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marmar

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Fri Dec 5, 2014, 12:20 PM Dec 2014

Denver Police Beat Unarmed Man, Topple His Pregnant Girlfriend and Delete the Evidence


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Officers with the Denver Police Department deleted bystander footage that showed them beating an unarmed man named David Flores and knocking his pregnant girlfriend, Mayra Lazos Guerrero, to the ground. Fortunately, the segment was sent to a remote digital storage network known as a cloud, and the horrific event is preserved for all to see.

Veteran Denver police officer Charles Jones IV hit Flores—who was suspected of having hidden drugs in his mouth—in the face six times, repeatedly knocking his head against the concrete ground. The videographer, Levi Fraser, told FOX 31 news, “I used to cage fight for quite a while and I’ve never seen punches harder than that.”

Former police officer Mark Carlson was hired to review the case. He accused the officers of using excessive force. “I just don’t see how either swallowing evidence or—they’re worried about him choking—is justifying that degree of force. You’re risking—‘we don’t want you to choke, so we’re gonna fracture your face instead.’ “ .............(more)

The complete piece is at: http://www.truthdig.com/avbooth/item/denver_police_beat_unarmed_man_topple_his_pregnant_girlfriend_20141204



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Denver Police Beat Unarmed Man, Topple His Pregnant Girlfriend and Delete the Evidence (Original Post) marmar Dec 2014 OP
No indictment and the officer will get a metal... they openly have no accountability uponit7771 Dec 2014 #1
according to Peter King, they should be honored at a White House ceremony too. Takket Dec 2014 #5
Destroying Evidence, Witness Tampering - and the list goes on FreakinDJ Dec 2014 #2
Yup sakabatou Dec 2014 #3
Fraser has faith that police commanders will do the right thing. MelungeonWoman Dec 2014 #4
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