Disturbing Questions Concerning This Video of an Officer Drop-Kicking a Black Man In the Face

[Liberal_in_LA]

3 Disturbing Questions Concerning This Video of an Officer Drop-Kicking a Black Man In the Face
Everything about this video is wrong, awful, illegal, and disgusting.


Everything about this video is wrong, awful, illegal, and disgusting. That's Lateef Dickerson on his hands and knees in front of Dover, Delaware, police officers.

Suddenly, Officer Thomas Webster, like an NFL punter, unloads a kick on Lateef's face, knocks him out cold, and breaks his jaw. The video is disturbing. Below it, though, I'll raise three questions that show just how broken the system truly is that allowed this assault to happen.


1. This video was filmed almost two years ago. The police refused to release it. It was only released after the ACLU filed multiple lawsuits and a federal judge forced them to release it.


What sincere justification exists for concealing this video for two years?

2. In March of 2014 a grand jury declined to indict Officer Webster for any crime whatsoever.

Did this grand jury see the video that we see now? If not, why? If so, how in the world could they not have indicted Webster for assault?

3. Even with the video, Officer Webster almost escaped justice for this crime. Nonetheless, it's clear that the video is the only reason new charges were filed and Webster was arrested.



http://www.alternet.org/3-disturbing-questions-concerning-video-officer-punt-kicking-black-man-face

[daleanime]

1. K&R.....

[morningfog]

2. Cops who assault and kill need special prosecutors. The regular prosecutors cannot be trusted to

present the evidence honestly to a grand jury. There also needs to be special instruction to the effect that the cop cannot be viewed differently.

[truebrit71]

18. I totally agree. They have to be 100% independent.

The only shot at a fair trial.

[steve2470]

22. I agree nt

[Bonobo]

3. I think such LEOs should be punished more severely than civilians.

The abuse of power and betrayal of the public trust is a crime above and beyond the physical abuse.

[LittleGirl]

8. +10000 n/t

[uponit7771]

10. +1

[Enthusiast]

19. I'm with you.

[steve2470]

23. +1 nt

[Baitball Blogger]

4. Jesus. This case needs to be reopened.

By today's new ethical and humane standards, Officer Webster should lose his job and the police department should pay serious punitive damages for the abuse.

[Spitfire of ATJ]

6. The same standards existed then. That's why they didn't want the video released.

[Baitball Blogger]

11. I'm talking about the seismic changes in public outrage over police brutality.

You don't think something organized and united is present today, that wasn't around two years ago?

[Spitfire of ATJ]

14. The Travon Martin case was the first where white people noticed.

[Baitball Blogger]

15. Yuuuup.

Major changes occurred, even on this website.

[herding cats]

7. It is, the officer was indicted Monday

Dover police officer charged with assault, video released

[Baitball Blogger]

12. Two grand juries. Missed that one completely.

[Liberal_in_LA]

16. it has bee reopened. cop has been arrested

[Baitball Blogger]

17. Got it, thank you!

[Spitfire of ATJ]

5. Grand juries aren't so grand.

[hedda_foil]

9. My God, the way his head snapped back, that kick could have broken his neck.

[Sunlei]

13. grand juries are corrupt, they aren't random citizens, they are hand-picked 'friends' of police/gov.

even if they saw the video, the friends of police 'hand picked grand jury' see nothing wrong with grounding citizens, kicking, 50k electric shocks direct to skin or punching people.

[Enthusiast]

20. That particular cop should be in prison.

[awoke_in_2003]

21. Jesus Christ...

first the kick to the back of the knee to try to drop him, then the kick to the face. Out of control.