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Boston Police Demonstrate Arrest Procedures In Wake Of Roxbury Juvenile Beating- Attorney Sam?s Take

By Altman & Altman

The Boston Police Department (hereinafter, the ?Department?) has taken a large, and very laudable, step forward . They are realizing that if they want to be a trusted, and effective, member of the community, they have to communicate with said community. As you know, there have been various complaints regarding the use of undue force in various cases. In fact, a You Tube video emerged last fall that showed several officers forcefully subduing a 16-year-old boy, The video, recorded on a student?s cellphone, showed at least six officers at Roxbury Community College surrounding and then ?taking down? the teenager who they said was resisting arrest. The Department claims that the juvenile, who had been wanted on a warrant, had swung at the officers, police have said...continue to full post

Full post as published by Boston Criminal lawyer Blog on January 24, 2011 (boomark / email).