Man Beaten and Arrested for Yelling "Do Your %#&*% Job" at Miami Cop

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Jose Farquaharson was standing on a street corner in Overtown one night in 2015 when a car sped past him. The 42-year-old says he shouted to two Miami Police officers across the road: "Do your fucking job and stop the cars from speeding!"

Farquaharson says one of the cops, Luis Arcia, ran across the street and yelled back at him to "kiss my ass." The officer grabbed Farquaharson by the wrist, threw him to the ground, and cuffed one of his hands. Then, Farquaharson says, Arcia punched him several times in the face, beating him so badly he required hospitalization.

Farquaharson ... was arrested for disorderly conduct and resisting arrest, but the charges were dropped the next day. Three years after the horrific incident, he's now suing (officer) Arcia and the City of Miami for false arrest and excessive force in a case filed last week in Miami federal court.

As of 2016, Arcia had received four citizen complaints, had seven use-of-force incidents on record, and had once been relieved of duty. Farquaharson's attorney, Roderick Vereen says what the officer did to Farquaharson is symptomatic of how Miami cops treat Overtown residents.

https://www.miaminewtimes.com/news/man-beaten-arrested-for-yelling-do-your-fucking-job-at-miami-cop-10562593