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Quanell X Releases New tape that shows second HPD beating [MORE]

Chad Holley's Police Beating Is Subject of an Angry NAACP Town Hall Meeting [HERE]

HOUSTON – Houston Mayor Annise Parker says in hindsight she probably would not have withheld a video that appears to show Houston police officers beating a handcuffed teenager last March.

But she said it was the correct legal move.

Community leaders expressed anger that it took almost a year for the video to be released during a town hall meeting Tuesday night at the Good Hope Missionary Baptist Church. They also called for a federal investigation.

During the meeting, Parker also apologized to community activist Quanell X for suggesting that the person who released the tape should be prosecuted.

On Wednesday, Parker acknowledged that she did not anticipate the anger that the images would cause within the Houston community. The mayor and the district attorney have repeatedly said that they didn’t want the video to come out before the officers’ trial so the jury pool wouldn’t be tainted.

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