police brutality

Kind of hurts.

edit: apparently must meet ten word re quire ment.

White Officer Accuses City Of Discrimination In Lawsuit

POSTED: 7:19 am EST January 16, 2007
UPDATED: 8:04 am EST January 16, 2007

CLEVELAND -- A white police officer who shot and wounded a 12-year-old black boy is accusing Cleveland and its police department of racial discrimination against him in a federal lawsuit.

The trial is scheduled to start Tuesday in the lawsuit filed by Patrolman Edward Lentz Jr., who says he suffered retaliation and was used as a scapegoat by officials seeking to appease black community leaders and politicians who were upset over the shooting of a black youth.

Note: video is pretty disturbing. (If YouTube embedding does not work, video can be found here: )

The excruciating video clip makes you want to shut your eyes as you hear sounds that echo those heard during the enflamed 1968 Vietnam-era demonstrations: Enraged students screaming at police; police yelling back and using strong force trying to get students under control.