The officer who arrested Tyreek Hill was placed on administrative leave and is now demanding reinstatement
Tyreek Hill (Image via IMAGO)
Tyreek Hill‘s arrest did not sit well with the community since the wide receiver was being subjected to excessive force for a minor violation. Hill has not directly made statements against the police officers involved in the incident, until now.
The wide receiver for the Miami Dolphins stated in Sunday’s post-game press conference that he needed some time to process things. After much thought, Tyreek Hill is calling for the officer who was placed on administrative leave to be fired.
Tyreek Hill’s attorney Julius Collins released a statement on his client’s behalf demanding the “immediate termination” of the “escalating officer” who was placed on administrative leave in this case. From the bodycam footage released, the escalating officer is the individual who dragged Hill out of his car.
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Hill’s statement focuses on the violations of Standard Operating Procedures while arresting him. The officer in question is 27-year-old Danny Torres. He can be seen grabbing Hill by the back of his head and pushing him onto the ground after cuffing him.
Each action that a law enforcement official takes is governed by standard operating procedures. We are of the opinion that the officer's use of force was excessive, escalating, and reckless. We are demanding that the officer be terminated effective immediately.The statement read.
Despite Hill’s initial reluctance to step out of the car, the police officer failed at his fundamental job, which is to de-escalate situations. The police union continued to have Torres’ back and released a statement on Monday which put the onus on Tyreek Hill. As the wide receiver was “uncooperative with the responding officers,” it led to an escalation of the situation.
just received this statement from Tyreek Hill’s attorney, Julius Collins — They are demanding Miami-Dade PD officer Danny Torres be terminated “effective immediately”
Hill & Collins say they are not accusing Torres of being racist, but said his use of force was “excessive” pic.twitter.com/FZUboKLtNJ
— Marcel Louis-Jacques (@Marcel_LJ) September 11, 2024
In the statement, Hill’s attorney pointed out the historical oppression that Black and minority communities have faced and continue to. The race factor cannot be taken out of consideration in this situation. Apart from using excess force on Hill, the officers proceeded to handcuff his teammates Jonny Smith and Calais Campbell, who were unarmed and merely attempting to de-escalate the situation.
