This is footage from a local Philadelphia news station, in which Philadelphia policemen are shown dragging three suspects from a car, on Monday, May 5th, 2008. The suspects were then kicked and beaten with batons, while the suspects were already on the ground. No weapons were ever recovered. In a different video (apparently copyrighted and not recordable), after it's all over, police are seen turning suspects over like sacks of potatoes to search their pockets.
Philadelphia Police Commissioner Ramsey, as well as Philadelphia Mayor Nutter, tried to pawn it off as police being stressed out over a policeman being killed a few days earlier. There is no excuse for beating a suspect no matter what the alleged crime happens to be. There is an investigation going on, but, there is little faith that justice will prevail. These are the very same injustices that are perpetrated in every urban city in which people of color dwell. It is no longer safe to walk, drive, or ride "while being Black". Something has to be done before our race no longer exists.
Philadelphia police shot and killed two unarmed citizens, just to cite two. One was killed on New Year's Eve, Dec. 31, 2006, and the other on New Year's Eve, Dec. 31, 2007. The supposed investigation into those shootings is still not being publicized, and there is no information as to the results. It follows that the results of this investigation will never be known, as well. If it does become known, it is doubtful that justice will be served.
Philadelphia Police Commissioner Ramsey, as well as Philadelphia Mayor Nutter, tried to pawn it off as police being stressed out over a policeman being killed a few days earlier. There is no excuse for beating a suspect no matter what the alleged crime happens to be. There is an investigation going on, but, there is little faith that justice will prevail. These are the very same injustices that are perpetrated in every urban city in which people of color dwell. It is no longer safe to walk, drive, or ride "while being Black". Something has to be done before our race no longer exists.
Philadelphia police shot and killed two unarmed citizens, just to cite two. One was killed on New Year's Eve, Dec. 31, 2006, and the other on New Year's Eve, Dec. 31, 2007. The supposed investigation into those shootings is still not being publicized, and there is no information as to the results. It follows that the results of this investigation will never be known, as well. If it does become known, it is doubtful that justice will be served.
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