Police Claimed They ‘Lost’ Video of Officers Torturing Handcuffed Man with a Taser But That Was a Lie
When an individual is charged by police and there's no bystander video evidence, it's that person's word against the officer's. In nearly all cases, courts will take the officer's word over the alleged criminal and as a result, countless innocent people have done time in prison. Police also maintain control over body camera footage and as Aaron Maughan's case illustrates, if police claim the footage was lost, it's up to you to seek out it. In 2017, Maughan admitted to eluding police and was taken into police custody while being one hundred pc compliant. The fact that he complied with the officer's orders however, was no defense against his subsequent torture. Video, which was thought to be "Lost" now shows what happened while Maughan was taken into custody and as a result, the fees - that he did time in jail for - were dropped. According to police, Maughan eluded them during a traffic ...