White Columbus Police Chief Seeks Only a 24-hr Suspension for White Cop Who Stomped Handcuffed Black Man's Head

From [HERE] After deliberating for several weeks, Columbus Police Chief Kim Jacobs has recommended that a white police officer who stomped on a handcuffed Black man in April be suspended for only 24 work hours. Chief Jacobs is white.

In a memo dated June 14 to Officer Zachary Rosen, 32, Jacobs said she is recommending the suspension to Public Safety Director Ned Pettus, who will hold his own inquiry and ultimately decide the punishment. Jacobs’ memo was released Wednesday. Pettus is African American.

“Twenty-four hours is an absolute joke,” said Amber Evans, organizer for the People’s Justice Project, which has protested Rosen at the city council. “I think it’s a major slap in the face for the black community, and for the mothers that have lost their family members to police violence, and for the young man who was kicked in his head by Rosen.”

On the video, 26-year-old Demarko Anderson is seen lying on his chest on a concrete driveway, restrained by Officer Darren Stephens with his hands behind his back. Rosen is seen darting into the frame and striking Anderson once in the head with his left foot. Anderson’s head was raised, then seen smashed into the pavement as Rosen struck him.

Anderson is heard on the video saying, “Are you serious? I’ve got cuffs on, sir.”