Thursday, June 24, 2004

LAPD caught on tape - again

Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD) chief William Bratton has cut short his trip in the US EastCoast Thursday and is returning to Los Angeles to monitor investigations into the videotaped beating scandal during an arrest Wednesday.

Several LAPD officers were caught on helicopter-mounted news cameras using excessive force while arresting a black man suspected of stealing a car Wednesday. A white officer wielding a long flashlight was seen pummeling a black suspect who appears to be unresisting
  Xinhuanet article

...answering Rodney King's famous question with a resounding "No!"

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