Two officers caught a suspected car thief. It was what they did with him after gaining control over him that is terrifying.
In Albuquerque, New Mexico February 17, 2011 from a parking garage video.
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ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — Two Albuquerque police officers were fired Wednesday following the release of unedited video that showed them apparently doing a celebratory belly bump after one officer kicked a suspect in the head more than a dozen times.
Officers John Doyle and Robert Woolever both were issued termination letters, a police department statement said.
Police gave the parking garage surveillance video to the Albuquerque Journal on Tuesday in response to a public records request from the newspaper. The release comes amid recent calls for a Justice Department probe of the city’s police department, which has faced criticism for 20 officer-involved shootings and other questionable behavior among officers.
A special prosecutor is reviewing the Feb. 13 beating.
Obviously we need better control on our police forces as they are the original occupying force in our communities and unlike the Wall Street protesters they are violent.