Marchers allege brutality in Black man's death
Tuesday, September 28, 2004 at 01:24AM - Marietta Police continue probe as racial tension builds
Kevin Robinson was one of
about 50 people who marched through downtown Marietta Saturday to
protest the death of his best friend. Robinson's friend, Paul Johnson,
19, died Tuesday evening in a police holding cell after getting into a
fight with several Marietta police officers at Glenbrooke Apartments.
Johnson's funeral was Saturday. The march was organized by New Order, a
civil rights group based in Cobb that has taken on the county's racial
issues. The protesters believe Johnson, who was black, was a victim of
police brutality. "That really broke my heart to see what happened,"
said Robinson, also 19. "They're finding ways to kill us." The group of
family, friends and supporters walked about four blocks from the Cobb
County Library in downtown Marietta to the police station. They didn't
have a permit for the march, but Marietta police cars stopped traffic
for them as they walked in the street shouting "We want justice! It's
always just us!" [more 
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