Seattle police officer apologises for racism and kick to innocent victim

10 May, 2010 | 12:08

A 15-year police detective of the Seattle police department was left in tears yesterday after the video of the officer kicking and using prejudice language on a man who they falsely detained.

Video of Police officer kicking innocent man in the face while on the floor.

The incident which occurred on 17 April, came to light thanks to an amateur camera man who filmed, officer Shandy Cobane, kicking an innocent man, while he was on the floor face down.

Officer Shandy Cobane who was seen on the video kicking and shouting racist threats as an innocent man.

The whole incident started after the police was called to an armed robbery in which the suspects were described as Hispanic.
While the police detained a number of suspects, one man who was not handcuffed but was lying on the concrete floor was especially picked on by the officers.
Cobane was heard shouting, “I’m going to beat the f……. Mexican piss out of you homey. You feel me?”
Moments later the victim who appeared to be scratching his face while on the floor was kicked in the face by Cobane and then another female officer stamped on the man’s leg.
The whole incident occurred while at least four other police officers were in the scene watching and not warning their colleagues.
After the victim of the assault was identified as doing nothing wrong the police attended to his injuries as the man had trouble walking straight after the blow he had received to his head and the stamping on his leg.
Two police officers were then seen attending to the injured man saying “I want you to relax your weight on the car, okay?” while another officer said “Put your hands back so you don’t fall down.”
The cameraman who realized the suspect was innocent decided to get closer to the victim and asked questions.
Cameraman – “So they kicked you in the head, man?”
Victim – “Yeah, they did.”
Cameraman – “Tell me why they kicked you in the head?”
Victim – “I don’t know … They just knocked me down and kicked me in the head.”
According to The Seattle Times, Cobane who was in tears on Sunday in front of many reporters said “I know my words cut deep and were very hurtful. I am truly, truly sorry, as a 15-year veteran of the Seattle Police Department, at no time did I envision that I would do anything to bring such notoriety to my department. Sadly, I did,”
The Seattle Police department has since said that an internal investigation is taken place.

High-tech security cameras coming to SVL: 24-7 video monitoring to include license plate and vehicle recognition



Aug 24,– SPRING VALLEY LAKE — Community leaders want to send a message: If you plan to commit a crime in Spring Valley Lake, don’t forget to smile for the camera.
S p r i n g Va l l ey L a ke A s s o c i at i o n’s b o a rd o f directors recently approved a $175,000 contract to install a high-tech wireless video surveillance system across the community, including in its equestrian estates.

The cameras will capture “evidence — quality” footage both day and night, SVLA General Manager Jon Sabo said. Both the San Bernardino County Sheriffs Department and the California Highway Patrol can access the feeds and use the tapes to help prosecute criminals.

And while the cameras won’t be capable of capturing sound, Sabo said license plate and vehicle recognition abilities will be built into the system.

Sabo said they expect to have cameras at six locations by Christmas, with the potential for 22 sites at build-out.
“Some of the cameras will be visible and some will not,” he said, with footage streaming into SVLA’s public safety dispatch center.

The board last year approved $175,000 for a first phase of the project, Sabo said, to do engineering work and a technical analysis. The community now has “several” limited systems in operation at public spaces across the community.

Earlier this month, during a special meeting, the board approved another $175,000 for the project this fiscal year. Sabo said much of that second-phase funding will go toward building out the wireless network and to install receiving equipment.

It’s possible that they could go to a third phase next year, according to Sabo, but that hasn’t yet been determined.

“We just want to make sure that we keep people as safe as possible,” said Ernie Martell, vice president of SVLA’s board of directors. With the economy being what it is, Martell said the board fears incidents of theft and vandalism could otherwise get worse.