L.A. deputy caught on camera punching transgender man

Surveillance footage from a 7-Eleven store in Whittier captured the violent arrest of a transgender man by a deputy with the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department earlier this year. Carlos Saucedo reports for KTLA 5 News at 10, July 23, 2023.

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[billusher]

Turns out “male privilege” isn’t that great after all

[narcissisticcapitalist]

A man punching another man, what else is new.

[candace]

The fact that the person is trans is irrelevant. It was excessive what happened.

[redsky]

If you have to go on admin leave, summer is never a bad time for a surprise paid vacation!

[jeffdeutsch]

Don’t get out of your car when being stopped, don’t resist when deputy gets concerned and put you in a control hold to stay safe, then don’t pull away and actively resist. What happened had nothing to do with him being trans or having an air freshener. It was about him behaving poorly.

[chirho]

I hope the cops fist makes a speedy recovery.

[gowithjesus]

It happens to men all the time. Welcome to manhood!

[Julio-jmld]

The real crime is if you are in or by that 7/11 and you don't get yourself a asada burrito with green sauce from the Burrito Track next door you should be put in jail.

[tinacaraballo]

When u start anything in anger, you are WRONG

[mikeortiz]

Your not allowed to have an air freshener like that? That's the dumbest law ever!!

[richhuerta]

Simple solution..ready? Do what the hell your told! That's the problem when these kids are constantly "affirmed" for every single thing.

[redsky]

Wakes up the next day and realizes that being a woman has it’s advantages.
🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[Sanity]

What ever happened to just citing a person with a ticket for the air freshener and sending them on their way?

[lyricjackson]

I don’t understand how in every situation ppl say violence isn’t the answer, but EVERY TIME the police get violent when they could’ve handled things differently, you guys always figure out how to justify them..

[paleocat]

It was all over an air freshener and being flipped off. As a former cop this wasn't handled well. I would've had my lights on for starters. Resisting arrest isn't responding with no you didn't. There wasn't a struggle until the cop body slammed and punched the suspect. People in the comments should be ashamed of themselves.

[ShayJaxson-mz]

I'm confused. Why was he stopped? You can't have anything dangling on your rearview mirror in LA? Weird.

[ErroneousMonk]

Why do I give a flip that it's a gender-confused individual? How is that relevant at all? Are you trying to make this seem like a hate crime against deviants?

[user]

He was resisting arrest, news flash dont resist

[salpine]

Resisting probably made it worse but that was pretty excessive force. That cop was acting on feelings because he got flipped off.

[pinch]

Brock is not a teacher as reported by the LA Times. Brock is an activist that instigates.