A Fort Lauderdale cop who was caught on cell phone camera slapping a homeless man across the face is now facing charges. On February 22, a bystander recorded the altercation between Officer Victor Ramirez, 34, and Bruce Laclair, 58. From CBS Miami: The video, captured by a witness at a downtown Ft. Lauderdale bus depot, shows what appears to be Ramirez striking 58-year old Bruce Laclair. “I was sitting there on a bench and a police officer came up and started rousing me and said he was going to arrest me for trespassing,” Laclair told CBS4’s Ted Scouten shortly after the incident. In the police report, Ramirez said Laclair was sleeping on a bus bench. “I had to go to the bathroom,” Laclair said, “and he wouldn’t let me go to the bathroom, so the argument stemmed from simply going to the bathroom, that’s all I wanted to do.” In the video, Laclair, is seen walking in front of the officer. You then see Ramirez put his hand on Laclair. When Laclair tries to pull away, Ramirez appears to shove him on the ground. Laclair then shouts an obscenity and tells the officer he needs to use the restroom. “You’re not going to pee.
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