4 police officers charged after kicking burning bystander

[Judi Lynn]

Source: Associated Press


Updated 6:19 pm, Thursday, November 2, 2017

JERSEY CITY, N.J. (AP) — Four New Jersey police officers were charged criminally Thursday over a June car chase that ended with officers kicking and dragging a burning bystander.

Prosecutors said a grand jury returned charges, including aggravated assault, against Jersey City police Lt. Keith Ludwig and officers M.D. Khan, Eric Kosinski and Francisco Rodriguez. Khan and Kosinski also are charged with attempted murder.

On June 4, the officers chased a man whose car resembled one used in a shooting. That car crashed, setting off a fire that engulfed a vehicle not involved in the chase. A video shows the driver of the second vehicle, Miguel Feliz, exiting his car with his clothes on fire before being kicked by the officers.

It wasn't immediately known if the officers had attorneys to comment on their behalf. A police union official has said the officers tried to help Feliz.

Read more: http://www.chron.com/news/crime/article/4-police-officers-charged-after-kicking-burning-12326845.php

[SunSeeker]

1. OMG. This sounds horrific.

I'd add hate crime charges.

[christx30]

2. Just like we learned in elementary school:

Stop, drop, get a boot to the face.

[left-of-center2012]

3. "A police union official has said the officers tried to help Feliz"

HINT ~

There's a better way to help a man on fire than to kick him.

[Judi Lynn]

4. Video: 4 NJ police officers face charges for beating an innocent man on fire

http://abcnews.go.com/WNT/video/nj-police-officers-face-charges-beating-innocent-man-50897551

[Thor_MN]

5. They were just trying to stomp out the fire...

[Nitram]

6. US law enforcement is completely out of control.

The entire country needs to study the issue and take concrete steps to return law enforcement to the norms of proper law enforcement standards. Too many police officers are acting out the Rolling Stones lyric, "Just every cop is a criminal, and all the sinners saints..."