Two Seattle police officers are under investigation after a bystander recorded them beating a man with their batons at a bus stop last week.

In the video, which was posted online and first reported by NBC affiliate KING 5-TV, two officers can be seen hitting a man with their batons last Friday afternoon. In the 40-second clip, one of the officers appears to grab the man’s hair before he uses a knee to pin him down.

The video does not show what occurred before the officers started beating the man.

  • The Snark Urge@lemmy.world
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    5 months ago

    Police in America came from slave patrols and union busting efforts. Their militarization began only in relatively recent decades, but even this is only a continuation of existing trends. “Protecting property” is just the tip of the spear of the overall class warfare operation that they represent.