'It didn't give any information': More answers wanted from Kenosha Police and Fire Commission after wrongful arrest
MILWAUKEE (CBS 58) -- For the first time since the video of a Black man wrongfully arrested and punched in a Kenosha Applebee's by two police officers went viral, members of the Kenosha Police and Fire Commission are publicly discussing the controversial arrest.
The arrest was made back in July, and since then, the video has brought national attention back to Kenosha.
Tuesday, the Kenosha Police and Fire Commission held their scheduled public meeting. On the agenda: talking about the events that unfolded inside the Applebee's. But the public got little-to-no answers from Deputy Police Chief Tom Hansche.
"They are currently interviewing and reviewing video and should see something from them, I'm hoping by the end of next week," said Deputy Police Chief Hansche with the Kenosha Police Department
The answer is unsettling for community activists who call Kenosha home.
"It didn't give any information other than the investigation is ongoing, on a topic that is so important to this community and important to the nation, considering the state of police, community relations, especially police community relations in neighborhoods that are predominate of Black and brown people," said Rev. Dr. Monica Cummings of Kenosha.
The meeting came with more questions than answers, leaving community activists calling for the termination of all officers involved in the viral video.
"Kenosha is on the news again for something tragic, and that is unnecessary, that is uncalled for, and it should not be happening," said Tanya McLean, executive director for Leaders of Kenosha.
And although there is an internal investigation into the action of those officers, community members say they still feel jaded.
"What, in your brain, is happening where you feel that level of force is needed against a man who is not armed? You're here to protect and serve, not bully, threaten, intimidate and terrorize, that’s not acceptable," said McLean.
McLean went on to say they are demanding the Kenosha Police Department release the body camera footage from the day in question.