ACLU seeks suspension of police officer seen kicking suspect in head [View All]

Source: LA Times

The ACLU of Southern California called for the immediate suspension of the El Monte police officer who was seen on videotape kicking a suspect who was prone on the ground and then high-fiving a fellow officer.

Video from KTTV Channel 11 News and KNBC-TV Channel 4 News shows the incident at the end of a car chase that wound through the San Gabriel Valley, ending in a collision in Pico Rivera. The suspect, whom authorities later identified as 23-year-old Richard Rodriguez of El Monte, jumped out of his car and ran.

He eventually stopped and dropped to the ground on his stomach, with his hands flat to the ground above his head. The officer ran up to Rodriguez and kicked him on the side of the head.

The ACLU also urged the Los Angeles County district attorney's office to conduct a swift criminal investigation into the officer's actions.

Read more: http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/lanow/2009/05/the-aclu-of-southern-california-is-calling-for-the-immediate-suspension-of-the-el-monte-police-officer-who-was-caught-on-vide.html

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