Raw Video: Police Beat Down Citizen Walking His Dog

Hart says Mark Ashford was walking his dogs near 20th and Little Raven in LoDo, when he saw police pull over a driver for failing to stop at a stop sign. Ashford told the driver he saw him stop and would be willing to testify in court. Hart says the officer overheard him and "wasn't very happy."

That's when Ashford says the Denver police officers demanded his I.D. and detained him. Ashford tried to take a picture of the officers to document the incident, and a few second later he was on the ground.

Police charged Ashford with interference and resisting arrest. Hart says, the charges were later dropped because the officers violated Ashford's 4th amendment rights, "they had no reason to stop him, take his ID or detain him."

An Excessive Force complaint was filed against both officers involved. A Denver police spokesperson says the internal affairs department has completed its investigation, but they are now turning the case over to the independent police monitor. Police won't say if the officers were disciplined in any way until the investigation is complete.

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[wwaynemcg]

In this case, he shoulda been walking a pit bull...

[salaciousBastard]

@wwaynemcg lmao. Although, it would probably get his dog shot and him an attempted murder rap if he didn't stop it, this made my moment.

[SirGuinness]

Shouldn't had resisted...

[salaciousBastard]

@SirGuinness God damn, you're an idiot.

[HotRodSixString]

Next time he just keep walking and not complicate the situation .Cops first priority is survival . That is job 1. They had to be suspicious of this guy and his motives that is also their job . The minute a cop gives you a command you need to comply because it is the law . If you don't then you will be arrested . How simple a concept is that .The same cops a lot of you haters don't like would put their selves in harms way protecting you .

[salaciousBastard]

@HotRodSixString I hope that if you are ever stopped and beaten by the police that all witnesses "just keep walking and not complicate the situation." That way when your kids visit you in the hospital you won't have anything to back up the notion that you got your ass whooped without good reason. You can't justify the brutal behavior of rogue cops by pointing out the good behavior of good cops. You speak of the cops first priority, but mine as an American is to CONSTANTLY question authority.

[DaMostEnigmatic]

they looked like they overdosed on dunkin donuts

[commando76239er]

@DaMostEnigmatic

couldnt agree more. you know what they say, if you want to test a mans character give him power. well these guys have been given power and someday that motherfucker named Karma is gonna swing around and kick em in the ass

[TheMwarsame1000]

If a cop hits me for no reason, any gender, I'll fuck them up.

[DaMostEnigmatic]

most officers are scum anyway. Some are more criminal than those already behind bars

[VpOsiris]

Dogs are faggots.

Get a better dog.

[RahimAbdar]

@HotRodSixString There might be a few police that would put themselves in harms way for a civilian, but most of them are just out for the power trip and money they ALL steal.

[OriginalChev]

stupid cops, that guys dogs could have been killed, I fucking hate cops, i'm so sick and tired that they think there better then us, what if it was a crowd that witnessed that the driver stopped at the stop sign instead of 1 man, then what, you two pigs gonna take them all on, I really hope I start seeing people take the law into there own hands and start making citizens arrests agianst cops or better yet, wip out a taser and start tasering cops,

[FunkyBudgy]

@salaciousBastard hey we don't know the story you never know

[angeles37]

Poor doggies..:(they dont understand what's going on..

[redlenaxe]

Big fat pigs!!!