The hits just keep on coming. Less than an hour ago, I highlighted the latest case of an unarmed U.S. civilian killed unnecessarily by police in Oklahoma. In that incident, the cop claims to have mistakenly pulled out his gun instead of a taser (see: Another Police Killing Caught on Tape – Oklahoma Cop Shoots and Kills Unarmed Man in Tulsa).
Well it turns out another extremely disturbing video showcasing the recent epidemic of “death by civilian encounter with police” has surfaced. This time it’s a Vineland, New Jersey man. We see how Philip G. White is already pinned to the ground and repeatedly pounded on by a police officer, when he is then subjected to a sustained violent attack by a police dog. The man died in custody.
First, as reported by Gothamist:
A 32-year-old man was attacked by a police dog in New Jersey last month and died shortly thereafter. Video has now surfaced showing the man being bitten by the canine while pinned to the ground by cops during an arrest.
Cops claim that Vineland, NJ resident Phillip G. White, who died in custody on the way to a hospital on March 31st after the K-9 attack, had been acting erratically, and when officers tried to subdue him, he allegedly tried to grab one of their guns. Then, cops say they pinned him and were forced to unleash the dog on him. The attorney representing the two officers who arrested White say the victim was on drugs at the time, and claim he may have died as a result.
Now, see it for yourself:
This is not what freedom looks like.
For related articles, see:
Another Police Killing Caught on Tape – Oklahoma Cop Shoots and Kills Unarmed Man in Tulsa
South Carolina Cop to Be Charged with Murder for Shooting Man 8 Times in the Back as He Ran Away
U.S. Police Kill More Civilians in March than UK Police Killed in 100 Years
Caught on Video – LAPD Guns Down Homeless Man in Broad Daylight
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What is the solution here? People will be terrified when they see cops so they run in the other direction like in many other countries? Or they start defending themselves and make the cops scared of them?
the cop, when the guy was on as ground as he was punching the shit out of him, called the dog over and said twice (you can hear it on the recording) ‘Kill! Kill!’
I think the cops should be brought up on animal abuse charges for making a dog do that to a human being. The dog wouldn’t attack without a command. That’s like training the dogs to be fighting dogs and that is illegal. On top of murder there should be criminal animal abuse charges.
What do you expect when most American police are trained to Israeli standards?