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Video Shows Police Hitting Maryland Student During Postgame Celebration

April 13, 2010 RSS Feed Print

Back in early March, the University of Maryland beat eventual national champion Duke University in a thrilling hoops contest in College Park, Md. What happened after the game caught national press attention, including a short post on Paper Trail. And we got a lot of disappointed and angry comments from Maryland students, who were dismayed by the reports of a raucous riot on campus.

Video that emerged on Monday appears to indicate that the students, who said police were overreacting to the students' celebration, had a point. In the video, three police officers attack a Maryland student with night sticks and beat him to the ground. You can watch the Washington Post's video of the incident here. (Don't say we didn't warn you about the violence in the video.)

Prince George's County in Maryland has initiated a criminal investigation of the three police officers seen in the video, the Post and The Diamondback report. The Post report also says an investigation of an officer who filed "official charging documents that are contradicted by the video" is under way.

It's pretty shocking stuff—extremely disappointing and disturbing, too.

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That this incident was captured on video. Otherwise this unfortunate student would probably not only be critically injured, but probably suspended and incarcerated.
Believe me, I know. My son was not as fortunate in a similar situation at Michigan State University. Mercifully, he was exonerated, but only after a 13 month ordeal including house arrest and a 6 month plus wearing of an ankle bracelet (this punishment was instituted prior to trial) Oh, and a two day jury trial AND approximately $100,000 in legal fees, fines and attendant costs. If only there were a video.
It is a travesty that such brutality and utter madness continues. What exactly are we teaching our students?

CL of NY 7:00PM April 14, 2010

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trtrtrt 11:52AM April 14, 2010

There are far too many incidents of police responding in an unprofessional manner. Police often resort to violence or illegal activities under the screen of law enforcement. What they actually accomplish is a mockery of the law and creation of a general distrust by the public.
Police must clean up there forces. Every good cop has a duty to report the inappropriate acts of the bad cops and to see that bad cops are immediately removed from the force. If the good cops will not enforce a reasonable standard of conduct, then, by default, they are also bad cops.
As a society, we must demand professional action by all sworn officers. We can not accept any excuses for inappropriate behavior. The excuse that police work is tough and demanding is unacceptable. If a cop can not handle the stress and rigors of police work, then they should quit.
Police often say their role is to serve and protect. It is about time for them to demonstrate that through their conduct and actions.

Jim in Seattle of WA 3:20PM April 13, 2010

Video Shows Police Hitting Maryland Student During Postgame Celebration

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