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A mentally ill man made noise in his cell.
Four police officers then stormed his cell, bashed him into a wall, punched him multiple times *in the face*, and pummeled him into the ground.
This. Is. Why. People. Kneel.
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Before they were finished (the original male had been kneeing him), 3 more men rushed in there.n/t
Judi Lynn
Mar 2019
#21
It still goes back to the other poster saying the women didn't have the strength
xmas74
Apr 2019
#40
I think if cops come INTO your cell to beat you up and torture you, you have every right to resist
Quixote1818
Mar 2019
#17
And it looked like a padded cell, too. Everybody knew he was ill. And then in the end ...
marble falls
Mar 2019
#18
I wondered if someone was clobbering him with a flashlight which went on accidentally. n/t
Judi Lynn
Mar 2019
#19
Reading at the link provided by janterry, he was tazed several times as well as beaten.
Arkansas Granny
Mar 2019
#26
I assume the "mentally ill" ones were the crowd that rushed into the room to beat on the poor guy.
world wide wally
Mar 2019
#29
Watch that again. 1 man, completely out of control, while 3 women have to intervene.
Kurt V.
Mar 2019
#32