Boston Police Examine Arrest of Teen Caught On Tape

Friends of a teen whose arrest was caught on tape say Boston Police officers were too rough with him. Police are now responding to the claims. The cell phone video shows a 16-year-old teenager hit on the ground by Boston Police. It happened Friday afternoon at Roxbury Community College. Eusida Blidgen, Witness: quot;Itapos;s when I saw the officer hit him in the head several times with the handcuffs is when I became alert, ran down the hallway.quot; Eusida Blidgen, a first year student, then shot seven minutes of video, from the time the 16-year-old was on the ground until he was led away in handcuffs. Eusida Blidgen, Witness quot;It was just horrible I canapos;t even explain it. He was being kicked in the ribs he was being punched in the spine. I know there is protocol but heapos;s 16 years, heapos;s a child.quot; The boy apparently had a warrant for his arrest having walked away from a department of youth service center. He was walking with his sister. Jasmine Grant, sister quot;He only ran away to see his kid, his kid was being born.quot; His sister says three plainclothes officers called out her brothers name. He turned around. At first he was cooperative. But then there was a struggle. A struggle Jasmine Grant insists was excessive, a struggle she also captured with her cell phone camera. Jasmine Grant, sister: quot;Everybody has their rights regardless if you have a warrant or not and I feel it could be taken care of another way.quot; Commissioner Ed Davis, Boston Police Dept: quot;Itapos;s always troubling when officers use force but we need to take a look at what prompted it.quot; Commissioner Ed Davis says all the cell phone video, plus surveillance video from the college, is now being examined by Boston police and internal affairs. Commissioner Ed Davis: quot;There were injuries to three officers at the scene. At one point according to the reports I have seen the individual was flailing around with a handcuffs which is a very dangerous situation. So the officers clearly used force the question was it reasonable and proper.quot;