Watch an Off-Duty Atlanta Cop Punch a Woman in Face During IHOP Scuffle It’s difficult to know what started this confrontation between an unnamed off-duty Atlanta police officer and Cynthia Freeman after this brutal video surfaced of the police officer punching her in the face during the early morning hours on Sunday at an IHOP. </noscript> And here is the same incident, from a much closer angle. What’s odd is that Boba Fett must’ve been bored by collecting bounties in a galaxy far, far away. </noscript> “The Atlanta Police Department is aware of the incident that took place early Sunday morning involving one of its officers attempting to arrest a patron at an IHOP in Buckhead,” the Atlanta Police Department said in a statement emailed to The Atlanta Journal-Constitution late Tuesday. “The matter has been referred to our Office of Professional Standards to determine whether department policies and procedures were followed. Further comment at this time would not be appropriate.” Here is what we know for sure: According to Atlanta attorney Bobby Aniekwu, who is now representing the three women from the video, in what he considers a case of “excessive force,” Freeman was charged with obstruction of justice, criminal trespass and simple battery. She is recovering from her injuries and weighing her legal options, he said. That’s it. The rest is a case of he said-she said, except the APD isn’t talking until the investigation is concluded and the facts are revealed. Roberte Caban, who was in the scuffle with the officer, claims she and her friends went to the IHOP in Buckethead for some late-night coffee when the officer told them to quiet down, reports WSBTV. Further, she says, they did nothing wrong leading up to the incident. And, still, it sounds like she has no idea how the incident got so out of control. “I felt so bad for her, for anybody to go through that,” Caban said during her interview. “No one would tell us why we were arrested, no one would tell us anything. And we wind up spending over 24 hours in jail.” Based upon what we see in the video, it looks like the officer is actually trying to initially detain Caban’s friend when her other friend, Cynthia Freeman, begins to assault the officer. So it’s weird that she wouldn’t know exactly why the officer approached her to begin with. Unless she’s playing it tight-lipped for the lawsuit. The officer, however, definitely didn’t need to punch Freeman in the face to calm the situation down. Doesn’t he have training to resolve conflicts in a non-violent manner? Obviously, certain situations call for quasi-violent actions, but there were two officers on scene. Even in light of all the fast-food fighting lately, you’re telling us they couldn’t control that situation?
Monk 27.04.11 @ 2:49 pm The real question is, is that a dude dressed like Boba Fett in the booth behind the girl when she gets punched?
Prettylegs 27.04.11 @ 3:56 pm She got what she deserved.. She never should have punched or attempted to punch a police officer! She still got off easy..
AmIAnAlien 27.04.11 @ 4:53 pm ‘She got what she deserved’… Are you serious or just an idiot… This is why I constantly say something must be done about the out of control police that we have all over America…Shooting people, tasing people, now brutally beating a female… Cops aint sh*t… I hate cops… PIGS…
AmIAnAlien 27.04.11 @ 4:54 pm What happened to protect and serve… People should not be afraid when police come around they should feel comfortable… I hate cops… PIGS
Steve 28.04.11 @ 6:58 am She didn’t try to hit the cop first. Just another example of a pig on a power trip because he’s got a badge. I hope he gets fired, can’t pay his mortgage, loses his home and becomes an alcoholic.
Lady Liberty 28.04.11 @ 9:32 am No rule of law in America any longer, from the top down. The President of the United States relies on forged documents to try to prove he was eligible to run for office in 2008, and the top independent journalist who has exposed Obama and his parents, and his grandparents, as CIA operatives, named Mr. Wayne Madsen, has now publicly announced he is leaving the USA because he has learned from sources in the U.S., as well as abroad, that Obama has ordered him assassinated. Here a man with a badge acted like a thug because some well-dressed young women, black and white, were enjoying ‘girl-time’ at IHOP/Atlanta and being loud about it. The policemen almost caused a riot while brutalizing a white bystander who was only trying to help her black friend. Obama and his gang are the real racists with a race card. The American people are so superior to his gang.
Jim 28.04.11 @ 2:05 pm The cop was probably pissed cause he was was late getting home to beat his own woman and just figured that this one would do.
tv 30.04.11 @ 7:13 pm In the bar biz we call these Saturday night drunks… ametures. Loud, obnoxious and rude. A general pain in the ass for everyone. It wasn’t her issue, but she had to jump in and start with the cop. What would you do when reasoning doesn’t work?
ann grier 01.05.11 @ 3:35 pm this is a dam shame he was full of the devil u could see it all over his face i pray they get rid of him and i bet he did this before.it seem like he was tryin to kill her he need help sick cop.