Seattle police beating caught on tape

[Hannah Bell]

After being suppressed by the local media for several weeks, a video surfaced on May 7 showing Seattle police using racist language while beating an innocent man held on the ground.

The incident comes barely a year after a similarly brutal assault was caught on tape (See: Seattle, Wash.: Video captures attack on teenage girl at police station).

The video (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=atni33H-5oA), taken by a freelance cameraman, shows two suspects detained by Seattle police. One man is kicked and stepped on by officers while lying prone on the pavement. Detective Shandy Cobane from the city’s “Gang Unit” yells at the man, “I’m going to beat the f___ing Mexican piss out of you, homey.” He then proceeds to kick the man in the face. A female officer, since identified as Mary Woollum, steps on the back of the man’s knee with her full weight. Although bloodied and obviously dazed, no effort was made to provide him with medical help.

Initially refusing to air the video, the television station subsequently fired the cameraman when it was released by another news station. In the aftermath of the video’s ultimate airing by ABC news affiliate KIRO 7, KCPQ-TV has been attempting to gain legal rights over the material, claiming the video belongs to them.

The cameraman, who insists that he was working off the clock when he shot the scene, publicly stated that he believes the FOX news affiliate refused to show the video in order to protect the police...

http://www.wsws.org/articles/2010/may2010/pobr-m12.shtml

[Commie Pinko Dirtbag]

1. paulsby and his friends have been busy. -nt

[leftstreet]

2. ...

:spray:

:spank:

[ManiacJoe]

3. Old news. See the previous threads.

The current tangent is how the video and investigation will affect the candidates for chief of police.

[quiller4]

4. Old news-its been on the TV every night for more than a week

the new story is the investigation, release of the news that this is the second time the female officer has been invesigated in an excessive force complaint and the impact the video had on the selection of the top three candidates for chief.

[midnight]

5. The last sentence is new to me..... It bears repeating if not.

[Hannah Bell]

6. it was new to me too.