Are police trained to yell “stop resisting” over and over as they beat you, just in case someone is watching or it’s caught on camera?



According to the description on Liveleak

More than 20 months after two police officers were accused of beating an unresisting man, a video of the incident has been released.

The video, showing the Jan. 2, 2009, arrest of Jose Rodriguez, was the crucial piece of evidence cited by the Board of Public Safety in the suspension of two officers, Cpl. Ron Kaszas and Cpl. James Aters.

In December 2009, both officers were suspended by the board for 60 days, doubling the recommendation of Chief Darryl Boykins, who accused the officers of unnecessary force.

The board’s double dose of discipline drew criticism from leaders of the police union, who said the decision showed a lack of confidence in Boykins’ decision.

But board member Patrick Cottrell, himself a former South Bend officer, said the public would agree with the suspension.

“At the time the public can see the video, then they will agree with the decision,” Cottrell said in December.

The Tribune received the video, shot from the dashboard-mounted camera of Aters’ police cruiser, on Tuesday, one week after The Tribune requested the video under the Freedom of Information Act. Previous requests had been denied because the case against Rodriguez was still ongoing