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Philly
policemen were videotaped stomping, kicking and beating three
men suspected to be involved in a nearby shooting.
An attorney representing the men called it a brutal attack by
cops. He also said one of the men had a baseball-sized welt on
his forehead, multiple scrapes and bruises, and was barely
conscious.
Police Commissioner Charles Ramsey who saw the video, said, "On
the surface it certainly does not look good, regarding the
amount of force that was used. But a full investigation is
underway."
The video shows police cars chasing a gold sedan to a stop in
the 3700 block of North Second Street.
Other police cars keep arriving. About six to eight officers,
with guns drawn, swarm over the sedan, pulling open the driver's
door. As more officers race up to the car, one beats the
passenger's side with a baton.
All four doors are pulled open, and as each of the three men is
pulled from the car, he is tossed to the street and surrounded
by three to five officers.
A group of about three or four officers begin trying to handcuff
the driver and can be seen delivering at least 13 kicks to the
suspect's head and sides as well as several punches.
The passenger pulled from the rear seat is also kicked by a
group of four officers as well as being struck four or five
times by an officer who appears to be wielding a baton.
A canine officer stands nearby restraining an excited police
dog.
The beating of the two suspects takes up a minute of the video.
The remaining 10 minutes show officers rolling the suspects as
they search their pockets, search the vehicle, and, ultimately,
take them away in separate patrol vehicles
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