Video Shows Chicago Officer Slamming Woman Who Had Hands Up

[Eugene]

Source: Associated Press

Video Shows Chicago Officer Slamming Woman Who Had Hands Up

By JASON KEYSER, ASSOCIATED PRESS
CHICAGO — Apr 23, 2016, 5:01 PM ET

Newly released dashcam video shows a Chicago police officer slamming an unarmed robbery suspect to the ground after she got out of a car with her hands up.

The video was released Friday by the Chicago Police Department, whose new chief is trying to increase openness and rebuild trust after several cases of excessive force, particular against African Americans.

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Tiffani Jacobs, 34, was driving a getaway car after her boyfriend robbed a McDonald's at gunpoint. During a chase, she sped toward an officer who was on foot. That officer opened fire, hitting her twice in the chest. She continued to flee until other officers caught up with the car.

The video shows Jacobs getting out of her car with her hands up. An officer approaches with his gun drawn and, using his free hand, grips her by the collar and slams her to the ground on her stomach.

Officers then shocked her several times with stun guns because, they said, she ignored their commands to show her hands, which were pinned under her body. Jacobs told investigators the officers also used a Taser on her after she was handcuffed.

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[WhiteTara]

1. With 2 bullets in her chest

I'm surprised she was able to stand.

[2naSalit]

2. That's what I was thinking....

Making me not want to be American anymore... I'm almost there.

[WhiteTara]

3. Everywhere I think of going

there is even more strife and turmoil.

[2naSalit]

4. There's that too.

Meanwhile I'll stay in a low population location until I figure it out.

[WhiteTara]

5. Me too

but that doesn't seem to always be safe either. In our little corner, we have a huge meth problem.

[2naSalit]

6. Here we get

overrun by idiots on vacation and foreign workers on J1 visas taking jobs and allowing the employers to pat less than minimum wage along with tax breaks.

[WhiteTara]

7. We too are overrun with tourists

and the shops all pay under the table, cheating their employees of their SS benefits.

[2naSalit]

8. It's norm everywhere anymore...

yeah crapitolism.

[Iggo]

9. They're cops. That's who they are. That's what they do.

Every day.

Ain't they just the best!!!