Cop beats up African-American, lies about it in report, PD hushes it up, case closed.

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http://www.rawstory.com/2016/07/rhode-island-cops-accuse-black-man-of-assault-but-video-reveals-they-attacked-him-first/

Last September, two Providence police officers were on duty as patrons spilled out of a Broad Street club at closing time. Fajardo says police tried to make him leave the club.

“I told him I worked there,” Fajardo said. The club belongs to his uncle. The police officer reportedly responded with indifference, ordering Fajardo to “Get the f*ck out of here.”

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“I stepped away. You can see it in the video,” said Fajardo to WPRI. “He grabbed me, punched my face, hit me with a flashlight. I was just trying to save my life.”

The officer said that Fajardo punched him with his left arm, but Fajardo pointed out that his left hand has been deformed since birth and cannot even make a fist.

“There was no way for me to make a fist,” Fajardo said. “Especially with my left hand,” which has no movable fingers.

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Pare did not reveal the officer’s name, the specific findings of the police department’s investigation of the incident nor did he say what sort of discipline the officer faced following the attack.

“(T)he officer’s actions were scrutinized, retraining was implemented and discipline was executed,” said Pare.



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Oh well. An officer got out of control, beat somebody up, arrested that person under bogus charges and lied about it.
But don't worry: You can take his colleagues word for it that he got some sort of punishment, whatever that was.