San Jose Police Beat Homeless Man

Videos of San Jose police confronting unhoused man prompt use-of-force investigation
San Jose police are investigating several of their officers after new video that some say shows them beating up an unhoused man.
San Jose police beat homeless man as mayor pushes arrests
Less than a week after Mayor Matt Mahan announced a bold push to arrest homeless people who refuse help, disturbing videos show San Jose police officers beating and verbally taunting an elderly homeless man —  leading to a complaint from the local NAACP chapter.
Indecent exposure arrest of homeless man caught on video, San Jose police under investigation
A homeless man is in custody for indecent exposure and allegedly biting officers. Part of the altercation is captured on video. Advocates say police went too far. Now the incident is under investigation.
Advocates blame San Jose’s homelessness approach for violent police altercation with unhoused man
Homeless advocates have called on San Jose to readjust its approach to homelessness, saying its aggressiveness has to more hostile rhetoric against the unhoused and was to blame for a recent
San Jose mayor proposes jailing homeless people who repeatedly refuse shelter
Mayor Matt Mahan's proposal to jail people if they reject three offers of shelter is the latest salvo in an anti-encampment crusade sweeping the Bay Area.
San Jose to crack down on RV rentals to homeless
San Jose has problems with slumlords and now they have problems with vanlords. City officials are targeting vanlords, individuals who they said prey on the homeless residents by renting them inoperable vehicles.
Homeless people in San Jose who refuse housing could face arrest under new proposal
As San Jose continues to look for solutions to the homelessness crisis, Mayor Matt Mahan on Thursday proposed a new idea that would essentially force people into housing and threaten arrest if they refuse three times.
San Jose mayor proposes criminalizing homeless refusal of shelter, aims to order treatment
San Jose Mayor Matt Mahan proposed making it a crime to refuse shelter three times within 18 months, with the goal of using the court system to push service-resistant homeless individuals into care.
San Jose Police under investigation after arrest of homeless man, complaints filed
The incident happened as the city is rolling out its latest plans to keep people from living on the streets.
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