Two police officers have been caught on camera in a furious physical row after a suspect screamed out in pain during an arrest.
Shocking footage shows the NYPD cops come to blows after one is deemed to have used excessive force while roughing up a suspect.
As the man in handcuffs screams out in pain the officers confront each other, pushing and shoving as a stunned onlooker films the whole scene
At one point they are so focussed on each other they seem completely to forget about the man they are supposed to be arresting.
He looks up, bemused, as the officers square up and begs passers by to help him.
The footage begins as the officers begin to fight so the viewer can only guess what kind of force was used by one initially to warrant the intervention from the second officer.
They duel before eventually the fight cools down and the officers continue with their arrest.
Meanwhile, the suspect continues to scream for help as the camera rolls.
When the hot-headed first cop then bundles the suspect to the ground the police fight, however, starts again.
The feud only appears to end when one of the cops notices they are being filmed and demands the member of the public stops recording.
Shocked viewers took to internet messaging rooms to offer their opinions on the policemen's conduct.
One wrote: 'Thugs are what police departments want to hire these days.
Another added: 'I gotta give it to the good cop for trying to stay civil. Good and bad cops exist no matter where you are on this planet.
Another commenter wrote: 'Shouldn't "good cop" be helping "bad cop" pick the idiot up and get him in the car? What's with the standing around?
The shocking video will come as an embarrassment to the officers involved and to the NYPD.
A spokesman for the NYPD did not respond to a request for comment.
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