December 2, 2014 Los Angeles Police Chief Charlie Beck is not holding true to his repeated pledges to make the Department more accountable and transparent. Our latest example involves the case of Clinton Alford Jr. and our friends over at LAPD’s Newton Division. Which by the way I will say, has got to be the worst division of the LAPD. If you recall, the 22-year-old Alford’s arrest made headlines when news broke of possible misconduct including extreme use of force by the officers involved. Mr. Alford says that he was riding his bicycle home on Avalon Boulevard near 55th Street when he was forcefully stopped by a Latino man in plainclothes who turned out to be an undercover police officer. At that time the man did not identify himself as a police officer. Alford started to run because according to him, “unarmed young Black males have recently been killed by ‘peace’ officers or have been the recipient of bullets from gang members who have mistaken them for rival gang members.” I can’t really argue with that assessment. According to Mr. Alford, after the officers caught up with him and even though he voluntarily laid down in the street and put his hands behind his back, he was then tased in the back and rendered disabled. It was around this time that all hell broke loose. According to Mr. Alford he was then beaten and repeatedly kicked in the head. He says that he was kicked so hard that a filling in his tooth fell out causing severe nerve damage and knocking him unconscious. Read More.... jasmyneacannick/blog/help-lapd-chief-beck-help-you/
Posted on: Wed, 03 Dec 2014 11:59:37 +0000
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