YouTube Video Triggers FBI Probe of L.A. Arrest - UPDATE
Los Angeles police and the FBI are investigating allegations of police brutality after a video showing L.A. police beating a man surfaced on YouTube.com.Image source: KNBC / MSNBC
An AP newswire article, via MSNBC, reports that:
Video footage posted on YouTube.com showing a police officer repeatedly striking a suspect in the face during an arrest three months ago has triggered an FBI investigation.More here.
The video shows two officers holding down William Cardenas, 24, on a Hollywood street as one punches him several times in the face before they are able to handcuff him. The struggling suspect yells repeatedly “I can’t breathe!”
The footage, shot by an area resident, came to the FBI’s attention Thursday, prompting investigators to open a civil rights inquiry into the Aug. 11 incident, agency spokeswoman Laura Eimiller said.
Update 11/16: Apparently this guy gets his "get out of jail" walking papers today.
posted by Fergie @ 11/10/2006 09:41:00 AM
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