The Metro Nashville Police Department has decommissioned Detective William Thorowgood after he assaulted a homeless man on a public roadway outside his home, who he claimed was littering.He attacks the man, knocking him to the ground and placing a knee on his chest while telling him he’s detained and he would be in cuffs if he had them with him.After the assault in the video [full 17 minutes included in the story], Thorowgood calls 911 and reports the homeless man is armed and advancing toward him, both of which the video shows to be untrue.Email the editor: jason@jason.newsCALL: 1-888-614-NEWS (1-888-614-6397)Email redact@scoopnashville.com if your street address is listed in a story or affidavitEmail the editor: jason@jason.newsCALL: 1-888-614-NEWS (1-888-614-6397)Email redact@scoopnashville.com if your street address is listed in a story or affidavit8 Thoughts to “VIDEO: MNPD Detective decommissioned after assaulting a homeless man on a public street”Straight up arrest that man – in what society is it ok (cop or no cop) to Assault a man unprovoked…I dont care if he was “One of them” thats assault in every book because if this was the other way around – guess what that man with the child is going to jail apology or notThat cop just cost the police department some big money I hate to see anyone lose their job but that man doesn’t need to be a copDetective William Thorowgood needs to be behind bars, why do cops get to play by a different set of rules than the rest of us?![…] News Story on Detective William Thorowgood being decommissioned https://www.scoopnashville.com/2022/12/video-mnpd-detective-decommissioned-after-assaulting-a-homele… […]The great equalizer, the cell phone."