In the wake of the potent puffs of smoke trailing in the aftermath of the spectacular fireworks display at Caesars Palace on July 3rd, shocked onlookers edged closer to the curb to get an up-close gander at a shake-down that was underway by the local police.
For some unknown reason, two gruff uniformed cops were spied smacking a middle-aged-man down onto the squad car with little mercy.
In fact, when the emotionally-distraught pedestrian protested about the abusive conduct, one officer proceeded to push his face into the trunk of the vehicle, while his partner ratcheted-up the handcuffs so tightly that the suspect cried out in pain.
A twenty-something dude standing next to me on the bustling city walk flipped open his video-camera and started to film the outrageous conduct of the rogue police officers.
"Excessive force, eh?" I quipped.
The solemn tourist half-turned and nodded in the affirmative.
"Police brutality, if 'ya ask me," I added quickly on the uptake.
When I asked if he intended to upload the video footage to a social hub on the Internet, he confirmed that was his intention, you betcha.
Because there was a camera-crew filming nearby as well, a number of the tourists wondered aloud if perhaps the scene was being recorded for the TV Show "cops".
Either way, the hateful - unprofessional conduct of the Las Vegas Police Department staff - is bound to end up in the glare of the spotlight in the near future to haunt 'em.
In retrospect, I expect that folks in the community-at-large are going to be inclined to question eleven deaths over the past year, which residents suffered at the hands of cops who swore up-and-down that the murders occured during the course of self-defense.
If 'ya ask me, they've got some 'splainin' to do!
News at 11!
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