A Florida cop was convicted of battery assault on a black woman who called the cops for help after being treated with a shotgun
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A jury took just over an hour Friday to convict Miami-Dade officer Alejandro Giraldo of felony battery and official misconduct in the rough arrest of Dyma Loving, a black woman, who called police for help.

Giraldo was suspended after cellphone video circulated on social media showing him tackling Dyma Loving, who had called police in Miami March 2019 to report that a neighbor had pointed a shotgun at her. Police body cameras also recorded the encounter.

‘Police officers can put their hands on people to effectuate a lawful arrest. If the arrest is unlawful, they have no more rights than the rest of us. And he sure as heck can´t tackle her to the ground,’ said prosecutor Tim VanderGiesen.

Giraldo, who is Hispanic, faces up to five years in prison at sentencing, according to the DailyMail

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