CHP Officer's Videotaped Beating of Woman Sparks Calls For Federal Investigation

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Black leaders in Los Angeles are calling for a federal Civil Rights investigation of a California Highway Patrol officer's beating of a homeless African American woman at the side of the 10 freeway in Mid-City.

The cop's barrage of fists July 1 was caught on video (below). Author Earl Ofari Hutchinson of the Los Angeles Urban Policy Roundtable told reporters that the officer's actions that day constituted "a civil rights violation."

He and others have also called for a meeting this week between community leaders and CHP Commissioner Joseph A. Farrow. Political activist Najee Ali says the meeting is now on:

The woman, who is believed to be mentally ill, was allegedly thrown to the ground by the CHP officer after he responded to a report of someone walking in traffic on the 10 freeway near La Brea Avenue.

http://www.laweekly.com/informer/2014/07/07/chp-officers-videotaped-beating-of-woman-sparks-calls-for-federal-investigation

[Enthusiast]

1. The officer was administering a punishment.

Where does he get off?

And, anyway, we don't administer beatings as a form of punishment.

The guy should never wear the uniform again.