Pittsburgh Cop Caught On Video Repeatedly Punching Woman Who Made Him Fear For His Safety

By Carlos Miller
PINAC
Jun. 17, 2014



A Pittsburgh cop claimed he broke through a crowd of 50 people to apprehend a woman who was attacking a man during a gay pride parade this weekend, only for her to start punching and kicking him in the groin and chest as the surrounding crowd joined in and started pushing him.

Officer Souroth Chatterji said he had no choice but to grab Ariel Lawther by the hair and punch her repeatedly in the stomach.

But a video shows that if anybody escalated the situation, it was him.

However, Chatterji justified the assault with the magic words that have justified hundreds of police beatings and shooting in the past; that he was in fear for his safety.

As a result, 19-year-old Lawther was charged with aggravated and simple assault, disorderly conduct and resisting arrest.

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