Vikings DT Tom Johnson claims excessive force by police

[damnedifIknow]

Representatives for Minnesota Vikings defensive tackle Tom Johnson are accusing off-duty police officers of using excessive force and violating Johnson's rights when he was apprehended early Sunday on two misdemeanor charges outside a Minneapolis nightspot.

Johnson's agent, Bardia Ghahremani, provided to USA TODAY Sports video from Johnson's cell phone as evidence it was "clearly not a hostile" situation before Johnson was tased and taken into custody for trespassing and disorderly conduct.

In the video, Johnson is heard refusing to give the off-duty officer his identification. Ghahremani said the end of the video shows the off-duty officer slapping Johnson's phone out of his hand, shattering the screen, and when Johnson bent down to pick it up, one of the officers tased him in the back."

http://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/nfl/vikings/2014/10/07/video-vikings-dt-tom-johnson-claims-excessive-force-by-police/16870119/

[Kalidurga]

1. That is very believable.

The police here are incredibly racist and this is despite the fact that the force is very diverse and they do regular diversity training sessions. Oh and they gave a lady a ticket for carrying chalk, but to be fair that was probably the sheriff's department. Still our LE here is not reflective of the values of the community.