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Here is yet another news story about police brutality by the OPD.
[video]https://youtu.be/DxYqRaLlG1w[/video]<---click here to be appalled by how the police treat practically everyone in Orlando
Also for further reading look up officers Peter Delio and William Faulkner. If you live with me in Orlando, please stay safe and always hit record.
ps: take note that we are a tourist run city, and this is par for the course. We are always looking for new and inventive ways to attract tourists...come to our beautiful city! Hopefully you don't leave on probation.
It was just after a night of fun, fireworks and music when Kissimmee, Forida residents Mario Manzi 19, Jazmin Ahmed 19, and Ryan Diaz 19, decided to call an “Uber” driver to pick them up. They were stuck in the rain after a concert, and patiently waited under a building overhang for the driver to arrive.
But waiting for a ride was perceived as a crime to one Orlando police officer who said they could “smell marijuana"
Ryan Reese of Kissemmee’s local One 92 reports that “once the police officer – who has been identified as Michael Napolitano – said he was detaining and searching the concert goers under the suspicion that he could also smell marijuana, Manzi took out his cellphone to record the altercation for legal purposes. Once Manzi hit record, that’s where things began to go south.
In the video we can see Manzi explaining to Napolitano that it is perfectly legal to record police interactions. Officer Napolitano retorts: “You are being detained right now ’cause you smell like Marijuana!”
That’s when he reaches for Manzi’s cellphone. So Manzi hands the phone to his friend Ryan Diaz, who would have ever right to record for him. Manzi instructed him: “Record this. Record this.”
Officer Napolitano then barks that they are both being detained.
“We’re being detained because it smells like marijuana, we understand,” the citizens respond.
When Officer Napolitano tried once again to assault Manzi and seize his cell phone that Diaz was recording with, Manzi explained: “You can’t grab my camera.”
Officer Napolitano didn’t like being told that citizens have rights. He angrily barked back: “Yes I can sir! You do not understand how this works! You are detained! You do not run the show!”.
Diaz passes the phone back to Manzi, who recorded Diaz being thrown to the ground and repeatedly punched in the face by Officer Napolitano.
Officer Napolitano continues to punch Diaz who is on the ground, while he yells: “Get on the ground!” to try to justify the assault.
After a thorough beating and search, there was no marijuana or any sort of paraphernalia found on either, nor near the scene.
Manzi and Ahmed were, however, both charged with “trespassing” and “battery on a law enforcement officer” as well as “resisting an officer without violence.”
Watch the video of the incident below and help SPREAD THE WORD!
[video]https://youtu.be/DxYqRaLlG1w[/video]<---click here to be appalled by how the police treat practically everyone in Orlando
Also for further reading look up officers Peter Delio and William Faulkner. If you live with me in Orlando, please stay safe and always hit record.
ps: take note that we are a tourist run city, and this is par for the course. We are always looking for new and inventive ways to attract tourists...come to our beautiful city! Hopefully you don't leave on probation.
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