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A Los Angeles Police Department officer is suspended after video showing him punching a suspect who was handcuffed to a gurney went viral this past weekend.
The officer is shown winding up and coming from a distance to lay a punch on the immobilized man, who reportedly called him a "b*tch" and spat on him.
LAPD officer winds up and punches someone on a stretcher being put into an ambulance. Must’ve posed a major threat… https://t.co/0Znt3qBuVK— Anti-Fascist Abolitionist AWK (@Anti-Fascist Abolitionist AWK) 1629140907.0
Bad cops don’t get fired, but when they do… https://t.co/c0rHHRa2dZ— Anti-Fascist Abolitionist AWK (@Anti-Fascist Abolitionist AWK) 1629156155.0
@AWKWORDrap There’s no job where you can walk up from 5+ feet away and punch someone handcuffed to a gurney without… https://t.co/wmEb8Zb5nO— Derrick T. (@Derrick T.) 1629145105.0
@AWKWORDrap He's suspended and relieved of powers. I hope they charge him. Shouldn't be a cop if he can't handle ve… https://t.co/2Nv3CZTJe2— Lee-Marie Bartow (@Lee-Marie Bartow) 1629148470.0
@AWKWORDrap That's plainly battery. He has committed a crime.— florida boy (@florida boy) 1629142006.0
The officer, who has yet to be identified by name by the LAPD, has reportedly been "suspended" pending an investigation into the moment.
"The images in the video are deeply disturbing and while we must wait for the investigation to be completed, the Department will act swiftly in any instance of excessive or unnecessary force," LAPD Chief Michel Moore said in a statement, as reported by ABC7.
An LAPD KKKop was suspended, probably still getting paid, for punching an already restrained “suspect” sitting on a… https://t.co/mc0rHobUxw— Radical Veteran (@Radical Veteran) 1629137130.0
“The images in the video are deeply disturbing and while we must wait for the investigation to be completed, the De… https://t.co/SanTXjBPzT— Radical Veteran (@Radical Veteran) 1629137131.0
@latimes again your article sucks, you might as well be FOX News. “Allegedly striking”…there is video evidence. https://t.co/kDjRgOsGq4— Radical Veteran (@Radical Veteran) 1629137131.0
Mean while you are here please #GoogleLASDGangs and #WiSpa Then take a look at this thread below. https://t.co/9witoKDVel— Radical Veteran (@Radical Veteran) 1629153474.0
@LuckyTecolote Just curious which one of the 8 upstanding @LAPDHQ officers is the "good one"❓ Watch the video, and… https://t.co/ePXfnLFh8p— ~VViseguy~ (@~VViseguy~) 1629165327.0
The other outstanding hallmark of the video is the presence of other officers who do nothing to intervene in the violent officer's actions.
@LuckyTecolote Policing isn’t about justice, it’s about a bunch of gun nerds getting to feel strong 💪— 𝚅𝚒𝚓𝚒𝚝 𝚂𝚒𝚗𝚐𝚑 (@𝚅𝚒𝚓𝚒𝚝 𝚂𝚒𝚗𝚐𝚑) 1629154228.0
@Falcon475282655 @LuckyTecolote Spitting “on” is assault and battery, but yelling “bitch” and spitting “at” a cop i… https://t.co/hJmg7fBGwT— Todd Butler (@Todd Butler) 1629156927.0
@LuckyTecolote Baldy was ready to mace him too.— Kev (@Kev) 1629160720.0
@LuckyTecolote cops need more training and understanding of their personal mental health and citizens’ mental healt… https://t.co/tVb2wKzDA4— Mary Cate Carroll (@Mary Cate Carroll) 1629162591.0
@LuckyTecolote ACAB— snochick (@snochick) 1629203359.0
The LAPD has yet to respond to any quests for comment about the incident.