive. For not ratting each other out. They had a good run. But it appears to have come to an end in a court-room outside Jackson, where the gang of cops pleaded guilty to torturing two black men.
