Orlando cop throws woman to ground, breaks her teeth

[Hugabear]

Link includes video & news article

http://www.orlandosentinel.com/news/local/crime/os-orlando-police-brutality-allegatio20110520,0,1718937.story

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At some point, Beccaccio pushes a man with dreadlocks, and he stumbles backward onto Wareham. Beccaccio then directs Wareham away from the crowd. Seconds later Beccaccio grabs Wareham by the arm and shoves her into the street using an "arm bar" technique.

Wareham loses her balance and falls face-first to the pavement. When she sits up, she is grabbing her mouth, the video shows.
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Wareham dialed 911 to complain she was injured. That's when she was arrested.

Attorney Zelman wants his client exonerated, the officer fired and the use-of-force policy reviewed again. Another Orlando officer using an "arm bar" take-down technique broke an 85-year-old man's neck in September during another dispute on the street.
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Note that after shoving her to the ground, the police officer walks away; he doesn't come back and arrest her until she uses her phone to call 911.

As the article points out, an elderly man had his neck broken a few months ago by another Orlando cop employing the same "takedown" technique.

[NutmegYankee]

1. Let me guess - the PD will drag their ass

That bastard should be fired on the spot.

[villager]

2. The word "Pig" comes to mind.

And cops wonder why law-abiding citizens don't respect them.

[Imagevision]

3. Did the cop taser the lady after he threw her on the ground?

[Beaverhausen]

4. Florida?

[jp11]

5. Orlando Sentinel, 633 N. Orange Avenue, Orlando, FL 32801

[The Backlash Cometh]

6. These stories are becoming more frequent in Orlando.

And they just changed police chiefs!

[Shagbark Hickory]

7. I'm adding Orlando to my list of "do not enter" cities, too many stories of bad cops there. nt