NY Police beat returning soldier visiting his mother

What has the world come to? The defense has even justified the police actions here! NEW YORK (WABC) -- Prosecutors have released potentially explosive evidence against an NYPD officer on trial for beating a man with his baton.

That alleged victim is an Iraqi war veteran.

Prosecutors are relying on the piece of video, because the alleged victim cannot be found.

Nobody is disputing the beating itself, or whether it's police brutality and whether the officer tried to cover it up.

The video is high quality and crystal clear, but whether Housing Officer David London went too far is still blurry and still up to a jury.

The video taken from security cameras shows the 45-year-old housing cop beating an Iraq war veteran with is baton.

It happened at an Upper West Side public housing development.

The alleged victim, 28-year-old Walter Harvin had just returned from Iraq and was at his mom's apartment complex.

In the video Harvin is seen shoving Officer London, and London then reacts by swinging and bashing Harvin with his baton. Even beating the ex-soldier after he's cuffed.

Prosecutors say London tried to cover-up the July 2007 assault, but defense attorneys say the officer did what he had to do.

He's charged with 2nd degree assault and filing false records.

Right now the Manhattan criminal jury is tackling the question on whether London committed an act of police brutality or used necessary force to subdue a suspect.

The Iraq veteran suffers from PTSD and his location is not known.

If the officer is convicted, he faces 7 years in prison.

For updates please visit http://abclocal.go.com

First, prosecutors released video footage of a NYPD officer brutally beating an Iraq war vet with a baton in the apartment building where the vet was staying with his mother. The officers claim the vet was taunting and threatening them but, with no audio on the surveillance footage, it sure seems more like the officers were badgering him before finally beating him down instead. The victim is not expected to testify since he's gone missing, his family says he's too afraid due to his PTSD.

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[JLai1969]

@Kenshi76 - If the cops do this to military men, military men should be able to bring their colleagues and kick the fuck out of them. Then the military men's officers should come up with the same BS excuses cops give. "He had a weapon, he was assaulting an officer, he was black".

[DeadCopsLOL]

Hope they rape that fat ass pig in prison

[Kubota91Man]

This makes me SICK! Cops DO NOTHING FOR SOCIETY!!! in my County a neighbor blasted a stereo 15 hours a day every day in the rain even! all to harass us so every time we called the idiots "oh there is nothing we can do"  and once we finnaly got one out here this "cop" told the person to knock it off and the "cop" told another neighbor "the next time someone calls us about this blasting radio the caller is going to jail" IT GETS BETTER! the loud radio neighbor went around our area.

[papajoe51]

Jail him for life the.......Frigin Scumbag

[Stubby24525921]

Officer David London, 45, was cleared of assault charges and filing false police reports.

Another cop gets away with a crime!!!!!

[NoycieBrv]

This reminds me of the good old days

[md123420]

I am in the army and I cant stand the way this government has been going for so long. Americas Militia you have my sword. I will fight for the people of America. I am a patriot. That whenever any form of government becomes destructive of these ends, it is the right of the people to alter or abolish it, and institute a new government - Declaration of Independence. Start a revolution now!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! America needs change, hope, most importantly...our freedom back!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[fusilier45]

I didnt see him push or scuffle with the cop what a joke,why do people lie when its all there on camera.

[COREeye67]

Its gonna be a sad day in law enforcement history when one of their own brutalize the wrong person with connections. smh.

[OGKing420]

haha a fat pig like that in a NY prison for 7 years. good luck bacon fat.

[keggerous]

that should be attempted murder. fucking beating someone in the head with what is basically a small baseball bat

[BFloverhateCOD]

why are police brutality always happen to black peoples ??