November 30, 2005
Geneva has a "Rodney King" racial brutality scandal on their hands
The Geneva Police Department has a "Rodney King" racial brutality scandal on their hands, documented by an a eye-witness with a camera phone. The video has been broadcasted on all the TV news stations.
Last week two policemen brutaly arrested a 33 year-old South African school teacher who was crossing the street. She was thrown to the ground and handcuffed, they didn't even smooth down her skirt and left her on the sidewalk with her underwear exposed. The policemen claimed she "looked like an illegal immigrant because of the color of her skin and the way she was dressed". The two policemen have been suspended.
Similar racial incidents captured by citizen reporters which made headline news:
-- Cell Phone Video At Center Of Police Controversy - Bringing to mind the Rodney King beating videotaped by an amateur, an incident in Chicago involving police brutality of a traffic violator was recorded by a witness through the video of a camera phone.
-- Citizen captures police act of racism on camera phone - A blatant act of racism by the Portland police was snapped by a "citizen reporter" armed with a camera phone. The story and the photos were published in the Portland Tribune and broadcasted on television.
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