Tuesday, April 13, 2010

You're on Candid Camera!!!


via Fox News

Very sad situation. Video of Police Brutality on the campus of University of Maryland. It seems to be very common these days, but most people are not lucky enough to catch the violent attack on video (I'm about to buy my FLIP camera any day now). After UMD beat Duke (NCAA Basketball) the students took to the streets (not rare) and started to loot and basically "wild out". The video shows a male being closed in by the police in riot gear, and all of a sudden the police proceed to assault/attack the victim.

Fox 5 news (WTTG) reported that the FBI is investigating the incident. Chief Hylton of the PG County Police department stated that one of the officers involved has been suspended for making false claims in the charging documents. The charging documents stated that the victim struck the officers and a horse (really?!?!) which led to the beating. The news also reported that the victim has obtained legal counsel and plans to sue the police department.

Source: Fox 5 News