I think they beat him because he didn't speak good enough English. He didn't want to sign because he didn't understand, so they took that as an excuse to nearly kill him. It outrages me, to be honest. I hope he sues their pants off! Those two cops are STILL working for two years since the incident. I wonder how many more people they've beaten? It's sad to me that our police have gone from Adam-12 to AK-47.