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Video: New Jersey Cop Punches Woman in the Face, Still on Duty
Police in Elizabethtown, New Jersey, are looking into a 20-second clip of a police officer punching a woman in the face outside of a nightclub. The footage, taken with a cell phone, shows a uniformed officer outside of the Envy Night Club who appears to push a man to the ground and then punch a woman wearing a red dress in the face.
While the officer was attempting to arrest the man, the reason for punching the woman is not readily apparent.
Elizabethtown police told NBC that they are questioning the officer, who has not been named, but is still on active duty.
The video published to YouTube on March 3 has received nearly 10,000 views.
Source: NY Daily News
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While I would hate to be
While I would hate to be handcuffed, I'd also hate to be hurt because some move I made looked like resistance to arrest or a threat on a police officer. The best thing any of us can do for someone being arrested or restrained by police is be a witness. If the police are appropriately performing their due diligence for the community, stand up & say so if a cop is being unjustly accused of excessive force. If you see a cop committing a crime against any citizen or believe he/she used excessive force against a compliant citizen, speak out & be willing to testify honestly to what you saw. We hire police to risk themselves for our protection. We should be willing to do what we can to protect them from false allegations. Everyone is aware that being an active police officer is extremely stressful (few of us go to work each day expecting we'll have to face someone intent on physically hurting us). If a police officer cannot perform their duties without violating their oath or following the law themselves, it is better for them, the public & their fellow cops to remove them from active duty. Posting anonymous videos leaves a lot of questions unanswered. People need to do more to protect their families & communities than just pay police salaries. If you witness an incident, be willing to go on the record.
Well so far I see nothing but
Well so far I see nothing but reasonable reactions to this article. I'm just waiting for the bigots and cop-haters to get in here now. That's when the hilarity starts.
Aww man, no cop haters darn.
Aww man, no cop haters darn. I guess We scared them off :( maybe I should just post about my excitement for arguing with them on every related article. Maybe that'll keep them away. It sure seems like it worked on this one! Or at least do my make believe world let me believe :)
There's far more egregious
There's far more egregious examples of police brutality out there (and just as recent), and this [likely drunk] woman put her hands on a cop who was arresting someone. Such as the judge that called to get backup for some cops having a hard time, and he got a karate chop to the throat for his trouble.
There's far more acceptable ways of dealing with someone in a situation like this than punching a woman in the face.
She was interfering with the
She was interfering with the policeman's arrest.
Yeah, it looked as though she
Yeah, it looked as though she was trying to restrain the cop from fighting the other guy -- not by force but by persuasion, and in the process she put her hands on him. This distraction could have given the other guy opportunity to get up and blindside the cop.
Indeed. While I am not in
Indeed. While I am not in support of him using the PUNCH, it appears that the woman did not let go of him an so he felt the need to one way or the other to break away. While I'm sure she didn't mean any harm, people need to learn that there is no rational reason to physically touch an officer who is busy restraining someone else. It will only cause escalation and will NOT stop the officer from restraining the original person. Officers many times restrain first and then question afterwards, not as a form of oppression, but because it makes the investigation process easier and safer. People often wrongly assume that a person being placed in handcuffs is being arrested. I imagine this is what happened.