Delaware cop gets off scot-free after punting innocent black man’s head like a football on video

[marmar]

Officer Thomas Webster of the Dover Police Department was finally indicted last May for kicking a man in the face during a despicable act of police incompetence in August of 2013. The attack was captured on the dash camera on another officer’s car, which showed the victim, Latif Dickerson getting kicked in the face by Webster as he was complying with the officer’s orders.

Dover Police Lt. Jason Pires said that the department chose to release the video immediately after the indictment to “control the narrative,” after keeping it secret for nearly two years.

“We released the video because the judge considered it no longer to be confidential. We’re a very transparent police department, and we feel that we handled this situation properly,“ Pires said.

In the attack, Dickerson was knocked out and had his jaw broken despite never being guilty of committing any crime. Dickerson just happened to be in the wrong place at the wrong time. He was on his knees with his hands on the ground when Webster delivered the jaw-shattering kick, leaving him unconscious.

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Webster’s defense during the trial was nothing short of laughable, yet, somehow, it worked.

“I wasn’t intending to kick him in the head. I was intending to kick him in the body,” Webster testified to the grand jury. He then claimed that he was in “fear for his life,” because they were looking for an armed black man with a yellow shirt and their incompetence led them to an innocent unarmed black man with a yellow hat instead.

The jury bought this ridiculous excuse for severely injuring an innocent man, whose only fault was to cross paths with this abusive tyrant. After a deliberation that lasted over three days, on Tuesday, the jury found Webster not guilty on both felony and misdemeanor charges of assault. ..................(more)

http://www.rawstory.com/2015/12/delaware-cop-gets-off-scot-free-after-punting-innocent-black-mans-head-like-a-football-on-video/

[yeoman6987]

1. In deep blue Delaware. I am surprised.

The prosecuter must have been awful.

[marmar]

3. Delaware's blue, but I'm not sure how "deep" it is.....

..... heavily Democratic doesn't always mean heavily progressive.

[yeoman6987]

5. I think you are right but I sorta put states deep blue if they haven't elected a republican to

Governor or a senator in years. Yes very weak definition on my part.

[bvar22]

7. Delaware... that is the state where Democrats...

...support the Credit Card Industry and all their scams,
and believe that 30 % interest on Credit Card balances are their American Dream.
Ask Joe.

[HughBeaumont]

2. Well, I mean, of course they did.

Far be it from anybody to police the authoritarians or hold them accountable when they go rogue.

The Legal Gang is only going to get bigger. It's the perfect outlet for acting out assault and murder fantasies.

[Octafish]

4. I do not fight fascists because I will win. I fight fascists because they are fascists.-Chris Hedges

Think about this: You are seeing a human being treated like a football.

Don't people go to jail for this sort of thing? I seem to remember that, anyway. Oh well, look! Trump.

[Buzz Clik]

6. Should we be grateful he didn't empty his gun into his back?

It was brutal and unnecessary, but at least it was non-lethal.