Black man claims he was beaten & called Nigger by Cops in Brooklyn Stationhouse After Dropping Off Child
From [HERE] A Black man is suing the city and several police officers, saying he was beaten and taunted with a racial slur in a Brooklyn stationhouse — moments after his young daughter left his side.
Lansford Watson's civil rights suit, filed Tuesday, claimed one cop called him nigger while another pointed a gun at him during a "brutal and unwarranted assault."
The trouble started on Jan. 22, after Watson dropped off his 7-year-old for an arranged visit with her mother at the 71st precinct in Crown Heights.
According to the lawsuit, an officer approached the girl and stretched out his hand. Watson said he rebuffed the cop so he could spend a few more moments with his daughter.
When the child was finally led off, Watson said multiple officers surrounded him, ordered him to leave and pushed him through double doors into a wall. Watson claimed he was punched in the body and head by at least two officers.
"One of the officers punching the plaintiff remarked 'f-----g n----r, what are you going to do now,’" the lawsuit alleged.
Watson said he dropped to his knees when another officer’s gun "trained on" him. He said he was cuffed behind his back and tossed into a cell.
The lawsuit also claims he was falsely arrested for assault, obstruction, disorderly conduct, harassment and child endangerment. The charges were dropped July 28.
A Law Department spokesman said city lawyers would "review the claims and respond accordingly."
Watson and his lawyer could not be reached for comment Tuesday.
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