Monday, June 23, 2008

Kalamazoo Department of Public Safety Hiding Officer

Why has the Kalamazoo Department of Public Safety chosen to protect an officer who violently slammed a handcuffed teenager face first into a wall? No, we don't know for what the teen was arrested. No, we don't know what the teen may have done during the arrest or before walking down the hall shown in the video. But, none of that matters. If this officer is not able to contain his anger or has not been thoroughly trained to the point where he is able to handle difficult suspects, then the Kalamazoo Department of Public Safety needs to overhaul its hiring and/or training practices. In any case, I think the family of this young man has strong evidence to bring a suit against the city. You can see the video on CNN.com.

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