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LAPD Officers Investigated over Videotaped Beating

HeadlineNov 10, 2006

In California, two Los Angeles police officers are under investigation after video surfaced showing them repeatedly beating a man as he lay on the ground. The man, William Cardenas, is held down and punched in the face as he yells, “I can’t breathe.” The footage was posted on the website YouTube.com.

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