Brutalidad Policial

INWOOD — A video shows a young man being punched and hit with a baton by a group of police officers during a drug bust in Inwood — the latest in a string of controversial arrests that have been caught on tape.

Francisco Caminero, 23, was arrested on Sunday, Aug. 10, after officers allegedy saw him deal drugs and found him with bags of cocaine in his pocket in front of 148 Sherman Ave., authorities said.

A video taken by an onlooker shows a few officers talking to Caminero when he raises his hands into the air. When
he moves his hands down towards his shorts pocket, one officer can be
seen slamming him against the metal grate of a closed storefront. Four other officers help to pull Caminero to the ground, while a fifth officer warns bystanders to stay back, the video shows.

Once
Caminero is on the ground, one officer punches him several times in the
face while a second hits his lower body first with his hand and later
with a baton, according the video. Several bystanders are heard
shouting, “Why are you punching him?” while an officer can be heard
yelling, “Give me your hand.”After Caminero is handcuffed, officers lift him to his feet and escort him to a police van, the video shows