3 Beaten by Philadelphia Police Acquitted

Three men beaten by Philadelphia police during an arrest caught on videotape have been cleared of all charges in a triple shooting on the same night.

The verdict Wednesday comes after a city jury watched the 10-minute tape of police beating and kicking the three men after a May 2008 police chase.

Defense lawyers believe police thought a fugitive police killer was in the car.

Pete Hopkins Jr. and Dwayne Dyches are being released after spending more than a year in jail on the shooting charges. Co-defendant Brian Hall has been free on bail.

The defendants' relatives wept and slumped in their seats as the jury read the verdicts.

[mjvwsr]

they all appear to be fine upstanding citizens to me

[drputt45]

Justice isn't just blind, sometimes she is deaf and dumb. Get a badge and you're above the law, aka Judge Dredd.

[Kuei1248]

I'm surprised more cops are not being killed. If something like this had happened to me, the fist thing I would do is grab my 50 cal sniper rifle and take down as many cops that I could find. And I can take down alotta cops before they find me.

[debinok1]

Dude, this is America. Watch what you say. It could put you on the terrorist watch list.

[tautomer]

What happened to the cops?

[toobigtofail]

where the injury or the death of one of their own are involved some police act like gangsters

[blog_fever2]

I wonder are they going to be awarded damages for the year of lost life. Brian Hall needs to sue for what they did to his nose.... MAN!!!