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Black man kicked by Orlando police while sitting on curb demands charges Man kicked by Orlando police while sitting on curb demands charges
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Orlando’s police chief says state officials will look into whether an officer used excessive force for repeatedly kicking a man sitting passively on a curb.Orlando’s police chief says state officials will look into whether an officer used excessive force for repeatedly kicking a man sitting passively on a curb.
Orlando police chief John Mina said Wednesday that he has asked the Florida department of law enforcement to investigate. Mina’s decision came hours after 30-year-old Noel Carter filed an affidavit asking the state attorney to bring battery charges against the officer who kicked him at least a dozen times – and against another officer.Orlando police chief John Mina said Wednesday that he has asked the Florida department of law enforcement to investigate. Mina’s decision came hours after 30-year-old Noel Carter filed an affidavit asking the state attorney to bring battery charges against the officer who kicked him at least a dozen times – and against another officer.
The two officers were working at a downtown nightclub last Thursday when a bystander captured the kicks on video.The two officers were working at a downtown nightclub last Thursday when a bystander captured the kicks on video.
Mina says the video shows only part of what happened. He says Carter and a woman were arguing when the officers intervened. Carter has been charged with domestic battery, among other counts.Mina says the video shows only part of what happened. He says Carter and a woman were arguing when the officers intervened. Carter has been charged with domestic battery, among other counts.