Video shows police tasing a bloody, restrained Matthew Ajibade in the testicles before his death

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It is now abundantly clear that Matthew Ajibade was murdered by police in Savannah, Georgia. For over 10 months, police and prosecutors have concealed the video evidence of his murder not only from the public, but from Ajibade's closest friends and family members. His death in police custody was ruled a homicide by coroners, but the whole of Savannah's government has colluded in covering up the sadistic and brutal murder of a beloved artist and photographer who was a student at Savannah College of Art and Design.

The video below is awful and is confirmation that the United States tortures and kills its prisoners on American soil. Torture is not something that happens far away in Abu Ghraib: It's happening here.

In case you can't stomach the video, here's an explanation of what happens, so that you can understand it and prepare to speak out against it.

On New Year's Day 2015, Matthew Ajibade was arrested after a mental health crisis. Instead of being taken to a hospital, Ajibade, who was otherwise in perfect physical condition, was taken to jail—against his family's wishes. In a video we received last week, police are seen punching and kicking Matthew Ajibade in the face and head before restraining him.

Now, after Ajibade was stripped of his clothes and handcuffed to a restraining chair, we see the worst. The police Taser has a camera attached to it that is automatically triggered when the device is turned on.

Strapped to the chair after already being beaten and stunned with a Taser multiple times, we see a red light, the target of the Taser, continually pointed at Matthew's groin. The audio from the Taser camera is distorted, but we see little to no movement from Ajibade.

It gets much worse.

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[hifiguy]

1. It is clear that the kkkops in this country

are on the wrong side of the bars.

There's no way to fix the system without just starting from scratch. And putting a lot of these sadistic monsters - AND those who cover for them - in the Big House.

[MannyGoldstein]

2. They're only charged with involuntary manslaughter

Shame.

[lonestarnot]

3. Monsters of a travesty, torturers.

[MannyGoldstein]

6. Yes, this sounds like torture

Demented people.

Thank God for cameras.

[riderinthestorm]

4. K&R and a small sob... nt

Monsters

[exboyfil]

5. Voluntary Manslaughter?

How is it not murder?

[gratuitous]

7. This is why we can't intervene in Saudi Arabia - no credibility

The mother of the man sentenced to decapitation and crucifixion for protesting the cruelty and barbarity of the Saudi regime has appealed to President Obama to intervene on his behalf. Hard to say that our country has any moral or ethical standing to protest the criminal justice systems of our great and good friends the Saudis.

The death train keeps chugging along with no end in sight.

[GoneFishin]

8. I feel confident that right wing elements in this country and our "allies" have deliberately

cultivated the U.S. role in torture to destroy our moral standing to intervene in human rights violations in South America, Central America, and the middle east.

Hawks in the U.S. and allied countries now have a convenient excuse to commit or ignore human rights violations committed by our "friends" because the U.S. does it too.

[malaise]

12. +1,000 n/t

[bbgrunt]

9. k and r. Absolutely enraging beyond words.

[spanone]

10. K&R...

[damnedifIknow]

11. Sick

How and why could anyone do this to an animal let alone a human being? Deranged parasites.

[Rex]

13. But but but...just a few bad apples.

Right?

[Volaris]

14. As a cultural phenomenon,

Things like this start from the top-down and the inside-out.
If we want it curtailed, it's beyond doubt that Bush and Cheney and all who facilitated them, stand trial.

The Civil Suit damages asked for here should be enough to bankrupt the City of Savannah. One or two payouts of such magnitude would get city and police officials to think twice about what kind of Crazies they are allowing to run around with guns and Power.

We need a complete rethink of how we approach muni-level policing, and who we hire to do that job.
I would start with mandating every applicant have a degree in sociology, with a salary that matches that piece of paper. 6 months of police academy isn't nearly enough, clearly.
I'm not a proponent of the death penalty. But when it comes to abuse of power of this magnitude, I really want to reconsider that position...

[prayin4rain]

15. How many others have been tortured in this jail? All these officers felt safe doing this

in the presence of one another, which makes me think this happened before. Something in how police officers are hired needs to be changed.

[tabasco]

16. Law enforcement attracts psychopathic killers

and there doesn't seem to be much accountability.

Like a safe haven for serial killers and sadists.

[Gonzalo]

17. Lets be aware of the Police

Always cooperate you never know what could happen, with people with power.