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TW: Police Violence

Repost from Democracy Now

Jacksonville, Florida's Sheriff T.K. Waters said Monday that none of the officers involved in the violent arrest and beating of 22-year-old Black motorist William Anthony McNeil Jr. will face criminal charges.

The beating occurred on February 19 after Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office deputies pulled McNeil over for driving without his headlights on — even though it was daytime and not raining.

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Video description: Video of William Anthony McNeil Jr., a Black man being brutalized by several Jacksonville Sheriff deputies after breaking his driver's side window yelling "Exit the vehicle now, exit the vehicle" while immediately punching him in his face, as he sat calmly. The deputies then demanded that McNeil show them his hands, to which he immediately complied stated "Here" and later "I'm here" while raising his hands. The deputies then opened his door. McNeil then asks "What is your reason sir, what is your reason?" The officers then replied, "Step out, step out now," while violently snatching McNeil out of the vehicle. The video then shows McNeil being grabbed by several officers while one punches him in his face before throwing him to the ground. The deputies can then be heard yelling "stop fighting, stop fighting!"
Video description: Video of William Anthony McNeil Jr., a Black man being brutalized by several Jacksonville Sheriff deputies after breaking his driver's side window yelling "Exit the vehicle now, exit the vehicle" while immediately punching him in his face, as he sat calmly. The deputies then demanded that McNeil show them his hands, to which he immediately complied stated "Here" and later "I'm here" while raising his hands. The deputies then opened his door. McNeil then asks "What is your reason sir, what is your reason?" The officers then replied, "Step out, step out now," while violently snatching McNeil out of the vehicle. The video then shows McNeil being grabbed by several officers while one punches him in his face before throwing him to the ground. The deputies can then be heard yelling "stop fighting, stop fighting!"