California woman sues police over beating during arrest over alleged seatbelt violation

[marmar]

A woman in Carlsbad, California is suing police after an officer punched her in the face while arresting her over an alleged seatbelt violation.

The New York Daily News reported on a police brutality suit brought by 40-year-old Cindy Hahn, who was arrested and beaten in 2013 as her two children, ages 7 and 11, watched.

According to Hahn’s complaint, on July 31, 2013, she and her children were leaving a birthday party when they came upon a vehicle which was unoccupied with its alarm blaring.

Police cruisers with their lights flashing surrounded the vehicle, but officers were allowing the alarm to blare. When Hahn — whose father is a police officer — asked an officer on duty why police weren’t shutting off the car alarm, the officer — identified in court documents as Officer Kenyatte Valentine — reportedly told her to mind her “own fucking business.”

Hahn used her cell phone to call the police non-emergency line to complain about Officer Valentine’s behavior. As she drove away, Valentine pulled her over claiming she wasn’t wearing her seatbelt. He and another officer pulled her from the vehicle and pinned her to the ground. ....................(more)

http://www.rawstory.com/2015/10/video-shows-california-cops-punching-unarmed-woman-in-brutal-arrest-for-a-seatbelt-violation/

[CanonRay]

1. This is criminal assault. Nothing less. n/t

[valerief]

2. This is today's law enforcement. Bullies with quotas and anger. And roids.nt

[olddots]

3. there is a war going on

Cops verses non cops , knowing how it got this way is step one in ending the war .

[DetlefK]

4. Is this what cops mean by "war on cops"? Complaining about them?

[Archae]

5. Same old, same old.

Woman beaten gets money from local taxpayers.

Cops are let off the hook thanks mostly to their "union."

At most the cops will "resign" so some other podunk town can hire them.

[XemaSab]

6. We *whack* want *whack* you *whack* to *whack* be *whack* safe!