RantCrush Top 5: April 12, 2017

An Ohio police officer who was involved in the fatal shooting of a black man named Henry Green last year has now been recorded on video kicking a handcuffed black man in the head. Officer Zachary Rosen has been put on non-patrol duty awaiting an investigation. But the violent video sparked outrage and people are calling for justice.

Rosen and other officers had taken Demarko Anderson, 22, into custody after answering a call about a man threatening to shoot others. While Anderson was handcuffed and lying on his stomach, Rosen kicked him in the head. The video was posted on Saturday. “The action taken by one of our officers does not meet the standards by the Columbus Division of Police,” police said in a statement.

This officer was filmed kicking a handcuffed man’s head, and was also involved—but never charged—in the 2016 shooting death of a black man: pic.twitter.com/YL0tS5RdAh

— Fusion (@Fusion) April 11, 2017

Last June, Rosen and another officer opened fire on Henry Green, as they claimed he started shooting at them. Last month, a grand jury chose to not indict the officers. But this new video doesn’t look good for Rosen.

Emma Von Zeipel

Emma Von Zeipel is a staff writer at Law Street Media. She is originally from one of the islands of Stockholm, Sweden. After working for Democratic Voice of Burma in Thailand, she ended up in New York City. She has a BA in journalism from Stockholm University and is passionate about human rights, good books, horses, and European chocolate. Contact Emma at EVonZeipel@LawStreetMedia.com.