San Jose Police Beating Stirs Distrust and Resentment

by Raj Jayadev via NAM

Fri, Oct 30, 2009 6:41AM

On Oct. 24, the San Jose Mercury News released the video of a San Jose State math major getting beaten and tased by the San Jose Police Department in his home on Sept. 3, 2009. Police were called to the scene after 20-year-old Phuong Ho allegedly wielded a knife during an altercation with his roommate.

Ho, who through his attorney has filed a civil rights complaint with the FBI, is also facing misdemeanor charges of exhibiting a weapon and resisting arrest. He was not armed when police arrived, and became the recipient of the beat down when he bent down to get the glasses that fell off of his head. The video has circulated across the globe through major news outlets and social media sites.

The police officers involved have been put on administrative leave, and an internal investigation conducted by the San Jose Police Department has been initiated as to whether or not the officers’ actions were criminal offenses. The District Attorney’s office is monitoring the investigation, and will decide once the investigation is concluded whether or not to file criminal charges.

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Fri, Oct 30, 2009 6:02PM

santal clara valley police also arrest you even if there is no evidence of any fight or whatever. usually if youre not middle class white ,they see you as automatically guilty. thats a fact

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