St. Louis County Police Admit Beating Up The Wrong Black Man
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Police in St. Louis County, MO are apologizing for beating up and handcuffing a 22-year-old student who they mistook for a suspect in a car chase Thursday afternoon. But the college junior, Joseph Swink, has been left with severe damage to his ear and a totaled car, according to KMOV St. Louis.
Swink reportedly crashed his car when he was trying to get out of the way of a police chase. When the car started filling with smoke, he ran away, prompting police to come after him thinking he was the suspect they were chasing. Photographs show Swink’s face brutally beaten and bloodied after his encounter with the cops.
According to St. Ann Police Chief Aaron Jimenez, “All the sirens and lights were going off. It was very loud and they couldn’t hear anything the citizen was saying.” Eventually, they got a radio call saying the real suspect was in custody.
While the St. Ann Police Department is apologizing, they say the mistaken identity has “zero to do about race.” Swink feels differently, telling Fox 2 News he feared for his life. “There was nobody black on the scene, just a lot of white cops. I didn’t feel safe around them,” he said. “I think they probably felt they could get away with it because I was and they can do this.”
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StoneyCurtisll January 17th, 2015 at 9:12 pm
If the innocent guy is this badly beaten up…
I have to wonder what they did to the actual suspect.
whatthe46 January 17th, 2015 at 9:22 pm
While the St. Ann Police Department is apologizing, they say the mistaken identity has “zero to do about race.” BULLSH’T! i hope he gets a big fat a&& settlement for this. thank GOD they didn’t shoot him.
whatthe46 January 17th, 2015 at 9:24 pm
every cop that put their hands on this man should loose their jobs or be suspended for a month w/o pay. furthermore, they should be arrested and charged with assault and battery.
Jake January 17th, 2015 at 9:42 pm
But their pensions will be guaranteed by the tax payers of MO, You can bet your last dollar on that.
whatthe46 January 17th, 2015 at 9:56 pm
if their pensions were threatened, they wouldn’t pull this sh’t!
tracey marie January 17th, 2015 at 10:32 pm
What will be their excuse for this kind of beating?
NW10 January 17th, 2015 at 10:59 pm
He looked like a demon, right?
rg9rts January 18th, 2015 at 1:54 am
How good is their insurance
whatthe46 January 18th, 2015 at 2:30 am
one things for sure, his school tuition will now be paid for.
KABoink_after_wingnut_hacker January 18th, 2015 at 6:22 am
It’s getting so tiring reading about the Blue Klux Klan attacking African Americans week after week.
I hope this man lawyers up and sues the crap out of them.
Larry Schmitt January 18th, 2015 at 6:58 am
“All the sirens and lights were going off. It was very loud and they couldn’t hear anything the citizen was saying.” That’s the excuse they’re going with? Shouldn’t cops be used to “sirens and lights going off?” If this is the best defense they can muster, any lawyer half as good as Saul Goodman could get millions for this guy.