THUNDER BAY – Facebook users are sharing a video some say is proof of police brutality by a city police officer, but officials with the Thunder Bay Police Service say it appears to be nothing more than a standard arrest.
The video (see below) posted on a local man’s Facebook page comes with the caption “this cop was beating up my nephew just couple blocks from my place bout (sic) two hours ago and he was acting stupid when I asked him his name and badge number he said he didn’t have his keys for his cruiser.”
But Thunder Bay Police Service spokesman Chris Adams says the accusation of brutality are unfounded, and that the video shows only a fraction of what actually happened
“Videos that involve police interaction very often don’t always tell the whole story,” Adams told tbnewswatch.com Monday. “The events that led up to the video that are circulating around include that the individual was essentially obstructing a police officer doing a routine traffic stop. This individual came up upon our officer who was dealing with a driver at that time, began uttering threats and became quite uncontrolled.
“We’re very pleased with how the officer conducted himself. If somebody comes up when you’re in the middle of an arrest and dealing with somebody you’re trying to take control of it’s a potentially dangerous situation when a third party interjects, tries to get too close and has a camera.”
