Video Of Cop Beating Transwoman Prompts Call For Criminal Investigation

[Shana A]

Video Of Cop Beating Transwoman Prompts Call For Criminal Investigation
by 365Gay.com Newscenter Staff

Posted: June 18, 2008 - 1:30 pm ET

http://www.365gay.com/Newscon08/06/061808memph.htm 🔗

(Washington)  The Human Rights Campaign is calling for a criminal investigation into a case of alleged police brutality against a transgender woman in Memphis, Tennessee.

Surveillance video, released this week, shows a police officer brutally abusing Duanna Johnson while she was held in the Shelby County Criminal Justice Center.

Johnson is a transgender woman who had been arrested on a charge of prostitution.

[Mnemosyne]

The one who held her was fired. The one who did the beating is on non-enforcement duties. Which means he is still being paid. ->-bleeped-<-?!? And we so need to have the media outlets contacting someone other than the HRC turncoats when it comes to Transgender individuals.

[NicholeW.]

What that means very likely is that the one who was holding her was still in a probatinoary period and could be immediately fired. The onen who did the hitting has civil service protection until he has a hearing or mediation through the union and the adminsitration of the department.

He's sure to go as well, it's just that they cannot fire him out-of-hand.

Nichole

[Mnemosyne]

No they cannot but they should be able to suspend him. First with pay and then without. having him fly a desk obviously does not remove the threat from the police HQ.

[NicholeW.]

I have no disagreement with your pov, Mnemosyne. But, I also think that importance of union employment is worth maintaining. I doubt he's on a desk dealing with the public. He may well be washing and detailing police cars at the city garage.

[Mnemosyne]

Having once been a part of a Union I disagree in their importance but that is deviating from the subject at hand. May justice be swift, extremely brutal, and throw one more bully off of the police force.