This week, the tables turned when a surveillance video from a nearby store led to charges of aggravated assault, criminal conspiracy, and filing false reports against Philadelphia police officers Sean McKnight and Kevin Robinson in connection with the May 29, 2013, arrest of Najee Rivera.
“I will prosecute these two officers to the fullest extent of the law. Simply put, no one — not even police officers — is above the law,” said Philadelphia District Attorney Seth Williams.
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“It is painful, it is embarrassing,” Police Chief Charles Ramsey told reporters this week. “We have 6,500 sworn members. These guys do not represent the majority of police officers.”
