“I Can’t Breathe. Please, Sir.”: How San Francisco Police Beat Kevon Gibson Into a Coma — and How the DA’s Office Tried to Keep the City From Knowing
Body-worn camera footage released by the Public Defender’s Office shows three SFPD officers brutalizing a Black man who begged for his life. A jury rejected the officers’ sworn claims. The District Attorney thanked the officers anyway. SAN FRANCISCO — The video is three minutes and change, and it is one of the hardest things I […]