A Florida sheriff’s office has suspended an officer who punched a driver in the face during a traffic stop that went viral.
William McNeil Jr posted video of himself sitting in his car as the policeman smashed the window, hit him and dragged him to the ground in the city of Jacksonville on 19 February this year.
After the clip spread online, police released bodycam footage that shows McNeil, 22, refusing demands to exit the vehicle after being told he has been pulled over for traffic violations.
The sheriff’s office said a state prosecutor had found no misconduct by the officers, but an internal review was also under way.
In his Instagram video, McNeil said his tooth was chipped and he required stitches to his mouth after the arrest, and suffered a concussion.
No misconduct?
So it is perfectly fine for a cop to break someone’s window and then punch them repeatedly while they’re not fighting back, while also there being no emergency or threat, all of it over a minor traffic violation that was clearly a bullshit one to begin with?
The guy wanted to continue the interaction when the cop’s supervisor was present because he had reasonable suspicion that the cop’s intentions were malicious, and his suspicions were immediately proven right.