Lawsuit: Union tells cops to "lie" about beatings

by Tom Meyer
WKYC
Jun. 21, 2011

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Cleveland police officers use excessive force on suspects and then "routinely lie" about their conduct with the "backing" and "at times direction" of their union president, according to a lawsuit filed today by a man who says he was beaten by officers following a New Year's Day car chase. [...]

A helicopter captured the incident on videotape, but it has not been released publicly because the city prosecutor's office got a court order to prevent it.