Unnamed Saginaw Cop Fired For Punching a Handcuffed Black Woman in the Face Several Times. Video Unavailable to Citizens b/c Police Own Public Video & Unilaterally Decide Who Can View It

‘in an often unremarked development, police have taken control of body camera programs and - most damaging - they have claimed sole ownership of the videos themselves. They decide which system to buy; they determine how to configure those systems; they decide when and how to activate the cameras; they control who may have access to the videos and when; and they determine how long to keep the videos, and whether to destroy them. DEPENDENT MEDIA & PUPPETICIANS assume such police control falls within the natural order of things. Why shouldn't police departments control the programs, own the videos, and control their disclosure?’ [MORE] AUTHORITIES ALSO OWN US AND SOMEHOW HAVE BEEN DELEGATED UNCONTROLLABLE POWER TO INITIATE UNPROVOKED ACTS OF VIOLENCE AGAINST US & INTERFERE WITH OUR FREEDOM AT WILL. obedient advocates misunderstand the meaning of authority.

From [HERE] After investigation of excessive force at the Saginaw County Jail Saturday, July 11 a Saginaw police officer has been terminated.

The officer, whose name has been withheld due to an ongoing criminal investigation, was caught on video striking Jennifer Clemmons,  a 57-year-old African American female inmate who was in handcuffs several times after she had spit on him, causing her to fall to the ground.

The officer was on unpaid suspension since the incident. Saginaw Police Chief Bob Ruth said the officer was given his due process before an expeditious internal investigation. Ruth said that investigation was prompt due to available video camera footage and minimal witnesses needing to be interviewed. He said the terminated officer was allowed to speak with police union representatives and attorneys before the investigation  conclusion.

Video evidence was shared with leaders of the Saginaw NAACP and ALPACT (Advocates & Leaders for Police and Community Trust), which said the department’s quick action was needed and important for the community. However, the public has been made unavailable to the public. Even though the cop was fired his identity remains a government secret.

Michigan State Police are handling an ongoing criminal investigation.