Some community members are calling for criminal charges against an LAPD officer who's seen in a viral video punching a handcuffed Black man.
Los Angeles police officials are investigating an LAPD officer who was seen punching a handcuffed man in a now-viral video, an incident that has sparked calls for the officer to be criminally charged. Authorities said the altercation occurred Sunday in the Southeast police division, which covers 10 square miles in the Watts area.
The man did not appear to be struggling with the officers and could be heard loudly demanding, 'What did I do?' just before one of the officers suddenly reaches back and strikes him in the jaw with a punch. The man appeared unfazed by the hit. The blow drew cries of condemnation from several onlookers outside the camera's frame, who can be heard demanding to know why the punch was thrown. 'You're resisting,' one of the officers is heard saying as they lead the man away.
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