Russian Police Officer Reprimanded for Brutality

Russian officials have reprimanded a police officer caught on video tape striking a peaceful protestor with a baton and pulling his hair, according to the Moscow Times. The officer reportedly could face prison time for the incident, which can be seen at 7:22 in the clip below. The paper reports the unauthorized rally was staged to "draw attention to Article 31 of the Constitution, which guarantees freedom of assembly. The authorities have refused to authorize the rallies, organized by opposition and human rights activists on the last day of every month with 31 days since July 2009."



User name: nevextv
Location: St. Petersburg, Russia
Date uploaded: July 31
Event date: July 31
Views: 248, 623
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Texas Police Officer Suspended After Arrest Video

A police officer in Paris, Texas has been suspended for two days without pay after dash-cam video showed him slamming an 18-year old onto the hood of a patrol car. The city's police chief told reporters: "This is just one of those situations where the emotions of the situation got out of line,” he said. The police department released video of the incident this week.



User name: tiffnews10
Location: Paris, Texas
Date uploaded: July 14
Event date: July 10
Views: 619
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Thousands Protest Police Brutality in Egypt

Protesters rallied in Alexandria, Egypt today against police officers who they say tortured and killed a 28-year old businessman. According to the AP, "the death of Khaled Said has become a rallying point for pro-reform activists and rights workers who say police abuse is rampant." The wire service reports "demonstrators chanted once taboo slogans against Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak" and the head of the country's police force.



User name: BahoB1
Location: Alexandria, Egypt
Date uploaded: June 25
Event date: June 25
Views:147
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Egyptians Demonstrate Against Police Brutality in Cairo

Cairo's streets are echoing with demonstrators' cries for justice for the death of Khaled Saeed, 28. Saeed's death on June 6, 2010, has become a rallying point for critics of the government who believe the incident to be an example of law enforcement's rampant abuse of power, according to The Associated Press. Today courts called for a second autopsy of Saeed's body.

Videos are flooding into YouTube today from the large demonstrations on Sunday, June 13:



User name: BahoB1
Location: Cairo, Egypt
Date uploaded: June 16
Views: 132
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Other videos show rows of solemn officers policing the demonstration and leaders of the rally rousing crowds in the streets:

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Seattle Police Officer Punches Teenage Girl

A Seattle police officer was caught on video punching a 17-year old girl during an attempt to cite a group of young women for jaywalking. KOMO-TV reports the officer asked the girls to step over to his patrol car. As one of them struggled with the officer, the 17-year old intervened and placed her hands on the officer's arm, "causing the officer to believe she was attempting to physically affect the first subject's escape," police told the TV station.

The officer punches the girl in the face at 0:12 in this video, shot by a bystander with a cell phone camera.



Partner name: KOMOcommunities
Location: Seattle, Washington
Date uploaded: June 15
Event date: June 14
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NJ Police Pepper Spray Suspect in Mouth

The Paterson, New Jersey Police Department and county prosecutors have reportedly begun investigating a police officer caught on video apparently spraying pepper spray into the mouth of a suspect who was already in handcuffs and on the ground.

The woman who shot the video tells WABC-TV police believed the suspect had drugs in his mouth, so one of the officers went back to his patrol car to get the mace. In her video, police appear to spray the man starting at 1:03.



User name: BadCopTV
Location: Paterson, NJ
Date uploaded: June 3
Views: 4,280

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Two videos capturing police brutality in Iran

These two videos have just been brought to our attention - uploaded earlier today, though they appear to have been taken on December 27 during the massive Ashura protests. Both depict police forces in Iran violently lashing out against crowds of protestors. In the first video, a large group of people marching in demonstration through the streets scatter as police open fire on the crowd. The camera loses its focus as people begin screaming in panic and run for safety.

The second shows a police vehicle trying to run over citizens who are attempting to get out the way. Toward the end of the clip, a body can clearly be seen lying on the ground after having been hit by the car.

Warning that both of these videos are very disturbing.

Video captured of Chicago cop aggressively removing man from public bus

From the Chicago Tribune:

The Independent Police Review Authority and Chicago police are looking into a video posted on the popular YouTube Web site that appears to show a uniformed Chicago police officer struggling with and verbally abusing a man who didn't heed the officer's order to get off a CTA bus.

The video, dated last Friday and apparently shot by another passenger, shows the officer getting on the bus in the 800 block of West Division Street and demanding the uncooperative passenger get off because he didn't pay his fare.


Watch the video: