I have 3 things to say
1. The entire video and sound should be presented by the media
2. The police department's reaction to this is a message to all other officers
3. Shame on the CPD for not backing up it's officer, when all he did was employ an academy taught technique, designed to neutralize a potentially violent offender
Officer who body slammed man to ground relieved of police powers: CPD
A man was hospitalized after being slammed to the ground by police Thursday in Chatham when he allegedly spit on an officer while being detained for drinking alcohol in public.
CHICAGO - A man was hospitalized after being slammed to the ground by police Thursday in Chatham when he allegedly spit on an officer while being detained for drinking alcohol in public.
The incident was caught on video and posted to social media. Graphic language was used in the video.
About 3:58 p.m., officers saw the 29-year-old drinking alcohol at a bus stop in the 700 block of East 79th Street and approached him, according to Chicago police.
Police said the man became “irate” and licked the face of an officer and made verbal threats toward the officers, police said. When the man spit in an officer’s eye and mouth, the officer performed an “emergency takedown,” according to police.
A 41-second video of the incident that was posted to social media appeared to show the man facing a police SUV with an officer standing behind him when the officer picks him up off his feet and throws him to the ground. The man appears to lie motionless in the street as other officers gather around him.
Shocking video shows Chicago police officer body slamming man in Chatham
FOX 32's Joanie Lum reports...
Jovanna Alexiss Jamison, 22, witnessed the incident and recorded the video that was posted to Facebook.
The man “didn’t do anything aggressive, he just stood there,” according to Jamison. “He was standing there using his cellphone. They took away his bottle of liquor and threw it.”
The man was taken to University of Chicago Medical Center by police, where he was stabilized, according to spokesmen for CPD and the Chicago Fire Department.
The 32-year-old officer who was spit on was taken by ambulance to the same hospital for evaluation, officials said.
The officer’s use of the emergency takedown maneuver will be investigated by the Civilian Office of Police Accountability (COPA), according to CPD spokesman Anthony Guglielmi.
“This incident is under investigation as the actions in the video are concerning,” Guglielmi said in a statement Thursday night. “If wrongdoing is discovered, officers will be held accountable.”
On Friday night, Guglielmi announced on Twitter that the officer involved in the incident has been relieved of his police powers, pending the review by COPA.
Officer who body slammed man to ground relieved of police powers: CPD
A man was hospitalized after being slammed to the ground by police Thursday in Chatham when he allegedly spit on an officer while being detained for drinking alcohol in public.
CHICAGO - A man was hospitalized after being slammed to the ground by police Thursday in Chatham when he allegedly spit on an officer while being detained for drinking alcohol in public.
The incident was caught on video and posted to social media. Graphic language was used in the video.
About 3:58 p.m., officers saw the 29-year-old drinking alcohol at a bus stop in the 700 block of East 79th Street and approached him, according to Chicago police.
Police said the man became “irate” and licked the face of an officer and made verbal threats toward the officers, police said. When the man spit in an officer’s eye and mouth, the officer performed an “emergency takedown,” according to police.
A 41-second video of the incident that was posted to social media appeared to show the man facing a police SUV with an officer standing behind him when the officer picks him up off his feet and throws him to the ground. The man appears to lie motionless in the street as other officers gather around him.
Shocking video shows Chicago police officer body slamming man in Chatham
FOX 32's Joanie Lum reports...
Jovanna Alexiss Jamison, 22, witnessed the incident and recorded the video that was posted to Facebook.
The man “didn’t do anything aggressive, he just stood there,” according to Jamison. “He was standing there using his cellphone. They took away his bottle of liquor and threw it.”
The man was taken to University of Chicago Medical Center by police, where he was stabilized, according to spokesmen for CPD and the Chicago Fire Department.
The 32-year-old officer who was spit on was taken by ambulance to the same hospital for evaluation, officials said.
The officer’s use of the emergency takedown maneuver will be investigated by the Civilian Office of Police Accountability (COPA), according to CPD spokesman Anthony Guglielmi.
“This incident is under investigation as the actions in the video are concerning,” Guglielmi said in a statement Thursday night. “If wrongdoing is discovered, officers will be held accountable.”
On Friday night, Guglielmi announced on Twitter that the officer involved in the incident has been relieved of his police powers, pending the review by COPA.
Guglielmi and his off the cuff remarks are what is concerning.
Did they expect him to take a licking ?
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Deletewhat a joke. this sub human spits on and licks the officers face. officer body slams dirt bag. I would have done the same, many in my world would have done the same. when he goes before copa he should spit in there faces. 99.9 % of police officers deserve our respect. they have to deal with these dirt bags one third of their lives. day in day out. with all that being said I wouldn't have blamed him if he kicked him in the head till his leg was tired. I was taught an officer tells you to jump you ask how high. if you get that less than one percent them let a lawyer do your talking.
ReplyDeleteFUN TIME IT GIVES YOU ENERGY!!!!
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DeleteI don't see a problem with the officers actions.
ReplyDeleteSimple, if officer had body camera on it will show everything the officer said happened.
ReplyDeleteIf he had body cam off, well, his fault. Should be suspended for not having camera on then fired for being stupid for not having camera on.
Get back in mommy's basement.
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DeleteIn days past spitting on an officer got you a wood shampoo or perhaps tossed in the Chicago river or lake Michigan, this time of year it is a sobering moment no savage will forget.
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