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Activists call press conference on videotaped beating

By Antonio D. French

Filed Tuesday, January 31 at 7:02 PM

Jamala Rogers and other community activists will be conducting a press conference and "community rally" on Wednesday, Feb. 1, at the Maplewood Police Station/City Hall, 7601 Manchester Blvd.

The event, which is to begin at 11:30 a.m., is in response to the beating of Edmon Burns by Maplewood and St. Louis City police officers which was caught on tape by local television helicopter cameras. The FBI is said to have begun an investigation into the matter.

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1 Comments:

Gregg said...

I know that a lot of people will say that 'the guy had it coming" and that 'the police were just protecting themselves," but they beat the shit out of that guy, punching, kicking and stomping is NOT police procedure to subdue a suspect. I am positive that they could have subdued him in a better way.

1:43 PM, February 01, 2006