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NYPD Caught On Camera Putting Man In Body Bag Whilst He Is Alive

NYPD cops in Manhattan were caught on camera zipping up an unarmed handcuffed man in a body bag, to the shock and horror of passers by.  Five police officers bound the man by his wrists and ankles and then proceeded to completely wrap him up in a body bag, before driving him away. Authorities are yet to explain what prompted the inhumane treatment but claim what they did was “standard procedure”. Nypost.com reports: “This is the craziest s–t I’ve ever seen done to somebody in my whole f–king life. Holy s–t. What do you call that thing?” the person taking the video is heard saying. “Never in my life have I seen anything like this. What the f–k is wrong with you people? There’s a man in that bag like an animal,” he said, slamming cops for the “cruel” capture. He adds, “There’s a bound ­human being trying to move ­inside that bag!” He claimed police Maced the man and “kneed his face into the ground” before putting him in the long bag. But using the bag is part of police protocol when restraining some emotionally disturbed people, an NYPD spokeswoman said Friday. “[The NYPD] uses the device when an EDP [...]