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Justice Served
December 16, 2008 · 1 Comment
From Foxnews.com:
NEW YORK — A New York City police officer has been indicted after being caught on video knocking a bicyclist to the ground.
Good. And deservedly so. A New York cop assaulted a cyclist because police say the rider was “obstructing traffic and deliberately steered his bicycle into an officer.”
As you can clearly see from the video, no such thing happend. The cop unnecessarily hit the man on the bicycle and the city should face a hefty lawsuit for damages. If it weren’t for the video evidence, justice never would have been served.
According to the article, the officer “has been stripped of his badge and gun and been assigned to desk duty.” If you ask me, he should be fired.
It is because of incidents like this that I am a staunch advocate for the right to videotape police officers in public. Radley Balko makes an excellent case for it here. With the proliferation of hand held video devices, those who wear the badge should be under constant surveillance. They work for the public and perform a public service, and there is no reason why citizens should not have the right to train cameras on them in public whenever they wish.
Cops should know better. And for those who don’t, they should pay for it.
Of course, we must be careful not to judge officers wholly on videos that do not provide the proper context for their actions. There are circumstances when officers need to use force to defend themselves and others, and sometimes videos fail to capture the entire story.
Even still, keep those cameras rolling.
H/T Radley Balko
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