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"  A lawyer representing the family of the woman videotaped getting horrifically beaten by a cop on the side of a California freeway has spoken out. Reports the Centra Costa Times: &amp;quot;Los Angeles attorney Caree Harper said the woman&amp;#039;s family wants authorities held accountable for &amp;#039;beating a great-grandmother in broad daylight.&amp;#039; She declined to disclose the woman&amp;#039;s name or answer questions about what the woman was doing along the edge of one of the city&amp;#039;s busiest freeways. &amp;quot;... &amp;#039;We want the focus to be what he was doing to her, not what she was doing&amp;#039; prior to the confrontation, said Harper, who said she is representing the family. &amp;#039;She was getting beat like an animal. No one should ever be beat like that.&amp;#039;&amp;quot; The cop went after the woman after she was seen walking down Interstate 10, posing a danger to herself and motorists on the road. David Diaz was driving by when he saw the beating and decided to film it, footage he then released to the Associated Press along with other media outlets. He said the woman was walking off the freeway when the attacking officer shouted something at her, prompting her to turn around. He then pinned her to the ground and started beating her. California Highway Patrol Assistant Chief Chris O&amp;#039;Quinn told reporters an investigation of the incident has been opened, and that while it&amp;#039;s unclear why the officer acted the way he did, CHP officers know just how dangerous these freeways can be for your average person who &amp;quot;is not accustomed to the speed and conditions.&amp;quot; \u00A0 O&amp;#039;Quinn added, &amp;quot;The most dangerous thing that we face is traffic.&amp;quot; Warning: The video below is very graphic.      Follow Amy on Twitter. Photo credit: David Diaz "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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