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CAUGHT ON VIDEO: LAPD Kicks Biker, Tackles Cameraman

by TheCameraObscura | May 30, 2010 at 12:31 pm

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The Los Angeles police have a long and sordid history of police abuse, which costs the cash-strapped city of Los Angeles millions of dollars each year. Here's the next probable lawsuit, caught on video this weekend.

On Hollywood Boulevard during a “Critical Mass” cycling event protesting BP for the oil spill, a Los Angeles police officer stepped out and kicked at a passing bicyclist. “Whoa, what the f*** was that for?” the unidentified cameraman can be heard saying. Moments later, the video shows two officers converge on the cameraman and take him down to the ground.