Of Course We Beat Him: He Tried To Get Away

William Grigg / The LRC Blog:
When 18-year-old Pittsburgh resident Jordan Miles was surrounded by three disreputable-looking men on the way to his grandmother's house, he did the entirely sensible thing: He fled, thinking that the marauders were criminals. Unfortunately for Miles, his assailants weren't common criminals, but rather the state-employed variety -- undercover police officers. Street criminals would likely have left him alone. The police not only severely beat him but -- in keeping with standard procedure -- accused him of several supposed crimes, including "loitering," "resisting arrest," and "aggravated assault" (presumably by staining the fists of his assailants with his blood).

Posted by Editor at February 5, 2010 02:20 AM