Susan McAllister on Police Brutality

At a press conference in Hunters Point on Friday morning, Susan McAllister related the experience of her own daughter, a year and a half ago, to the experience of the children that were witness to police violence in Hunters Point on August 25th, 2003.

According to eye witnesses, a police officer put a gun in the face of a 7 year old child, and beat several 14 year-old children with billy clubs, and told a concerned mother to "back off, bitch." This, while other members of the police force beat 23-year old Lee Collins unconscious. No reason was given for their actions.