LOS ANGELES (July 10) - As public outrage mounts, various law enforcement agencies have opened investigations into the arrest of a teenager who was videotaped being slammed onto a police car and punched in the face while he was handcuffed.

Dozens of angry protesters descended on Inglewood City Hall on Tuesday, demanding an end to police brutality and the ouster of Officer Jeremy Morse. Inglewood Mayor Roosevelt Dorn responded by saying that the officer should be fired and charged with assault.

''I will not under any circumstances tolerate the type of conduct I observed in the videotape,'' Dorn told a packed City Hall news conference. ''In my opinion the district attorney's office should act.''

Meanwhile, lawyers for 16-year-old Donovan Jackson and his father plan to announce their intent to file a lawsuit Wednesday at the federal courthouse in downtown Los Angeles.

Rep. Maxine Waters sent a letter to Attorney General John Ashcroft demanding an investigation of the altercation, and charged that the white officer's treatment of the black teen was racially motivated.

The FBI said it has opened a civil rights investigation. The Inglewood Police Department, the Los Angeles County sheriff and district attorney also are investigating.

Morse, a three-year veteran who was put on leave Monday with pay, could not be reached for comment. Phone messages left for the president of the Inglewood Police Officers Association were not immediately returned.

The incident happened during a traffic stop Saturday afternoon just east of Los Angeles International Airport.

A tourist's videotape showed Morse hoisting Jackson to his feet, throwing his body onto a car, then striking him in the face with a closed fist. Two other officers appear to intervene, with at least one trying to pull away the first officer's arm.

Police and sheriff's officials said the teen lunged at deputies and was combative, while the boy's father, the driver of the car that was stopped, said his son cooperated and Morse attacked him unprovoked. The family's lawyer, Joe Hopkins, said the teen is developmentally disabled with no arrest record.

The teen was booked for investigation of assault on a peace officer; his father was cited for driving with a suspended license.

The video was recorded by a man who was staying at a motel across the street.

Another person who says he was victimized by Morse has also come forward.

Neilson Williams, 32, claims he was handcuffed and beaten by Morse and other officers June 23. He says he lapsed into a coma and was hospitalized for several days.

Williams alleges the officers gave no explanation for stopping him. He said he has filed a formal complaint with Inglewood police.

Sgt. Ron Ragan said the complaint is confidential and an investigation was being conducted. A police department news release said Williams was belligerent and resisted arrest.

I've seen this tape and it looks like a open and shut case to me. Something tells me that this punk isn't going to have to work a day in his life.

I hope if I ever get beat down by the cops somebody has a video camera near by. With my luck though they'll forget to take the lens-cap off.

Why is he a punk snapper, because he is black?

He's a punk because he's young. Just like I was when... Oh, I guess I'm still a punk. Anyway, my use of the word punk isn't meant to be derogatory in this situation.

Shit, this kid didn't even have a prior record. Even if he did, he didn't deserve to be beat'n while handcuffed.

Wether he deserved it or not is one issue. Maybe he really pissed the cop off. We only saw the aftermath of the traffic stop.

But what is for sure, is that the cop was definitely out of line. Our police are expected to control the use of force even if a person deserves it. Respect for the law( not beating on people) and respect for rights of the detained( not beating on people) are one of the things that generally sets our police forces apart from other countries. He may be an excellent cop. But he crossed the line. And now he will pay the price.....as he should.

Regardless of what happened before the video started rolling you have to wonder about the actions of the police. This is a part of the Greater Los Angeles which has had a long series of police brutality cases against minorities. You would think that by now the cops would have enough brains to realize that their actions are going to be questioned in these kinds of incidences.

ok snapper, sorry for my snapping.

I hate to say this but I think police officers are the dumbest fucks of them all.

I'm on the cops side. Whatever that little spaz did to end up in cuffs he probably deserved. Anyway, the cop only hit him once, I use to have to beat the shit out of the Special Ed kids weekly when I was in school. I once caught one of them trying to fart into my lunch sack during recess.

One of my baseball team mates who is black said he gets pulled over all the time in Irvine for D.W.B. { driving while Black}.

That was really fucked up. Wether he pissed the cop off or not they are trained to handle that shit and whatever the guy did the cop was in no danger at all.

Ahora,

Now we agree on two things. This, and the fact that there is nothing better than Mexican Pussy. LOL

I think the cop was wrong. But it does make you wonder what they did to piss the cop off. I don't buy the shit that it was totally unprovoked.

Johnny Cochran must have been salivating when he saw that tape.

I am guessing a couple of million if the City of Inglewood settles this out of court.

if it goes to trial before a jury of his peers, he will 5 millon or more.

Batster, I have no inside info or verified information, but have heard reports that the kid is mentally slow, and simply wasn't complying with commands to put his hands behind his back - and that this enraged the cops enough to put a beating on him. Again, this may not be true, it's just what I heard.

Kendricks,

At this point, who knows. As I commented earlier, There is no excuse for the cops to do that. The guy was obviously not endangering the cop. And whatever had happened before was obviously under control.

I am just curious as to what pissed him off.
Maybe he has not had any nooky lately. That will put anybody in a bad mood.

Officer claimed the kid grabbed his testicles.

Pretty damn hard for the kid to grab this brave police officers balls with his hands locked up behind his back.

I guess the cop had really big balls. I mean hitting a sixteen year old who is handcuffed is really an act of a big tough guy.

I think once the cuffs are on they should stop beating on the perp.


also, I hear the cops are going after the guy that taped the incident now.

Just saw another part of the video today. You can see the kid completely handcuffed and being lifted up in the air like a sack by the cop who then smashes him down onto the car. This cop must be one strong dude or else the kid doesn't weigh much. Regardless of what the kid said or did the cop's behavior is out of control for the situation.

The scene thickens. Today's news reports that the guy who took the video was arrested for outstanding charges of theft and a hit and run while DUI. A real winner. He's the one that should have had the shit beaten out of him long ago.

The system probably just made up all those charges in order to get back at him for taking the video.

No, I bet they are legitimate.

Probably will get his ass put in jail for defying the powers , but has nothing to do with the kid getting his ass kicked.

Nothing.

The guy that recorded this was arrested today outside a CNN building. He had outstanding warrants(I didn't hear what for).

for videotaping himself beating off at school yards

The lawyer for one of the busted cops was on the O'reily Factor tonight. I wish him luck. The entire time he was defending his client the video was repeating itself up in the corner of the screen. The kid was handcuffed, surrounded by cops, and was no danger to anyone. Our taxpayers money hard at work protecting the world from evil doers. If they hadn't been caught I bet you the cops would have put in for hazardeous overtime.

I hope if I ever get treated like this that someone is video taping me. I could really use the money. And I wear glasses so it would look especially good when the cop slugged me in the face while another pinned my head down on the hood of the car and two more stood by in case I got uppity.

TF
I am joining you. I was going to offer the get punched but since you are, be my guest I'll do the filming. Now let's just find a big cop and ask him to join us, we can split dinero in 3.

How about getting Ahora? He is big and claims to be a cop?

He is busy busting bad guys and raiding hotels in the zona to make it a safer place for you and me


Milky

The cop has to be smart enough he understands his job may be in jeopardy.
But then we are talking writing books, the cameraman, the hitter and the hittie point of view.

Will I guess that leaves out Ahora.