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Three men beaten by Philadelphia police during an arrest caught on videotape have been cleared of all charges in a triple shooting on the same night.

The verdict Wednesday comes after a city jury watched the 10-minute tape of police beating and kicking the three men after a May 2008 police chase.

Defense lawyers believe police thought a fugitive police killer was in the car.

Pete Hopkins Jr. and Dwayne Dyches are being released after spending more than a year in jail on the shooting charges. Co-defendant Brian Hall has been free on bail.

The defendants’ relatives wept and slumped in their seats as the jury read the verdicts.

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  • http://www.blackplanet.com/DMY19151/ DMY19151

    THT’S F**KED UP…THT’S WHY ALL OF THEM COPS ARE GETTING KILLED OUT HERE…THEY WERE’NT TRYING TO GIVE NO LOOT UP ANYWAY…MAYOR NUTTER CAN’T EVEN OPEN UP THE PUBLIC SWIMMING POOLS…THEY SHOULD OF GOT SOME TOP NOTCH LAWYERS…DAMN!

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/Oriedo/ Oriedo

    This is something I would give astonoshing noticement way more compared to the Rodney King trial at all it looks crucialy more seriously harsh to my noticement at this time up to this point in my entire life.I could not really care too much at this situation.It’s the same acess odds of a critical situation is another case if a person was getting mangled in a mistaken smuggling of a product good from a convenience store.I can’t consider any actual feelings unless it happened to me or someone I know while getting hassled.And I’m a Five Percenter Godbody.Not to say I should be taken slightly but I shouldn’t be taken for anything involving this point.Becouse I have nothing to do with it.

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/_FOO_FOO_/ _FOO_FOO_

    oriedo… dont use big words if you cant spell them… and dont use them incorrectly to make yourself seem smart…

    but yeah this is ashame

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/shango24/ shango24

    WHERES UR JESUS NOW LOL

    DUMB HOUSE NICCAAS

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/trudat/ trudat

    i mean honestly is anyone surprised? at this point it’s silly to even take cops to court. i have friends on both sides of the law and cops just have the advantage.

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/downsouthmayn/ downsouthmayn

    THE REVOLUTION WILL NOT BE TELEVISED……..

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/fnyclightskin/ fnyclightskin

    Hmm Mr. GodBody.. Imma tell all my friends who are gods.. U are repping them POORLY.. UUGH..

    sounding like Jessie Jackson (incorrect usage of words).. and u can’t spell for NADA..

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/WHOMSHALLIFEAR32/ WHOMSHALLIFEAR32

    IT’S AWFUL HOW POLICEMAN DO WHEN THEY ARE SCARED IM WAITTING ON THE NEXT ONE TO PULL ME OVER AND GET SMART WITH ME IMMA SEE IF HE WILL REALLY USE HIS GUN

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/winterissocold/ winterissocold

    mmmmm very interesting this happens all the time across the country everyday and just because you are the law doesn’t mean your above the law…….

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/bigggtimmm/ bigggtimmm

    YO COPS R F****TS DONT GET ME WRONG SOME OF THEM R GOOD THE 1S THAT HAVE 2 BEAT AND KICK PEOPLE LIKE THAT ITS F**KED UP.I PROMISE U THEY THINK ABOUT KICKING ME THIS 6/3 320 POUND MAN WILL PROMISE U THEY WILL NOT KICK AGAIN I PROMISE U THAT.THEM F****TS WAS BEAT UP IN SCOOL THEY DONT GET ANY P***Y AND THEY R GAY PUNK ASS FAGGS.SOME POLICE R B***HESSS PLAN AND SIMPLE AND U NEW THEY WAS GOING 2 GET OFF THATS RIGHT I SAID IT IM BIG TIM F**KIN F****TS

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/authoratthat1/ authoratthat1

    I’m from CALIFORNIA!!! All I got to say is 1965 AND 1992!

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/shango24/ shango24

    wheres ur allah and jesus now lol

    house niccas

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/WON8FUL8/ WON8FUL8

    THIS IS VERY SAD.. I GUESS IF YOU HAVE A BADGE YOUR ABLE TO DO WHAT YOU WANT.. WHAT I GOT OUT OF THIS WAS POLICE CAN BEAT A SUSPECT OR EVEN KILL A SUSPECT (SEAN BELL) AND GET AWAY WITH IT… ONE QUESTION: WHO IS POLICIN THE POLICE?

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/ID0NTDATEBLACKGIRLS/ ID0NTDATEBLACKGIRLS

    WELL THEY ARE THE POLICE, YOU DON’T EXPECT THEM TO GO TO JAIL DO YOU?

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/WON8FUL8/ WON8FUL8

    IF YOU COMMIT A CRIME YES YOU SHOULD GO TO JAIL.. THERE ARE LAWS FOR EVERYONE AND IF WE HAVE TO FOLLOW THE LAWS THEN THE ONES WHO ENFORCE THE LAWS SHOULD FOLLOW IF NOT THEN THEY NEED TO GO TO JAIL.. THIS IS WHY THEY THINK THEY CAN GET AWAY WITH ASSULT AND MURDER… SMH AT TWO SETS OF LAWS

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/Arieschef/ Arieschef

    Once again ! I`ll say it … B***hes with Badges!

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/AkilSharp/ AkilSharp

    The biggest gang is always the boys in blue. Plus they got the “law” on their side. As a victim of unneccessary, over-zealous police force myself I say “F*ck The Police” like NWA said back in the day.

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/SummahRain/ SummahRain

    LMAO@ NYC!!!!!! Oh, Lordy! That brotha made my day! So TYPICAL! I was like…if ANY God comes up in here, he will CRINGE. I am still baffled…what, exactly, was his point???

