I've always wanted to go to New York City... seeing how quick the city's police are to pistol-whip and knock out seemingly non-threatening suspects changed my mind.

This one is a little tougher to see because the camera man was probably scared he'd catch an ass-whooping too... I know I would be. The 17-year-old recipient of the brutality was reportedly stopped on suspicion of marijuana usage. The teen can be heard claiming to only be smoking a cigarette prior to him being rendered unconscious by the officer.

The incident below also happened in NYC, but in late August. The video and story are now making the rounds on the internet thanks to the criminal charges brought against the officers in it. You can clearly see them striking the surrendering 16-year-old suspect with their fists and pistols. When that famous song about New York said "if you can make it there, you can make it anywhere" I had no idea it was shorthand for "if you can survive the brutality of the over-zealous cops..."

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