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Eureka High School
EUREKA PD excessive force against ANOTHER CHILD
Submitted by copwatch on Sun, 04/05/2009 - 3:21pm"My child was beaten by (a police officer) in front of Eureka High School."
Excessive force against child
Letter to the editor
Article Launched: 06/11/2008 01:15:27 AM PDT
My child was beaten by (a police officer) in front of Eureka High School. Before numerous witnesses, (the officer) slammed my son's head against the pavement and against the door of his patrol car. My son is recovering from retinal reattachment surgery. We don't know whether his vision will recover.
This amount of force was unnecessary,since my son's offense was trespassing, roughly a half-block from the front door of our home, at 3:30 p.m. when school let out). In addition,(the officer) outweighs my son by at least 60 pounds and already had my son in a painful hold.
I have filed a formal complaint with EPD, but is it really possible for the Eureka police to investigate themselves fairly?
