{"id":129280,"date":"2022-08-15T15:38:17","date_gmt":"2022-08-15T19:38:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/valorguardians.com\/blog\/?p=129280"},"modified":"2022-08-15T15:38:17","modified_gmt":"2022-08-15T19:38:17","slug":"atlanta-police-release-bodycam-video-in-response-to-excessive-force-claims-on-social-media","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.azuse.cloud\/?p=129280","title":{"rendered":"Atlanta police release bodycam video in response to excessive force claims on social media"},"content":{"rendered":"

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A police officer queries a man and a woman regarding their presence in the park. Per city ordinance, the park is closed at 11 PM. However, the individuals were in the park as it was getting closer to midnight. The officer subsequently issued tickets and asked them to sign. The man complied but the woman asked questions while refusing to sign. When the police officer attempted to detain her, she asked why she was being arrested.<\/p>\n

From Fox News:<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n

In the video, the officer instructs both people to sign the tickets or face arrest. The man complies, but the woman is seen asking the officer for his name and badge number and telling him she does not have to sign the ticket.<\/p>\n

“Well, like I explained to him, if you don’t sign it, then you’re going to be physically taken to jail,” the officer tells her before the situation escalates when the woman continues refusing to comply.<\/p>\n

The officer repeatedly tells the woman to put her hands behind her back, which she also refuses.<\/p>\n

“I’m going to sign the ticket now,” she says as he tries to put handcuffs on and tells her it’s too late to sign the ticket. “Why am I being arrested?”<\/p>\n

She’s soon seen laying on the ground crying while the officer has a Taser gun out and is on top of her while attempting to handcuff her. The Atlanta Journal-Constitution identified the officer as Bill Brooks, who was hired by the department in 2016. The outlet did not name the woman or man who violated the city ordinance since they were not charged with felonies.<\/p>\n

A 90-second video of the incident soon spread on social media, prompting outrage from some viewers who accused the officer of using excessive force.<\/p>\n

“Are we not aloud (sic) to ask questions about our rights without ego taking over,” an Instagram user who identified herself as the arrested woman’s sister posted, according to the Atlanta Journal-Constitution. “Why was a taser pulled out? Why was she frisked by a male officer? Aren’t police here to protect and serve? What kind of training is this? Aggressive officers like this have to be STOPPED!!”<\/p>\n

Others responded that the video of the incident was “horrible.”<\/p>\n

“Omfg. I am so sorry. This is horrible. And why is his face covered?” American Idol winner Jordin Sparks commented on the video posted to Instagram.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Fox News has the article here<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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