Lawyers say Boston body cam video shows excessive force used on peaceful protestors

THROUGH ALL THE VIDEO. MIKE, WHAT HAVE YOU SEEN? ED. WE SPOKE WITH THE ATTORNEYS REPRESENTING FOUR PEOPLE WHO WERE IN DOWNTOWN BOSTON BACK IN MAY 2020 FOR A DEMONSTRATION AFTER GEORGE FLOYD WAS KILLED. THEY CALLED THEIR CLIENTS PEACEFUL PROTESTERS, WHO THEY SAY WERE ATTACKED BY BOSTON POLICE. AND IT WAS CAPTURED ON VIDEO FROM HOME. THESE VIDEOS SHOW SOME OF THE FOUR PEOPLE SUING THE CITY OF BOSTON AND THREE POLICE OFFICERS OVER WHAT HAPPENED ON MAY 31ST, 2020. SO THERE’S A LOT OF VIDEO IN THIS CASE. I’M BACKING UP, I’M BACKING DOWN, I’M BACKING UP. I’M LISTENING TO YOU, AND YOU’RE FRAME ME. THREE OF THEM WERE HIT WITH BATONS, ONE IN THE FACE. TWO. TWO OF THE OTHERS WERE KNOCKED OFF THEIR FEET WITH BATONS. WHAT? IT STARTED OUT PEACEFUL EARLIER IN THE DAY. ESCALATED INTO VIOLENCE AND LOOTING THAT NIGHT, LEADING TO DOZENS OF …