Video Catches New Jersey Cop Punching Woman Suspected of Underage Drinking on Beach
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A screenshot from a video posted on Twitter shows the moment when a police officer raised his arm before punching 20-year-old Emily Weinman at a beach in Wildwood, New Jersey on May 26, 2018.
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Two police officers from Wildwood, New Jersey have been reassigned to desk duty as the citys police department launched an investigation after a video posted online shows an officer repeatedly punching a woman on a beach. The video of the Saturday afternoon encounter that quickly went viral shows two police officers wrestling a woman on the ground. At one point, one of the officers punched 20-year-old Emily Weinman twice on the head and wrapped his arm around her neck.
The video shows how people around Weinman call on her to stop resisting. Later, while on the ground, she says, Youre not allowed to hit me like that! Alexis Hewitt, who posted the video on Twitter, said she was sleeping on the beach when she suddenly woke up to all the commotion. I cant believe it, she wrote.