Officer involved in Miami Dolphins WR Tyreek Hill incident suspended at least six times

The officer involved in Tyreek Hill's incident before the Miami Dolphins game last Sunday has a laundry list of previous issues on his record.

Officer Danny Torres has 27 years of service and at least six suspensions, according to CNN .   Those six suspensions span from 2014 through 2019.  Four additional reprimands happened between 1999 and 2000.

Torres's personnel record showed that he used a variety of force techniques including pushing, pulling, striking, and hitting from 2002 to 2022.

On the flip side, he has also received 35 commendations between 1998 and 2023.

Hill was not arrested in the incident, but he was placed on the ground and handcuffed.  His teammate Calais Campbell was also briefly handcuffed at the scene.

The issue began as a traffic stop that escalated because officers believed Hill was not cooperative.

There are many notable cases of African Americans and police.  Among them is James Blake , the retired tennis player, who was jumped outside of his NYC hotel in 2015 while going to the US Open. It was a case of mistaken identity. Blake has been outspoken on how police should be trained to de-escalate these types of events.  He also said that officers with questionable ethics and reputations make it more difficult for those with the right intentions to do their jobs well.

Though the incident is over, the ramifications of it are yet to be fully determined. Hill said he wanted Torres fired.  Torres is currently suspended, but he hired attorneys.  And some believe that both Torres and Hill were in the wrong in this incident.