The New York Times reports on the recent ugly videotaped beatings in Philadelphia: "Four police officers who were caught on video beating three suspects in a drug-related triple shooting will be fired, Police Commissioner Charles H. Ramsey said Monday. Three other officers have been suspended, Commissioner Ramsey said at a news conference, and one officer has been demoted. The disciplinary action follows a two-week investigation of the May 5th beating, filmed by a television news helicopter, in which three men were dragged from their car and then kicked and punched by as many as fifteen officers in the Hunting Park section of North Philadelphia. The men are in custody on attempted murder, assault and firearms charges... The minute-long video, which has been broadcast repeatedly on local and national television, is now being examined by District Attorney Lynne Abraham, who will decide whether to file criminal charges against the officers. The FBI is also reviewing the tape, Commissioner Ramsey said... The most senior officer on the scene, Sgt. Joseph Schiavone, was demoted to the rank of police officer and transferred to another district for failing to stop the beating; he had no contact with the suspects. Three other officers were suspended for fifteen, ten, and five days, respectively, and were transferred to other districts... Mayor Michael Nutter said at the news conference that he was satisfied by the department’s response to the beating, pointing out that 16 of the 18 officers at the scene had been fired, disciplined, or subject to retraining."Rico says these poor dumb bastards are going to get hung for this, as they should be...
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