Friday, March 28, 2008

Racial Anger Fuels the Fire of Police Brutality

Cape-Town: South-Africa
The Cape-Town MetroPolice allegedly assaulted , publicly humiliated , discriminated , arrested and verbally abused a woman of Seapoint by calling her a "Dirty White Bitch" ; after her dog unburden itself on the street .

Medical Treatment for Mrs. Deirdre O'Neill was initially refused . She received serious facial injuries when her face was slammed into a wall while she was choke-holded by the policeman.

O'Neill laid a charge of assault against the policeman.
Her daughter, Mrs. Tanitha Jolly , said her mother went Tuesday-morning for a walk with her six month old "Jack-Russell" , Dogmatix.
"My mother always take a bag with her, for the dog pooh , when the dog left a second dump, my mother did not have another bag with her"
According to Jolly , the Metro-Police official charged yellingly at her mother.
O'Neill explained , she have a friend nearby at which she can get another bag .
"But the police official did not want to listen to reason ".

When O'Neill asked the official for identification , he yelled to her : " I will show you identification , you dirty white bitch !! ".
O'Neill ran away ; but the official chased her , grabbed her by the hair and threw her on the ground.
He yelled on her , cuffed her twisting her arm so extremely some of her legimants were damaged .
While se was hand-cuffed , he got her in a choke hold and slammed her head, full face into a wall while yelling and cursing .

O'Neill was brought to Seapoint Police Office where she were thrown into a jail-cell. The Metro Police official initially refused that she receive medical attention.
Later, it was decided she could be brought to Somerset Hospital ; but because one of her daughters died there previously , she refused and wanted to see her House Doctor.
Her request was refused , so she had to stay in that cell, bloody and hurt.

O'Neill was charged with : riotous behaviour and attempt of preventing a police official of carrying out its duties .
She appeared in court , but the case was thrown out.

"We will take this as far as possible" - reffering to the charge Mrs. Jolly's mother laid.

Mr. Newellen Peterse , police spokesperson, said they can only take action after a thorough investigation.

Me. Helen Zille , mayor of Cape Town ordered an official investigation concerning unnecessary Police Brutality.

Photo: THIS is how Mrs. Deirdre O'Neill looked after she was assaulted by a police official.

Note from author: South-Africa have one of the highest crime rates in the world ; but our police prefer to victimize , brutaly assault and publicly humiliate ; innocent defenceless old ladys .
This is a serious violation of human and constitutional rights.
This is not the only case of police brutality , here is one more :

http://m.youtube.com/details?v=yuo51aA_msw

and many other more reported that are currently investigated.

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