Cops Kill Mentally Challenged Teen Using "Non-Lethal" Force (Video)

Um...if it's non-lethal force then how did it become lethal? I'm not saying the victim is innocent in this case; he fled police. Yet he ran due to his disability.

Another case of police abuse? You decide.

Police Slam Wrong Man Into a Wall; "Tragic Accident" Says Sheriff's Office (Video)

Police have released surveillance video showing a sheriff's deputy slamming a man head first into a wall, leaving him in a coma. The 29-year-old had been pursued by deputies after a witness wrongly identified him as a suspect in an assault.

What is going on with police in this country?





A sheriff's spokesman said was "a tragic accident." A lawyer for the family of 29-year-old Christopher Harris said the video and witness accounts show the Edmonds restaurant worker was a victim of excessive force by Deputy Matthew Paul, 26. As of late Thursday, Harris remained comatose and in critical condition at Harborview Medical Center, said Todd Keeling, his stepfather.

Cop Kicks Suspect's Head, High Fives Fellow Cop After High Speed Chase (Video)

Another disgusting display of police acting out of line. There is no reason for this kind of act.

Courtesy of NBCLA.com.

Despite lying on the ground with his arms and legs spread, a suspect got a face full of police boot on Wednesday. The kicking cop added insult to injury by giving a post-beating high five. The brutality was the final chapter of a pursuit that began about 1:30 p.m. at an attempted traffic stop in El Monte, Calif. Police tried to stop the motorist for a traffic violation, said California Highway Patrol Officer Jose Nunez.

LOS ANGELES -- Despite lying on the ground with his arms and legs spread, a suspect -- who police say is a known gang member -- got a face full of police boot on Wednesday.

The kicking cop added insult to injury by giving a post-beating high five.

"I'm looking into it, and I don't have all the facts yet," said El Monte Police Chief Tom Armstrong, who watched the video in a KNBC-TV newsvan.

"I worked internal affairs for four years and I have learned that you do not make a decision in a vacuum," Armstrong said. "I do not know what was in the mind of that officer, as to why he did that. I saw the individual turn his head toward the officer."

As for the officer with a flashlight seen striking the suspect in the video, Armstrong said, "...it appears (the suspect) had his arm underneath his body. You cannot see what was in his hand."

"This is going to be looked into, and it should be. ...I'm not here to make a decision or tell you what that officer did was overtly wrong until I know all the facts," Armstrong said.

Lt. Chuck Carlson of the El Monte Police Department said the department's Internal Affairs Unit will investigate to see if excessive force was used.

"There were some phone calls from some citizens. One of the news copters had video they thought showed excessive force," Carlson said.

Late Wednesday afternoon, the driver was identified as 23-year-old Richard Rodriguez of El Monte.

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