Sunday, January 24, 2010

Police beat 18-year-old violinist over Mt. Dew bottle

http://rawstory.com/2010/01/police-18-year-old-violinist-over-mountain-dew-bottle/

Police suspected he had a gun in his pocket. Apparently being suspected of carrying a weapon is a crime in and of itself, the police don't even have to feel threatened! After beating Miles in the head with a closed fist, the officers discovered the object was a Mountain Dew bottle. "Miles suffered a swollen face, hair ripped from his scalp and a twig jabbed through his gum during the incident."
Closed fists do not rip out hair, and just w
here did this twig come from? Miles has said that he was hit with a 'branch', whether from a tree or bush has not been said in any story I've read yet.
Again, the police are another gang on the street, albeit a well armed and organized one and should be avoided whenever possible.