Cop Kicks Pregnant Woman, Forcing C-Section

A Georgia police officer is under criminal investigation for allegedly kicking a woman who was nearly nine months pregnant in the stomach, WSB-TV reports. Raven Dozier told the station that DeKalb County Officer Jerad Wheeler kicked her in the stomach while she was trying to help calm down her brother who was arguing with police.

"I was upset because I couldn't believe an officer would kick me, with my child in my stomach," Raven Dozier told the station.

Dozier later filed a complaint with the DeKalb police department's internal affairs unit, but it was never investigated. At the time, four supervisors and an internal affairs detective signed off that Wheeler's use of force met police policy, according to WSB-TV.

Dozier was charged with obstruction of an officer. Police later dropped the charge. Two weeks after the kick, she had an emergency C-section. Baby Levi is doing well.

It's going to be hard to defend this one.  It's hard to imagine his excuse of not being able to tell she was pregnant will hold up.  The fact that they did not investigate her complaint and yet it was ruled legitimate is another major problem.  Charging her with obstruction seems like a hedge bet, something to negotiate with if they need a "you scratch my back" solution.

It's really hard to imagine any action on her part that would warrant such violence.  At this point, we must allow the possibility that a reason could exist, but it would have to be legendary.