Friday
Jul022004
L.A. Police Probe 2nd Case of Flashlight Beating
Friday, July 2, 2004 at 10:42AM - This a 2nd distinct, seperate brutality incident that occured last week.
Los
Angeles police said on Thursday they were investigating the second
case in two weeks of officers seen on videotape beating a prone
suspect with a metal flashlight. Home video showing a black man being
pinned to the floor and hit with a flashlight during an arrest at a
private party on June 19 was aired on local television a week after a
police officer was seen beating black car theft suspect Stanley
Miller 11 times around the head after he had been wrestled to the
ground. [more] and [more]
- Bratton Defends Officer in 2nd Incident [more]
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