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Two Alameda County Sheriff deputies are shown beating a man on a street in San Francisco’s Mission District in a video screen grab.
Two Alameda County Sheriff deputies are shown beating a man on a street in San Francisco’s Mission District in a video screen grab.
The San Francisco Public Defender's office released the video Friday night after witnesses to the arrest contacted them with concerns. Public Defender Jeff Adachi said the two deputies clearly used excessive force in an encounter that was "reminiscent of Rodney King."
The video shows the deputies chasing after a man at the corner of Clinton Park and Stevenson Street at about 2:05 a.m. Thursday. One deputy jumps on the man, knocking him down, and goes on to punch him twice while he was still on the ground.
He gets off as the second deputy pulls out his baton, and uses it to strike the man on the head. The video jumps 10 seconds to both deputies using their batons on the man as he struggled on his knees and screamed for help.
The video jumps once more to show the man on his knees with his hands on his head, and one deputy pushing him to the ground so he and the other deputy could continue hitting him with their batons.
Comment: This is another clear case of a cop totally overreacting to someone standing up for their rights. To most cops, the population no longer has any rights. They respond to anyone who thinks they do by assaulting them. This poor girl has been traumatized, and all because an angry cop is allowed to brutally beat someone half his size and the department supports him. The cop and the department deserve to be sued for their brutal tactics.