The Other LAPD Beating - Video Shows Police Striking Another Black man

Tuesday, July 6, 2004 at 01:20PM
TheSpook

A second recently videotaped arrest shows officers beating a suspect with a flashlight, but they don't appear to violate department procedures, police officials said. Gibson, 37, was one of four people arrested during a rowdy party in the courtyard of an apartment complex.  It took seven officers to subdue Gibson. A shaky video taken by a neighbor shows Gibson on the ground and one officer hitting his legs at least three times with a flashlight. Some witnesses claimed that officers slammed Gibson's head against concrete. [more]

Article originally appeared on (http://brownwatch.com/).