Brutal: Philadelphia Police Officer Sucker Punches Woman There’s not a whole lot of context to this video that hit the notoriously anti-police hive mind of Reddit on Monday morning. But this 36-second clip (hey, cops, reminder: everything is being recorded, everywhere) will surely change the lives of this white-shirt officer and the woman he decks. </noscript> Follow Us Brutal. We don’t know exactly what led to the officer in the white shirt (significant, as this means he has acquired the rank of sergeant or above; he’s not some campus cop on a power trip) to blindly sucker punch this woman in the head. We don’t know whether the scene itself was provocative in any way. The woman, there to celebrate Puerto Rican heritage over the weekend, *appears* to spray the officer with water or some other liquid. GIF via Reddit Appears is the key word. Go back to the video — at the very beginning, a man’s arm can be seen throwing water in the air in the officers’ direction. Is that the liquid that hit the officers? Did she even do anything wrong here? SEE ALSO: • 12-Year-Old Girl Tased at Missouri Victoria’s Secret • Entire Police Dep’t Suspended After Officer Tases 9-Year-Old Boy Is it full-on police brutality? Depends on your definition, but his reaction is brutal. Just brutal. Is it excessive force? You bet. Watch this: GIF via Reddit City of Brotherly Love: not for sisters. SEE ALSO: • Taser-Wielding Houston Cop Says No to Filming While Black • To Protect and Punch Mentally Disabled Women on a Bus Follow Us
Watch Closer. 01.10.12 @ 8:56 am You obviously didn’t watch the entire video – the GUY that threw water on the cops can be seen at the very beginning of the video. Go to Liveleak to see the whole video.
Pronto 01.10.12 @ 5:45 pm maybe they shouldn’t celebrate by causing a riot in the middle of a street and all through the “hispanic” part of philly. I don’t remember african americans doing that for their month….or asians doing that for their month…. probably because it’s unacceptable and although beyond the point of the police brutality, the officer was trying to hit the bottle out of her hand….. guess she shouldnt have put it so close to her face…. her loss.
Dennis Mitchell 02.10.12 @ 11:59 pm She “shoudda” been “bobbing n weeving”..lol..she got knocked the “fudge out”..JK, the cop should have arrested her, without the retaliation punch…he lost his cool, and may be held accountable “civilly” for excessive force..everyone seen him tattoo her with a straight right punch.her hands were down, and she posses no threat anymore..