Officers under probe for excessive force, former NYPD official weighs in

NEW YORK (PIX11) — Two New York City police officers were placed under investigation after a handful of videos surfaced online showing them repeatedly punching, kicking, and dragging a man whom they were trying to arrest on Tuesday afternoon.

The two officers, who both work in the Narcotics Borough in Brooklyn, were stripped of their guns and shields and placed on desk duty on Wednesday, according to Police Commissioner Jessica Tisch.

They were being investigated by the Department’s Internal Affairs Bureau, which looks into reports of police misconduct…

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