Duanna Johnson

Here's something you'll be hearing more about in the coming days.

On February 12 of this year, Duanna Johnson, a transgender woman, was beaten by a Memphis police officer, in a station, while others looked on. The story came to light on Tuesday of this week, when WMC-TV, the local NBC affiliate, aired the surveillance tape they obtained showing the beating. That report is here.

The Memphis Police knew about this by days after the incident -- the officer who attacked Johnson, Bridges McRae, has been on desk duty since, during investigation. This follow up from WMC is the most thorough I've seen on explaining where the legal process stands.

At best, we could hope for some kind of institutional change in the Memphis Police to come out of this. We'll see. You have to wonder what happens that is not caught on tape.