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A viral video of a violent arrest of a Black woman by Tempe police officers in the early morning of July 19 has sparked an internal investigation and generated criticism from civil rights leaders and one member of the Tempe City Council.
The video, in which a Tempe officer shoves, tackles and then punches a Black woman whom officers said was interfering with an arrest, was posted by a witness on Facebook. Both the local chapter of the NAACP and Brooke St. George, who won a seat on the city council earlier this year, have expressed concern about what the video shows…