The tape showed an officer hitting the 64-year-old, Robert Davis, at least four times in the head Saturday night outside a bar near Bourbon Street. Davis appeared to resist, flailing as another officer and two other law enforcement agents — apparently federal — dragged him to the ground. The second city police officer then kneed Davis and punched him twice.Video of official misconduct is perhaps the only way police are ever effectively charged with police brutality. Officer Smith seemed to understand this since he wanted the news crew to stop filming the incident.
Meanwhile, a third city police officer ordered the producer, Rich Matthews, and the cameraman to stop recording. When Matthews explained he was working, the officer grabbed Matthews and hit him, the tape showed. The officer later identified himself as S.M. Smith.
Update: thanks to KABA
New Orleans Police Beating Caught on Tape - Yahoo! News The video is available on the left-hand sidebar. KABA calls it "jack booted thuggery."
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