Snapped: Seattle Police Officer Punches Homeless Man For Allegedly Spitting On Him & Gets One Day Suspension!

recently released Dashcam footage shows on the evening of January 3, 2015, a veteran Seattle police department officer named Clark Dickson punched a homeless 21-year-old in the head. Dickson later said he'd been spit upon and that his "reactionary" punch was justified. He went on to say he'd learned in a training session to punch a suspect who spits. A patrol car's dashcam video captured the punch. Over one month later, after Captain Proudfoot watched the video, the captain came to believe Officer Dickson had used excessive force and reported Dickson to the department's civilian-led accountability arm for an investigation. That investigation, including a detailed analysis of the video, couldn't definitively prove that the homeless man, Christopher Tavai, ever spit in the first place. The department brass suspended the officer without pay for 1 day. Posted By Persist