Intensive Care
October, 2003
On November 28, 1997 two police officers intent on uncovering suspected narcotics activity were rousting individuals in a vacant lot in Oxnard, California. They heard a bicycle approaching on a darkened path that crossed the lot. They ordered Oliverio Martinez to dismount, spread his legs and place his hands behind his head. During a pat-down, an officer discovered a knife in Martinez's waistband.Martinez tried to flee, and one of the cops tackled him. In the ensuing scuffle, the officer shouted...
