Fla. — (WFLA) Florida’s Sarasota Police Department has launched an internal affairs investigation after video surfaced showing an officer taunting a homeless inmate, throwing peanuts at the man’s mouth, then laughing as he eats them off the floor.
Officer Andrew Halpin is seen throwing peanuts at inmate Randy Miller’s mouth as the man sits on a bench while handcuffed behind his back.
Sources also say the 44-year-old homeless man was given dog commands by the officer as other deputies watched.
The American Civil Liberties Union is calling for the officer’s firing.
Michael Barfield, the vice-president of the ACLU of Florida, describes the treatment of the inmate in the video as “humiliating.”
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