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A black woman who was punched and tackled to the ground by two white Jacksonville policemen for filming the arrest of her husband claims the cops stole her phone with a recording on the incident, reports NewsJax4.
According to Kelli Wilson, she went down to a local convenience store to record the arrest of her husband and retrieve their car when she was assaulted by the two cops who demanded her name and told her to put her phone away and stop recording.
I was beaten, and then falsely arrested, my phone was stolen, my car was taken. It was a traumatic experience. It was definitely an experience you never think you would be going through, said Wilson.
Although police confiscated her phone, video of her arrest was captured by surveillance cameras that showed the unarmed woman talking to the police before they charged, attempting to grab her phone with one officer seen punching her while the other one held her arms.
According to Wilson, one of the policemen demanded she stop filming and she asked him why? ...............(more)
http://www.rawstory.com/2015/10/watch-unarmed-black-woman-beaten-and-tackled-by-florida-cops-for-filming-arrest-of-her-husband/
riversedge
(70,299 posts)FlatBaroque
(3,160 posts)maybe we can end their careers one pig at a time.
LWolf
(46,179 posts)I'm not the only one to notice the news "reporters" disingenuously scratching their heads over what happened to her phone, and whether her version could possibly be believed.
And that excuse for not wanting her using her phone to capture their actions...that she might be calling in some kind of posse to attack them...
Ilsa
(61,698 posts)ruling on this. I think SCOTUS (or another fed court) said citizens are allowed to video cops during arrests, ticketing, etc.
And then there are the charges to add for assault and other heunous crimes violating civil rights.
Baitball Blogger
(46,757 posts)to represent these kind of cases.
But, word to the wise, don't pick law firms who have lawyers with any connection to any form of government.
They will probably sell you out.
Stuart G
(38,445 posts)then it will happen again, and again, and again...
C Moon
(12,221 posts)Last edited Sat Oct 10, 2015, 02:17 PM - Edit history (1)
These officers need to start paying for their crimesthey should at least fine them; that may help them think before they do this crap.
Stuart G
(38,445 posts)erronis
(15,328 posts)It is the taxpayers and citizens that are left paying for this unethical/illegal behavior.
I wonder if making every LEO take out a surety bond (in their own name with attachments of all their assets) before they can be hired. First of all, many screwy cops wouldn't be able to get a bond since they probably have a history of problems. Secondly, a lot more would feel "invested" in being a good officer rather than another free-walking thug.
Eric J in MN
(35,619 posts)...while someone sings that this is "The Land of the Free," they should run a news ticker about stories like this.
Live and Learn
(12,769 posts)hitting back is the ultimate sign of cowardice.
Live and Learn
(12,769 posts)A copy of the altercation is automatically sent to the ACLU and only viewed if you later request it.
https://www.aclu.org/feature/aclu-apps-record-police-conduct
At the very least, livestream it so you have a back up copy if the police 'steal' your phone.