New Delhi, July 23 -- A video from Jacksonville, Florida, has gone viral. It shows a police officer hitting a man, William McNeil Jr., during a traffic stop.

While the incident happened in February, the video has now gone viral. Civil rights lawyers call it police brutality. The police claim the viral video, recorded by McNeil, doesn't show the full story.

However, Sheriff TK Waters has admitted that force was used.

"Yes, there absolutely was force used by the arresting officers, and yes, that force is ugly. Just because force is ugly, it does not mean it's unlawful or contrary to policy," CNN quoted Sheriff Waters as saying at a news conference.

"Facts and information are buried to advance an anti-police agenda," he added.

The video...