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'I'll kill you!' - Cops caught on video at UN Tibet protest 
BY MICHAEL WHITE AND TINA MOORE
BY MICHAEL WHITE AND TINA MOORE
DAILY NEWS STAFF WRITERS
Updated Friday, March 28th 2008, 12:33 AM
Cops were caught on video apparently striking a man who was lying on the ground and [the cops] threaten[ed] to kill two people at a Free Tibet rally in front of the United Nations this month.
[...] The amateur video of the March 14 demonstration appears to show one cop striking a protester with a nightstick repeatedly as the man lies on the ground.
[...] The cameraman, who yells out the names of cops wielding nightsticks as demonstrators march toward the UN, also apparently recorded a cop threatening to kill two people.
"I'll kill you!" a cop can be heard in the video. "I'll f------ kill you! What did I tell you guys? What did I tell you?"
The cop then appears to push one of the men onto a sidewalk. Another cop can be seen shoving protesters.
"While the tape shows a chaotic scene, nothing on it remotely justifies a threat to kill protesters and nothing justifies repeated hitting," Christopher Dunn, the New York Civil Liberties Union's associate legal director, said. "This is a blatant example of excessive force and the NYPD should investigate."
http://www.nydailynews.com/news/2008/03/27/2008-03-27_ill_kill_you__cops_caught_on_video_at_un.html?print=1&page=all
Updated Friday, March 28th 2008, 12:33 AM
Cops were caught on video apparently striking a man who was lying on the ground and [the cops] threaten[ed] to kill two people at a Free Tibet rally in front of the United Nations this month.
[...] The amateur video of the March 14 demonstration appears to show one cop striking a protester with a nightstick repeatedly as the man lies on the ground.
[...] The cameraman, who yells out the names of cops wielding nightsticks as demonstrators march toward the UN, also apparently recorded a cop threatening to kill two people.
"I'll kill you!" a cop can be heard in the video. "I'll f------ kill you! What did I tell you guys? What did I tell you?"
The cop then appears to push one of the men onto a sidewalk. Another cop can be seen shoving protesters.
"While the tape shows a chaotic scene, nothing on it remotely justifies a threat to kill protesters and nothing justifies repeated hitting," Christopher Dunn, the New York Civil Liberties Union's associate legal director, said. "This is a blatant example of excessive force and the NYPD should investigate."
http://www.nydailynews.com/news/2008/03/27/2008-03-27_ill_kill_you__cops_caught_on_video_at_un.html?print=1&page=all
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