Civil Liberties

Philly Cop Hits Woman at Festival

Police violence at city festivals is like a trend

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Cell phone video that show a woman being struck by a police officer at the Festival de la Americas following the Philadelphia Puerto Rican Day Parade is getting thousands of views on YouTube and is generating comments and questions about the officer's actions.

The video shows several police officers at Sunday's festival and a crowd of people. The woman, identified as Aida Guzman of Chester, Pa., is hit by one of the officers and falls to the ground.