Berkeley police officer found guilty of excessive force!

Berkeley Officer Matthew Meredith 102, after a four hour hearing with 3 Berkeley commissioners deliberating the case, went home with 2 more counts against him on his already not so clean record. This is his second count of Excessive Force, but many have alleged excessive force in the past.
The case was brought forward by UC Berkeley student, Noah Neumark, who was arrested at a May Day demonstration on May 1st of 2003 in Berkeley. Before being arrested, officer Meredith pushed him while he was riding his bicycle and he suffered minor fractures in his arm. He was then pushed on the ground, and the officer allegedly threatened to break his arm.
The case was aided by a wealth of evidence, including a video tape of the arrest, photographs of the arrest, photographs of injuries, a damaged backpack, and two witnesses who were a part of the demonstration and contacted via sf.indymedia.org. Christina Brown, a law student at UC Berkeley Boalt Hall, represented Mr. Neumark and provided well-balanced and persuasive arguments.
The Berkeley Police Review Commission is a citizen run/city review board that investigates cases of police abuse. The city's commissioners attend the hearings and decide whether or not to sustain the allegations. Many cities have similar commissions.
This case is likely to have significant effects for Berkeley policy regarding police procedure at demonstrations. The three commissioners heard accounts of the police force's innappropriate behavior during the May Day event.
If you have any complaint against an officer you can bring it to the attention of city through your local Police Review Commission, at a minimum of cost (no attorney fees), and with a significant impact on your locality.