New video shows NYPD officer beating 12-year-old black kid

Published on Dec 19, 2014

Another case of US police violence against African-Americans: An unidentified white officer has allegedly struck a black 12-year-old boy in New York City.

Video footage shows a plain-clothed officer punching the boy repeatedly as he was being handcuffed by four other officers. A second 12-year-old boy was also handcuffed. The kids had supposedly pushed one of their classmates in school. New York police department's internal affairs bureau is currently investigating the incident. Public awareness has grown about unwarranted police violence against blacks in past months after the killing of three black men this summer at the hands of police. However, no officers have been indicted, arrested or formally charged for the deaths.