CONTROVERSY HAS ARISEN in the United States over a video showing a police officer choking a man who did not pay a subway fare.
The incident happened in Philadelphia and saw a member of the Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority (SEPTA) use force to detain the man who was holding his daughter at the time.
It has been reported by NBC 10 that the SEPTA police took the man into custody for not paying his own $2.25 (€2) fare.
The Police Chief of SEPTA, Thomas Nestel, has said that 20-year-old Ellis Smith had been asked to provide ID for five minutes prior to the arresting officer taking action. It was acknowledged by the police chief that a amount of force was used in making the arrest.
We don’t teach people to grab persons by the throat.
The video has drawn a lot of traction on social media and the SEPTA police force has launched an internal investigation.
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