Black ex-cop files suit after he and his son were beaten by other cops

[eridani]

http://www.dailykos.com/story/2015/09/28/1425598/-Black-ex-cop-files-suit-over-he-and-his-son-being-beaten-by-other-cops

Providence Police Department veteran Christopher Owens was enjoying a day off when he witnessed a tow truck crash into a car, and went to aid an injured woman. He then saw the person responsible for the crash—Sean Sparfve, who like Owens is African-American—attempt to flee the scene. Owens tackled him and was in the midst of a struggle to apprehend him when other officers arrived on the scene. It turns out they had been chasing Sparfve for auto theft.

That's when things went sideways.

Owens claims in the lawsuit that a half-dozen police officers — including his own colleagues — assaulted and handcuffed him instead of helping him subdue Sparfven.

The off-duty officer said he repeatedly identified himself as a Providence police officer, but his claims were ignored and he was placed in the back of a patrol car — where he watched as officers then attacked and beat his son, Tyler.

The younger Owens, who had done undercover work for Providence police in the past, was also handcuffed and arrested after officers punched and beat him, the lawsuit claims.

Christopher Owens, who suffered multiple injuries in the beating, never returned to work and has been approved for a disability pension.

Naturally, the department has admitted no wrongdoing and circled the wagons. Spokesmen for Providence Police claim Owens failed to follow procedures for identifying himself at the scene, although exactly why he would fail to do that when he's in the process of having his ass kicked isn't really explained.

[bonniebgood]

1. there could't be a better example of racial profiling.. it didnt matter

what the black officer were saying identifying himself. If you're black you must be guilty'
and the adult son just stood there not identifying that his father was an officer?
a dozen officers including HIS colleagues didn't recognize him?
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[BumRushDaShow]

2. This has been a major problem within the LOE

where black police officers (and moreso undercover ones) are routinely profiled, assaulted, and even killed by white officers despite attempting to show ID, etc.

Idiots in NYC profile a black police unit chief who was in his marked police car with ID around his neck in 2008

Black off duty cop profiled as criminal and killed by white cop in NYC in 2009

Black Parole Officers in car profiled and threatened by gun-wielding white cops in 2015

[tblue37]

3. K&R for visibility. nt

[Liberal_in_LA]

4. kick