Misguided KCPD officer allegedly thinks Black people are hood ornaments

KCPD Chief Cowrin is doing the right thing in getting ahead of YET ANOTHER instance of police brutality in Kansas City by asking for a local officer's walking papers after some dramatic dashcam video. KSHB provides a pretty good recap of the story:

The Kansas City Police Chief recommends firing an officer over an incident caught on tape.

Anthony Melkowski has been with the Kansas City police department for 10 years, serving as an officer. He was suspended Tuesday without pay for an incident that happened nine months ago, on Nov. 2, 2006, and was caught on tape.

The tape shows behavior the Chief of Police calls unnecessary use of force. It shows Officer Melkowski slamming Michael Payne onto the hood of the patrol car.

Melkowski and his partner believed Payne had stuffed a bag of narcotics into his mouth and they were trying to get him to spit it out.

The tape also shows Melkowski use his baton and basically shove it into Pain’s mouth. All the while he is grabbing Payne's throat, pulling on his hair and swearing.

Throughout the 13 minute stop Payne did not spit out the drugs and he was never arrested. He was taken in for questioning and was then released. The next day or two later, Payne filed a complaint with the police department.

I haven't seen the video yet but it sounds pretty horrible, here's hoping somebody in this area posts it on Youtube!!! Crime Scene KC has a post on the subject as well that I believe has a few video clips online.

More ranting on this subject later . . .