This is despicable behavior by the two officers and needs to be investigated and the officers discharged and possibly prosecuted as well if warranted.I did not see any justification on the video for the reactions by the officers.
Police attack video causes firestorm of controversy
Chris HalsneKIRO 7 Eyewitness News Investigative Reporter
SEATTLE -- City leaders expressed shock and disappointment Friday at video that first aired on KIRO 7 Eyewitness News showing two Seattle police officers kicking a man as he lay on the ground. The man was detained during a robbery investigation last month.
The two officers have been reassigned as police conduct an investigation amid a firestorm of reaction.The racially charged videotape shows officers stomping on the innocent detainee after they responded to several 911 calls for a report of an armed robbery in the parking lot of a night club near Lake Union.
In the video, a male officer is seen kicking the man who had been ordered to the ground while threatening him with racial slurs. Shortly after, a female officer kicked the man in the back of his leg.
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