Lawsuit alleges Galveston police brutality
Source: Houston Chronicle
Lawsuit alleges Galveston police brutality
By Harvey Rice | August 13, 2013 | Updated: August 13, 2013 12:02pm
GALVESTON A lawsuit filed by a Texas City man accuses Galveston police of savagely beating him and forcing his head underwater as he lay in the surf.
The federal lawsuit filed Monday by Reginald Deon Davis, 34, against the city of Galveston and officers Archie Chapman Jr. and Jose H. Santos Jr. asks for damages to be determined by a jury. The lawsuit accuses the city of failing to properly train its officers. The incident was captured by a camera mounted on a patrol car.
Police Chief Henry Porretto said Davis had been convicted on two previous drug charges and was facing a possible third strike. He said Davis grabbed something from the seat of the car and put it in his pocket before fleeing. An internal police investigation completed before Davis filed a complaint determined that officers used necessary force, Porretto said.
The lawsuit alleges that on March 19 Davis was asleep in his car on the seawall, illegal in Galveston without a camping permit. Santos allegedly awakened Davis at 1:45 a.m. and asked him to place his hands on the hood of the police car. Davis ran onto the beach, was tased and tackled as he staggered to his feet, according to the lawsuit. Davis alleges that Santos, Chapman and three other officers beat him as he lay in the surf and forced his head under water.
Read more: http://www.chron.com/neighborhood/bayarea/crime-courts/article/Lawsuit-alleges-Galveston-police-brutality-4728827.php?cmpid=hpts
Video at link.
Comrade Grumpy
(13,184 posts)We need a national commission on law enforcement standards and practices.
bravenak
(34,648 posts)I looked like they were trying to drown him. And the kicking and punching...... Worst cops I've ever seen. Maybe not the worst but, damn!
Necessary force= beat your ass to death.
Garion_55
(1,915 posts)they should have at least drug him away from the water. looks like they are trying to drown the guy.
cosmicone
(11,014 posts)watching or complaining.
Good cops are generally only seen on television.
awoke_in_2003
(34,582 posts)on the video, but the mug shot at this link tells the whole story:
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2392394/Man-illegally-camping-Texas-beach-brutally-beaten-cops-held-underwater-dashboard-camera-rolled.html?ns_mchannel=rss&ns_campaign=1490
Hint: he isn't white
awoke_in_2003
(34,582 posts)fucking cops