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Suspooks' Mammies Whine About Use Of Force By Police
Police Urge No Rush To Judgment In Excessive Force Investigation
POSTED: 7:05 pm EDT May 6, 2008
UPDATED: 8:13 am EDT May 7, 2008
PHILADELPHIA -- The actions of some Philadelphia police officers are being scrutinized in the days following Sgt. Stephen Liczbinski's killing.
It's all because of video shot by a news helicopter as police arrested three men Monday night.
Several officers can be seen beating the suspects as they apprehend them.
Police chased the car down just after 10 p.m. Monday. The men inside were suspected in a shooting. But what happened outside the vehicle had some outraged Tuesday, NBC 10's Harry Hairston reported.
"I just burst out and cried. I was appalled at it," wailed
Shirley Hopkins, the mammy of one criminal suspect.
Hopkins said she can't understand why police used as much force they did.
"I just can't believe that someone was being beaten like that by numerous officers -- constantly stomped, kicked and hit with blackjacks," she said.
And the mother of a second suspect said seeing what happened left her angry with the officers.
"I just can't express to you what I feel inside as a mother to see my son brutally beat like that," said
Leomia Dyches. (He be a good boy, nebber you mind 'bout hiz long criminal record.)