Police Dash Cam Officer Excessive Force the ACLU Said

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• published: 22 Jun 2017
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MINNESOTA ACLU---The American Civil Liberties Union of Minnesota is calling for an investigation into a police officer’s conduct following squad-car video footage of a 2016 arrest after a traffic stop in southwest Minnesota. The ACLU, which released the video Thursday, is alleging excessive force by the officer, who can be seen punching and kneeing the driver moments after he approaches the vehicle in Worthington. The cop is white; the driver is Laotian-American who was 21 at the time. In the video, the officer, handgun drawn, yells profanities as he approaches and orders the driver to get out of the vehicle, a Honda Pilot. The officer promptly holsters his firearm, flings the door open, reaches into the car and tugs at the driver with both hands. He then delivers three upward knee blows toward the driver, as well as a right-hand punch. The driver is brought partially out of the car, and the officers delivers three more domward blows with his right hand, followed by a right elbow. The driver was identified by the ACLU as Anthony Promvongsa; the officer, dressed in jeans and a police vest, is identified by the ACLU as Buffalo Ridge Drug Task Force Agent Joe Joswiak. Another officer, in standard uniform, is visible in the video. The other officer, identified by the ACLU as Sgt. Tim Gaul, makes contact with the driver after Joswiak has brought Promvongsa to the ground. Joswiak pins Promvongsa’s neck to the ground with his left knee. The ACLU says Promvongsa was charged with multiple felonies in the incident and is awaiting trial. According to a news release by the ACLU: “This whole incident began when off-duty police officers accused Promvongsa of driving recklessly. The prosecutor upped the reckless-driving charges to assault with a deadly weapon — his car. Promvongsa denies any conduct that would warrant the type of brutal attack that occurred here.” 👮If you like watching my videos then you could toss me a 1$ or 2$ or more one-time tip if you want at https://www.paypal.me/VideoLeakPolice to help me become fan-funded and give me a push to encourage me to go on because YouTube is screwing🔩 me by demonetizing💲🔚🚫 some of my videos since they claim they’re too ☠️graphic☠️🔫🔪💀, not advertising Friendly☣️ or age restricted🔞, copyrighted📝🔏 etc.... That would help me to be less restrictive🚧 in the videos I Publish. Anyway thanks for choosing my channel, I appreciate🙋 and I'm really proud of the interest you guys give to it.👍🚔🚓. ♦Disclaimer: This video is NOT intended to be violent or glorify violence in any way. We are sharing the footage STRICTLY for the purposes of news reporting and educating. Video Leak Police publish news reporting videos, educational, Under Mini Documentary form. Public safety, to expose an injustice, documenting or foster debate about important events. ***For any concern or Copyright Issue*** Please *Message me* › https://www.facebook.com/videoleak01/ or https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCbQ4rmsy9dxaq5G6Om2DvfA/about?view_as=public Follow Video Leak Police on: https://twitter.com/VideoLeak1 https://www.facebook.com/videoleak01/ Video Leak Police Primary Publish The New Police Dash Cam, Officer Body Camera footage releases. New Police chase, Police pursuit, Police Car Dashcam, Police Officer Bodycam, New Video of Law enforcement Activity, Crimes and more. In HD 1080p, You are Welcome to Subscribe Here: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCbQ4rmsy9dxaq5G6Om2DvfA Video Leak is Under Section 107 of the Copyright Act 1976, allowance is made for «fair use» for purposes such as criticism, comment, news reporting, teaching, scholarship, and research.