Dashcam video shows white officer punching black man during traffic stop
(The Guardian United States)

Michael Amiott shown on video repeatedly punching Richard HubbardHubbard´s attorney says Amiott did not give Hubbard a chance to complyA dashcam video of a traffic stop that led to a white police officer with a history of disciplinary issues repeatedly punching a black man and hitting his head on pavement appears to show a different sequence of events than police had originally described. The initial statement from police in the Cleveland suburb of Euclid said Richard Hubbard III, who was pulled over on suspicion of having a suspended driver´s license, had refused officer Michael Amiott´s orders to `face away` after getting out of his car on 12 August and then began resisting. But the video obtained this week in a public records request appears to show Amiott not giving Hubbard a chance to comply, Hubbard´s attorney said Friday. Continue reading...