Video of EMPD officer slapping cellphone out motorists hand goes viral
A EMPD officer has landed himself in hot water after slapping a cellphone from a motorists hand.
An Ekurhuleni metro police officer is being investigated after he slapped a cellphone out of a motorist's hand on the Edenvale on-ramp, on the East Rand, on Wednesday. Diederick Stopforth's cellphone was forcefully slapped out of his hand and the officer proceeded to drive-off with his driver's licence.
Stopforth and his girlfriend were driving on the Edenvale on-ramp in the direction of the OR Tambo International Airport. "There were several cars blocking the intersection, and a whole bunch of us had to drive around a truck," he said. In the video Stopforth comments on the fact that his licence was removed and that the officer is not wearing a badge.
After asking for the officer's name, the officer slaps the mobile device from Stopforth's hand.
Do you think the EMPD officer had a right to slap the cellphone from the motorists hand after being filmed?