Dallas police beat Black man as he pleads for his life “Why are you punching me?”
"We are focusing on getting the victim of this police violence out of custody and ensuring that he receives the necessary medical attention for injuries suffered during the heavy-handed arrest by officers with the Fort Worth Police Department".
In addition to offering an explanation of the events leading up to the arrest, Fort Worth Police Department Chief Joel Fitzgerald noted that "we are actively investigating the incident" and that no further details would be released at the moment.
"We acknowledge that the initial appearance of the video, absent comment from the FWPD, may raise questions", the statement said.
According toDaily Mail, Forrest Curry was pinned to the ground and is heard on video repeatedly pleading for officers to stop punching him. "Those cops definitely need to lose their jobs", she said.
The officers' names have not yet been released.
But the police chief provided a summary.
Police said the officers were called to meet first responders who were dealing with a man who they said was combative with Fort Worth Fire Department personnel.
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A Texas police department is facing backlash after a video showed two of their officers beating a black man as they pinned him to the ground.
The suspect fled when an officer approached him.
"They need to do something about it but people also need to stop putting themselves in particular positions because they may not know what was going on. What the video does not depict is that it took 3 officers and 1 supervisor to effectively place the resisting subject into handcuffs, a struggle that lasted 4.5 minutes".
Fitzgerald said the struggle lasted nearly five minutes.
What the video doesn't show, according to Chief Joel Fitzgerald, is that it took three officers and one supervisor to place Curry under arrest - a struggle they say lasted almost five minutes, way longer than the 45 seconds captured on video.
Well, the investigation will go on into this specific case as to whether the officer's actions were justified.
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