THis happened a few days ago but I didn't see any post here, please correct me if I missed it.
This really pisses my off=
Dashcam shows Chicago police beating woman in front of her children
Brown told CBS Chicago she was pulling into her driveway with her two young children in the back seat from an alley when a speeding squad car without lights or sirens on blocked her path. Officers Michelle Murphy and Jose Lopez were in that squad car. She said Murphy jumped out of the car, cursing at Brown and demanding she reverse her vehicle from outside of her home.
"It startled me," Brown told to CBS. "I reached for my license … the other officer takes the gun and points it at the front of my head."
Normally I'd say since her hands weren't on the wheel so they could see them, it may have made the police think the person is reaching for a gun, but the officers in question have a history….
The Chicago Police Department declined to comment, citing pending litigation. However, the Citizens Police Data Project shows both officers have a history with excessive force. Murphy has had 19 complaints made against her and Lopez has had 21.
That's a bad track record there. Worse is this=
Brown was charged with attempted murder because Murphy claimed Brown dragged her while backing out of the alley. She was acquitted on the attempted murder charge, but was convicted of reckless conduct a misdemeanor, for driving in reverse. She's appealing the conviction.
But that's not the absolute worst thing…
_Murphy then pepper-sprayed Brown while Lopez laughed. Murphy then jumped on to a nearby parked car and trained her gun on Brown. Lopez stuck her car with a metal stick, and then both officers participated in the beating.
"Beat me down to my underwear, pulled my skirt off me," Brown says. "They beat me with the sticks and hit me with their boots in my head."_
… and that's in front of the woman's 8 yr old and 1 yr old children! What a way to instill distrust of officers into children, by making them fear for their mother! IT doesn't say why the officers first approached her for, it sounds like they were just looking for someone to brutalize. The way the one smiles while his partner pepper sprays the woman -while she is still in her car with the children- it gives the image of abusive cops.