Let's call this police abuse Saturday.

Courtesy of Addicting Info:  

An internal investigation has just been launched into a horrifying case of police brutality two teenagers experienced at the hands of Virginia police officers. The January 10 incident involves a 17-year-old being beaten and tased during a routine traffic stop, and the footage was fortunately captured on a cell phone – although police tried to delete the video and failed. 

The Virginia Beach Police Department claims it was just made aware of the video, which recently went viral. The video’s owner, 18-year-old Courtney Griffith, says the police department is lying. The video below shows exactly what happened when Griffith, who was driving with her 17-year-old friend Brandon in the back seat, was pulled over because one of her back lights was out. 

When the police officer – Officer Pittman – stops Griffith for her light, he claims there is a smell of marijuana in the car, which Griffith denies. Giffith believes that the officer was giving her a hard time because he was the same cop that had previously arrested her as a minor for marijuana possession. 

At this point, four cop cars were at the scene. As the situation became more hostile, Griffith put her cellphone on the dashboard and started to record what was happening. She asks for a sergeant to be present so that her rights were not further infringed. 

Officer Pittman’s attention moved to Brandon as he orders the teen to get out of the car. Calmly, Brandon tells the officer that he is 17 and doesn’t want to be searched unless his mother is at the scene. 

As things get even more heated, the police officer sprays pepper spray into Brandon’s face as the boy shouts he’s 17. Scared and in pain, Brandon doesn’t exit the car – only to be beaten and tased by the cop. The teen is tased at least twice.

According to the young driver, Courtney Griffith, the police arrested them but failed to read themr their Miranda Rights. They also attempted to delete the above video. but she was able to retrieve it from her "recently deleted" file.

If she had not been able to retrieve that video I think we all know how this would have played out with it being the cop's word against theirs.

As disturbing as that was it is in no way the most disturbing police video released to the public this week.

Of course we all know about the Walter Scott shooting, but sadly there was even more than that. 

There was also this video showing Vineland, NJ police sicking their dog on a suspect lying on the ground.

That man later died on the way to the hospital, which shocked and horrified the public. That caused the group Anonymous to threaten to release the names of the officers involved if justice was not served. And ultimately they did.

Then there was the footage captured by a local news crew of San Bernardino cops brutalizing a man, while the man seems to be surrendering, after being led on a long chase that ultimately ended with the suspect stealing a horse.

The guy was accused of identity theft, and the horse he stole was injured in the pursuit, however it still does not excuse what the police did when they finally got their hands on him.

I think at this point we can all safely assume that this kind of thing is happening EVERYWHERE in this country, and has been for decades. And since the vast majority of it happens with no cameras nearby there has been little response from the American people.

To my mind the only option we have to keep ourselves, and our children safe is to demand that all law enforcement officers wear a body camera and record each of their interactions with the public.

Anybody have a different opinion?