Excessive force?
Ft. Lauderdale Police Officer Victor Ramirez was filmed as he tried to escort Bruce Laclair off the property of the Broward bus terminal. Laclair tells Officer Ramirez he needs to use the bathroom and Ramirez shoves him to the ground, causing his head to hit the brick, then follows with a hard slap across the face, causing him to fall again.
Concerned bystanders caught it all on video:
The Ft. Lauderdale Police Departments has
responded to the video:
Detective Tracy Figone wrote in an e-mail the department was “aware of this video.”
“We became aware of it this afternoon,” she said. “The chief has been notified as well as the Office of Internal Affairs.”
Officer Ramirez has been "relieved of duty with pay" for the time-being.