A cop was stripped of his gun and badge Friday after a shocking video of him pointing the weapon at bystanders during an arrest in Harlem was posted on Instagram.
The unidentified cop is seen on the footage wrestling Dayshawn Bettway, 21, to the ground inside a public housing building on St. Nicholas Avenue at around 6:40 p.m. Thursday.
A person standing near the scuffle was filming the arrest when the officer, grappling with the suspect on the ground, slowly pulls the firearm from his holster and aims it directly at the camera.
“Back up!” the officer screams as the camera suddenly jolts.
“Back! Up!” he demands again as the video cuts out.
Another clip shows the officer leaving the building, where he encounters Jahnico Harvey, 19, and clocks him in the head before wrestling him to the ground.
Cops said they did not immediately know what provoked the punch.
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Can't blame him.
ReplyDeleteIn that thug environment, I'm sure the officer was "in fear for his life." The drawn weapon was justified. The whole point of the BLM movement is to make the police fear for their lives, isn't it?
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