CW: Police Violence
Cell phone video shows a police officer in Rancho Cordova, California, slamming a 14-year-old child's face and body into the pavement, then punching him in the head repeatedly, after accusing him of smoking marijuana, yesterday.
Cell phone video shows a police officer in Rancho Cordova, California, slamming a 14-year-old child's face and body into the pavement, then punching him in the head repeatedly, after accusing him of smoking marijuana, yesterday.
The child was not charged with marijuana possession. Just resisting arrest.
He has a serious heart condition and this sort of brutal assault could have had fatal consequences. He is still suffering chest pain.
He has a serious heart condition and this sort of brutal assault could have had fatal consequences. He is still suffering chest pain.
The family have asked that this video be shared in the hope that the police officer is fired and criminal charges are brought. #JUSTICE4JAH
PS. Also let me clarify, the child didn't have marijuana on him. Just a Swisher.
I think it matters zero if he was smoking marijuana, but there are a bunch of people in the comments already using that as justification for the brutality, so there's that.
Here is the twitter handle for the Rancho Cordova Police Department: @RanchoCordovaPD and phone number: (916) 362-5115.
Some other accounts had mistakenly tweeted incorrect police department information.
Some other accounts had mistakenly tweeted incorrect police department information.
