Birmingham Beat Down
Breaking news out of Birmingham, Alabama. A police dashboard camera captures shameful footage of police misconduct. The date goes back to January 23, 2008, over a year ago.
There has been yet another case of police misconduct that has reached the surface. Brutality is rarely caught on tape so it is no surprise this goes back to January of ‘08.
Still the archives of beat downs continues to grow.
Why the incline? Since 9/11 there has seemed to be a rise in cases across the U.S. Police are taught to protect and serve but often their conduct is the concern.
United States was attacked by terrorists on 9/11 and as a result police have had the mentality to enforce terror. Race continues to play a significant role regarding how the public is treated. New York & Los Angeles have been involved in several cases during these past years. However, those are cases that reach the public. There are nearly 17,000 police agencies across the United States. 14 US cities have reported major misconduct problems.
In the words of Rodney King “…cant we all just Get Along?”
In Birmingham there has been police brutality dated back to the mid-60s. The people vs police it seems. Is there justice for police misconduct? Dr. Martin Luther King Jr wrote a letter to the Birmingham Jail nearly 40 years ago protesting the injustice. Still, a 37 year-old man was convinced all his bruises were the result of a car crash. Months later he learned he had been beaten. Beaten while unconscious.
The tape was filmed on January 23, 2008 around 10:30a.m. The chase was actually 20 minutes long.
See the full chase here: Birmingham Police Beating Video – Full Chase
It shows a van driving recklessly through traffic attempting to evade police. The suspect, Mr. Warren even runs over a policeman trying to lay down spike strips! Turns out the middle-aged man had several priors, refusing to go down easy.
Mr. Warren later loses control and is ejected when his van goes airborne. He lay on the ground face down, appearing to be unconscious. The policemen had to be pretty upset one of their own was injured as they proceeded to kick and punch Mr. Warren’s unconscious body. Including beating him with nightsticks.
Mr Warren was left with a severe concussion, skull fractures and other injuries.
The five officers involved were fired.
Mr Warren received a 20-year sentence for 1st-degree assault for hitting the officer with the spike strips!
Injustice? You be the judge
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