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Chad Holley Beaten by Houton Police: Graphic Video Made Public

by Jordan Yerman | February 3, 2011 at 02:59 pm

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Chad Holley Beating Video: HPD Officers Shown Ganging Up on Suspect

A video showing four Houston police officers beating burglary suspect Chad Holley is finally going public. The video shows the then-15-year-old boy attacked by multiple police officers as he put his hands out in surrender.

Houston Mayor Annise Parker, the HPD and the District Attorney's Office all blocked public access to the Chad Holley beating video for nine months, but Quanell X (born Quanell Ralph Evans), leader of the New Black Panther Party, got it into the hands of KTRK, a Houston ABC affiliate.

The four officers shown repeatedly punching and kicking Chad Holley were suspended and charged only with misdemeanor "official oppression", as opposed to assault or attempted murder.

In all, twelve Houston cops were disciplined over the incident, which HPD desperately tried to keep from going public.

It was an afternoon in March when a security camera captures the end of a Houston police pursuit. Burglar Chad Holley tries to make a run for it, but he's clipped by a police car and falls on the ground. He clearly puts his arms out in the surrender pose then folds his arms before police move in. The first officer stomps on Holley's head and he's repeatedly kicked. We counted four officers doing the kicking.

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murmur55 (not verified)

at 22:29 on February 3rd, 2011

Cops are stupid. Don't let them have more control or power than they can handle. Law enforcement acts like a pack of sanctified psychopaths because we let them.

The 1

at 03:12 on February 4th, 2011

You know not only does this happen all the time, some police patrol in groups just looking for an excuse to beat up on someone. I've seen this first hand. These actions have been going on for decades actually. Many deaths and brutal injuries have occurred at the hands of the police. The only reason it even gets out now is because of modern technologies allowing these actions to be recorded.

The bottom line isn't specifically the police, but more importantly, the people in charge, and the training our police get in exercising their duties. Corrupting influences and attitudes in this important training can lead to these types of police assaults. This issue needs to still be addressed in many police depts across America today. We are nearly becoming a police state government as it is.

Laban Johnson (not verified)

at 12:15 on February 7th, 2011

The NAACP Houston Branch will host a Community Town Hall Meeting to address the concerns of Police Brutality in Houston. City of Houston Mayor Annise Parker, Houston Police Chief, Charles McClelland and District Attorney, Pat Lykos are invited to address the community’s concerns since the recent video release of the Police Mis-Conduct. Date: Tuesday, February 08, 2011 Time: 7:00 p.m. Place: Good Hope Missionary Baptist Church 3015 North MacGregor Way Houston, TX 77004