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/AdorableAries_da1/ AdorableAries_da1

    i dont care what anyone says…nothing justifies one man, of equal value to another man(In GOD’s eye), beating or even putting their hands on another man….

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/shadendasummer/ shadendasummer

    It only takes a coupla bad cops to make the rest look bad. And yet; people are baffled when cops get shot….one blue uniform looks like another….

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/blackdiamond184/ blackdiamond184

    I don’t like most cops myself but did anybody read the part about a police chase ? Why did they run and endanger other peoples lives on the road if they were so innocent ? People would have way different comments if thoes guys hit one of there family members and killed them.

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/yepisback/ yepisback

    @blackdiamond184 and that would justify police brutality? Did you even watch the video?

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/9thWonderNJ/ 9thWonderNJ

    Police will get away with anything they want..as many various shootings, beatings, murders..ect….every single time they get off..and if they dont get off they get 6 months suspension with pay..basically a vacation…but its usually always a case of police doing this with black people…why..we are one of the weakest communities…thats why shyt happens the way it does…and al sharpton gets on stage and dances to calm people down…would this have happened with an italian family, jewish, or even asian? probably not…but then again…out of those nationalities, none are likely to be in this sorta situation anyway…but what can you say…cops are the biggest gang on the planet…and they run shyt…u can build a case and have all evidence against them legit…and they will still get off…because cops protect their own..they arent sending them to jail..locked up with the same ones they put in there..nah…and u cant do anything about it…

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/slik1/ slik1

    Well I know that there are good cops out there but alot of time sum of them do take it to far when it comes to a black man and its sad we (black people) dont really come together and do something about it, because we can!!!!!!!

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/Butterfly_Bowles/ Butterfly_Bowles

    ahh but of course..another white cop beats black man, and wins..so lame and ridiculous..these people hate us and for no reason..that is why we as black people need to come together as a nation and stick together..but that just not going to happen, there are too many ignorant ass black people, who don’t know there rights..so until then things like this will happen..no one shouldn’t be surprised at all, this isn’t new

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/Butterfly_Bowles/ Butterfly_Bowles

    blackdiamond184: pleases remember that you are on BLACKPLANET..

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/TheGoodness/ TheGoodness

    If your not guilty, why are you running from the police. Get outraged when the police beat the shyt out of someone who WASNT just on a high speed car chase.

    Those stupid mutha fckas could killed one of ya’lls simple az zes while they were running from the police.. but all you notice is the a z z whipping. Well, sometimes people deserve to have their azz whipped.

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/Cervantes_4/ Cervantes_4

    So what “if” they were guilty. I emphasize if because they believe it was a case of mistaken identity. Cops were still wrong for using this thing called excessive force.

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/Cervantes_4/ Cervantes_4

    So what “if” they were guilty. I emphasize if because they believe it was a case of mistaken identity. Cops were still wrong for using this thing called excessive force. who is going to protect of from the cops who break the law?

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/Toni_Anthony/ Toni_Anthony

    What those 3 B**ches got was KARMA! They were out in those street’s doing dirt & s**t back fired on their trifling a**’s! And Criminals, Thugs and Gangbangers family of enablers? They are crying because there is no $$$ to come easy a/k/a Bogus Lawsuit’s! They know their family members are out in the street’s doing all kind’s of F**k up S**t, but they don’t say s**t about that, but when they get a phone call from the Police and/or the Undertaker? Then they act like, they acted when the verdict was read in that Court Room! Like they are shocked to begin with? Please! I feel no PITY for no fool who’s a wannabee reject off BET/VH-1! Those cop’s should have put a bullet in each of those B**ches head, I can’t say brain’s because BET video emulator’s can’t possibility have one, neither does most who up hold’s the S**t they do!

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/IamIntriguing/ IamIntriguing

    Ole well, they played themselves. Is a civil suit next???

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/Male-gallant/ Male-gallant

    C.O.P. = Criminals On Patrol

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/makeherwett870/ makeherwett870

    Police are beating our asses and getting off.

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/mothman457/ mothman457

    noone ever likes to trust a black man

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/MisterUnderstood425/ MisterUnderstood425

    This is really ridiculous to be honest. I can understand where the police get upset and feel the need to make the criminals pay, but at the same time there’s a law for a reason and those who don’t uphold it are criminals regardless of the badge. As far as mistaken identity goes, it could be possible considering that the chase was two nights ago compared to the video, but I don’t think too many paid attention to that one. So for those who are trying to get the cops off for this one… please believe that they will carry out their own agenda if the desire is there considering that they have no real repercussions unless it’s caught on tape and even then… it gets twisted for cops. Living a life of upholding justice is not an excuse for committing one injustice.

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/bigj97216/ bigj97216

    @Oriedo- WTF? can someone explain the meaning of that pseudo intellectualism, mental masturbation.

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/Annunaki40/ Annunaki40

    they are beating our Asses because, we fell for this integration bull s**t that allows them to be wherever we are. We never ask for integration, we ask for separate but equal, yet, they did not wish for that because they know when we work together as a whole, we succeed in much more than anyone. Until we put a stop to this madness, this will continue to go on. The only reason these things come to light is because they cannot get the tape out of the video camera in the cars and that someone else is also at the helm. So do not think or one minute that they are getting away. And another thing, if these Bastards stop and say halt, Halt, they have been trained now to shoot to kill, not shoot to live. Those tazers are just for show, and when you hear them say they were in fear for their life that is bulls**t. They are taught to say that from day one in the Academy.

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/KandyYams/ KandyYams

    i dont even know wat to say to this. that messed up epecially since they werent the ones to kill the cop!

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  • http://www.blackplanet.com/hotfox81/ hotfox81

    The next thing that the cops are going to be doing is raping our black women and little girls as they walk the streets.

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