A Florida sheriff’s office has suspended an officer who punched a driver in the face during a traffic stop that went viral.
William McNeil Jr posted video of himself sitting in his car as the policeman smashed the window, hit him and dragged him to the ground in the city of Jacksonville on 19 February this year.
After the clip spread online, police released bodycam footage that shows McNeil, 22, refusing demands to exit the vehicle after being told he has been pulled over for traffic violations.
The sheriff’s office said a state prosecutor had found no misconduct by the officers, but an internal review was also under way.
In his Instagram video, McNeil said his tooth was chipped and he required stitches to his mouth after the arrest, and suffered a concussion.
when i saw the first hit i thought “at least its not that bad” and it immeatideadly became "that bad"😭
That’s interesting that you didn’t think the first one was that bad. The officer took a sideswipe at him that the driver wasn’t prepared to get. I keep thinking about what if that was my white uncle or dad? I suspect the driver has been down this road before by him saying it isn’t raining and it’s during the day. The driver knew he was going to get shit on no matter what he did.
i mean he barely responded to it, it didnt seem like he was hurt in the slightest
Again, it seems like he’s been down this road before. IMO, he wasn’t going to give them the satisfaction, it was a pride thing.