5 police officers fired for beating unconscious chase victim (the video...OMG) [View All]

The car rolls and guy is tossed from the vehicle. His clearly unconscious body has barely stopped rolling and the cops
begin beating him. And almost all the arriving cops get their licks in. OMG. :wtf:

Video here:

http://blog.al.com/spotnews/2009/05/birmingham_police_beating_vide.html



Story here: http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5hf2W6z_dNifY1dTDfKRu29ZgyeigD98A5RT80

5 Ala. officers fired for beating caught on tape
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BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) — Five Birmingham police officers were fired Wednesday for beating an apparently unconscious suspect after a roadway chase, an attack caught on a patrol car videotape that didn't surface publicly for a year.

Police Chief A.C. Roper said the officers, who were not identified, were seasoned veterans but acted in a "shameful" manner.

The video shows police pursuing Anthony Warren's van on Jan. 23, 2008. One officer on foot was injured when the van swerved through traffic. The van overturned on a ramp, ejecting Warren, who lay motionless as officers ran toward him. The video shows them beating him with fists, feet and a billy club.

Roper said the department had "terminated 50 years of combined service due to 10 seconds of injustice."

The officers can appeal.

Authorities believe numerous Birmingham officers and as many as a half-dozen supervisors saw the video over the past year, but none reported it.

"In addition to these terminations, we're also reviewing our supervisor's actions, reporting mechanisms and policies," Roper said.