What has the world come to? The defense has even justified the police actions here! NEW YORK (WABC) — Prosecutors have released potentially explosive evidence against an NYPD officer on trial for beating a man with his baton. That alleged victim is an Iraqi war veteran. Prosecutors are relying on the piece of video, because the alleged victim cannot be found. Nobody is disputing the beating itself, or whether it’s police brutality and whether the officer tried to cover it up. The video is high quality and crystal clear, but whether Housing Officer David London went too far is still blurry and still up to a jury. The video taken from security cameras shows the 45-year-old housing cop beating an Iraq war veteran with is baton. It happened at an Upper West Side public housing development. The alleged victim, 28-year-old Walter Harvin had just returned from Iraq and was at his mom’s apartment complex. In the video Harvin is seen shoving Officer London, and London then reacts by swinging and bashing Harvin with his baton. Even beating the ex-soldier after he’s cuffed. Prosecutors say London tried to cover-up the July 2007 assault, but defense attorneys say the officer did what he had to do. He’s charged with 2nd degree assault and filing false records. Right now the Manhattan criminal jury is tackling the question on whether London committed an act of police brutality or used necessary force to subdue a suspect. The Iraq veteran suffers from PTSD and his location is not known …
cops = criminals
Police am all scum i remember when i got punched by one so i defended myself ended up in court and the nobs edited the video so it looked like i hit them for nothing all corrupt motherfukers
@696TheDon696 Loads of nonsense. You were doing something to get into trouble in the first place.
Poor guy. It is really sad to see that. He answered him back, but who knows what the police said to him. Plus, he didn’t have to beat him this way, not either touch him. I would love to see that cop alone with that guy, without guns, is he going to touch a single hair of him? I am sure he would pie in his pants.
@irishxxkelt like this guy did in the video? shut the fuck up
@696TheDon696 You clearly have anger issues………
These pigs when you stand up to them all they have to say is that you are interfering with an investigation, disrespecting an officer or they thought you had a gun and they’ll fuck you up mfpigs.
I would send this cosp to Iraq.
How many innocent woman and children did this Soldier rape and kill in Iraq? Soldiers are not heroes! They are cold blooded paid murderers! And Israel is the only profiteer in this entire so called War in Iraq! It’s not a war it’s an ethnic cleansing!
@jowescot shut up you sick fuck! Soldiers are not cold blooded paid murders and Im sure he didnt kill or rape anyone in Iraq. Can you prove he did? Can you prove any soldiers raped women while over in iraq? NO u cant so shut up and go do the world a favor by killing urself
how could the defense say he was justified in beating the daylights out of the soldier when you can clearly see in the video the soldier does nothing wrong and is confronted by the 2 copsand then the one cop gets in his way and just lets him have it…I mean the defence is seriously stupid if they think they can do anythign when the video clearly shows the officer is guilty.
that’s a cop for ya
I didn’t see anything wrong in this video. Was I supposed to be shocked at something?
That is what they all like to do, that is wy they get the uniform and the ones like his partner that would said that they are not like that, they are the worst becouse they have the chance of stoping the situation but they choose to do nothing. Desgrace of the human race.
that stupid hat was enough for me
i love how they play the video on fast forward so cant see whats going on before they start hitting him….
7 years?? it should be 14 years god dammit!
that cops and asshole
the cops should do that shit to fathers who pedophile on their daughters!! they need to be beat to death!!
my police report is at the courts right now and it’s being reviewed!! i’m trying to put a fat ugly child abusing pedophile in jail for sexually molested me since i was three tell i was 8 years old.
sorry i ment prison!! i hope the pedophile that pedophiled on me goes to fucking prison for at least 25 years !!
@junkt9xs who gives a fuck what you see or dont see…. dummy
Wow 7 years in jail that’s too much for that
Throw the pig in jail and let him rot there for life.
how crazy and unexpected, a NY officer abusing his power. WOW! that’s sooo crazy….not.
@killstreakwithgunzz Well, that’s media talk. They always give you the top number possible, though it’s rarely given as punishment.