Video Catches Seattle Police Bang On Black Man Like a Drum w/Metal Batons in Secluded Area. White Cops Grab Hair, Put a Knee on His Neck to Force Obedience to Authority During Arrest for Unknown Crime

Deeanthony Marcell, who recorded the video, also uploaded it to his Instagram, where it had been viewed nearly 15,000 times as of Thursday afternoon. Marcell, a musician, said he was on a bus headed to a rehearsal when he came upon the incident in South Seattle.

He said that he did not know what preceded the beating but that he believed he was witnessing an injustice. The officers were likely unaware they were being recorded, he said, because the area was inaccessible by foot. Marcell said the man was screaming for help as he was beaten. [MORE]