Fox29 news out of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania caught a group of police brutaly beating 3 suspects late Monday night. The police in Philadelphia are on edge after a botched robbery took the life of Sgt. Stephen Liczbinski.

The news crew caught about eleven minutes of the beating and the video shows about a minute of the conflict. The 3 suspects were reportedly involved in an unrelated shooting on Saturday. Mayor Nutter and Police Commissioner Charles H. Ramsey plan to launch a full investigation into the beatings. They both stated the killing of Liczbinski was a precursor to the beatings and used this as an excuse for the officers actions.

Ramsey will identify the officers in the video and then will take them all of of street duty in an effort to calm the situation in Philadelphia.

Scott Perrine, a defense lawyer said he would represent the 3 suspects at their bail hearings and stated these beatings are, “police conduct that should have stopped in the 1970s.” Perrine also stated that “This was one of the most reprehensible displays of police brutality I have ever seen.”

The 3 suspects may have been identified as Dwayne Dyches, Brian Hall and Pete Hopkins. All 3 men needed hospitalization over this incident, but police did not comment on their injuries or conditions. Read the rest of this entry »