Seattle police officer filmed stamping on man's head

This is the sickening moment Seattle police officers stomp on a man's head and body after racially abusing him in scenes which have shocked America.

One of the officers involved, a 15-year veteran, apologized at a Friday night news conference for his "hateful words."

The incident occurred as Seattle police were responding to an armed robbery call near a nightclub in Seattle's Westlake neighborhood on April 17. Patrons had called police and described the suspects as Hispanic.

The video — shot by a freelance videographer and aired Thursday by KIRO — shows a group of officers surrounding two men lying on the ground.

At one point, an officer approaches one of the men and can be heard saying: "You got me? I'm going to beat the f*****g Mexican p**s out of you homey. You feel me?"

Soon after, officers kick the man in the head, hand and leg.

It turned out the man was not the robbery suspect, and the officers let him go.

A tearful Detective Shandy Cobane told reporters the words he used "were offensive and unprofessional."

"A day has not passed that I wished I could rewind the events of that night and take back those hateful words," he added.

Cobane apologized to the Latino community, saying, "I know that my words cut deep and were very hurtful."

"Please know that I am truly, truly sorry," the officer said.

He also apologized to Interim Police Chief John Diaz and his fellow officers.

Diaz said it was Cobane's decision to offer a public apology. The chief adds an internal investigation will continue.

"I watched the video and found it disturbing," Seattle Mayor Mike McGinn said earlier in a statement, adding he has spoken with Diaz.

Cobane and a female officer seen in the video are both on administrative leave.

In a statement, police said the internal investigation of possible officer misconduct was being handled by the Office of Professional Accountability.

The video shows the unidentified man gingerly getting up after being on the ground. The man is approached by the videographer and asked why he was kicked.

"I don't know. They knocked me down and kicked me in the head," the man responds.

I find this part to be the most disturbing of the whole thing:

It turned out the man was not the robbery suspect, and the officers let him go.

hey 7th, i am seeing double, maybe i got a kick in the head

seriously, this is an absolute disgrace and brings into disrepute the whole police force. the police put up with so much sh1t every day and do their best to protect the public, yet one incident like this will set back public opinion by years.

Originally Posted by wheelo

hey 7th, i am seeing double, maybe i got a kick in the head

Thanks Wheelo...i fixed that.