Gay man claims Parkersburg officers beat him

[davidinalameda]

A gay Parkersburg man says three of the city's police officers attacked him at his home, breaking his rib and calling him homosexual slurs.

Timothy Michael Mazza, 37, says police had been questioning him about a confrontation with his neighbors and he was trying to go inside his house when the three pulled him to the ground. One of the officers then grabbed him by the neck and kicked him in the ribs, both Mazza and his partner, Kevin Swearingen, said.

"He kicked me in the ribs and he said, 'Now take that, you f--ing queer,'" Mazza said.

Mazza was then booked on two counts of assault and battery on a police officer - charges that were dismissed in magistrate court.

http://wvgazette.com/News/201006260514

[midnight]

1. K&R for real change.

[RKP5637]

2. Not surprised at all. Many cops, not all, are looking for a purpose to beat on

someone and gay makes it OK to do.

[dsc]

3. Pretty brazen response on the part of the mayor and the police chief

I hope they get their asses handed to them in court.

[unhappycamper30]

4. I'm from Parkersburg

and this is the first I've heard of the story.

I'm not surprised by the mayor or police chief. Waste of space the lot of them.