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Viral Video: Two Men Fight, But Cops Only Put Black Man On Ground

  • by: Alan Duke
  • (Thu, 17 Sep 2015 18:12:06 Z)

A video posted on Youtube showing how police react when arriving at the scene of a fight between two men has gone viral because of what the first thing the white police officers did when they arrived.

The only fighter forced to the ground and handcuffed in the African-American man, while the other man -- who appears to be white -- is allowed to stand by until a few moments later when he is handcuffed while standing.

What you see in the video but the cops did not know at the time was that the white man chased the black man and threw punches at him. However, the officers apparently made the immediate assumption that it was the black man who posed a threat of violence.

The video posting does not reveal what police department was involved, although the description does say the fight was "outside of a police station." There is also no information on how the fight started or what charges the participants face.

The video is being used to support the #BlackLivesMatter movement which grew out of the recent deaths of several black suspects.

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Editor-in-Chief Alan Duke co-founded Lead Stories after ending a 26-year career with CNN, where he mainly covered entertainment, current affairs and politics. Duke closely covered domestic terrorism cases for CNN, including the Oklahoma City federal building bombing, the UNABOMBER and search for Southeast bomber Eric Robert Rudolph. CNN moved Duke to Los Angeles in 2009 to cover the entertainment beat. Duke also co-hosted a daily podcast with former HLN host Nancy Grace, "Crime Stories with Nancy Grace" and hosted the podcast series "Stan Lee's World: His Real Life Battle with Heroes & Villains." You'll also see Duke in many news documentaries, including on the Reelz channel, CNN and HLN.

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