Assaulted by Police for Living in a “College Neighborhood”.

Around 1:15 AM, on the date of Sunday, September 25, 2011, a group of police officers on Motorcycles, who refused to correctly identify themselves, or report badge numbers drove up to my residence on Wadsworth Street. My roommates, were quietly conversing on the front porch of our residence. I was inside, noted their arrival and closed my door. One officer who refused to identify himself, assaulted one of my roommates who was outside with a baton, and attempted to open the door. I was on the other side, pushing it closed. When he ordered me to let him in, I requested a reason for him to enter my home, and he refused to answer me. With the help of 1 or 2 other officers, he pushed the door open, entered my home, and assaulted one of my roommates who was not involved or aware of what was happening with his baton, before pushing me against the wall and asking me questions. I refused to answer until they gave me a reason for entering my home. They did not comply, so I did not comply. They asked for my identification, and knowing my rights, I informed them that I was not legally obligated to show them my identification within the commonwealth of Massachusetts, unless I was lawfully detained. I was then assaulted with a baton, and pushed to the ground. At no point did I resist the physical actions of the officers. The officers put their knees on my elbow and threatened to “break my fucking arm” if I tried to move. I was verbally and physically abused by the officers, while one of them illegally searched my back pocket, and seized my wallet. He then proceeded to write me a ticket for “keeping a disorderly house” citing “empty beer bottles”, for $300 while the other officer pressed his foot on my torso and continued to verbally assault me, calling me, among other things, a “fucking asshole”.

Neither me, nor my roommates were doing anything illegal.

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