July 3. 2020

A police officer in Cincinnati, Ohio has been relieved of duty, after violently kicking a drunk inmate in the head for biting his boot. The incident occurred on June 9, 2020. The jarring CCTV video footage from the jail shows Hamilton County deputy, Jesse Franklin, brutally kicked intoxicated inmate, Nick Ballanchino, in the head, while he was in handcuffs and subdued on the ground by fellow guards. The victim required stitches for his head injury.

Seagent Franklin has been charged with misdemeanor assault for his unlawful conduct. It is appropriate that he was criminally charged. Prosecutors need to stay on misbehaving officers and not let up, until the message is firmly understood that excessive force will not be tolerated.

This is another in a long line of incidents that illustrates some police officers in America need to be retrained. There are countless cases of police brutality in America, especially against black people. Recently, new legislation was signed by the President, Congress and many states, to address the very serious and deadly problem of police brutality.

There is no need to shoot someone in the back who is running away. There is no need to employ chokeholds. There is no need to beat and already subdued person. Police officers must act with restraint regarding unnecessary violence and should do due diligence.

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