Civil Liberties

Philly Cop Investigated for Punching Woman

The action was taken after a video of the incident showed up on YouTube

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 A Philadelphia cop under investigation for punching a woman in the face has been taken off the streets and restricted to administrative duties during the investigation, police said.

A video posted on YouTube shows the unidentified cop punching a woman in the face and knocking her to the ground before she is led off bloodied and handcuffed.