The head of the Miami Fraternal Order of Police is blasting social media as a whole for "putting a negative tone to law enforcement" after an officer was captured on video putting a handcuffed man in the back of a police cruiser and pouncing on him, The Washington Post reported.

According to the Associated Press, Shenitria Blocker filmed the 47-second clip on her cellphone, but it was her friend Marilyn Smith, who posted it to Facebook and who was subsequently the target of Lt. Javier Ortiz's rant. Ortiz castigated Smith for previously "posting photos of herself with men who have handguns" to social media.

He later added, "It seems that no one cares to address this. Social media has focused so much on #blacklifematters/alllifematters campaigns, yet nobody targets the root of the problem our community faces today."

Meanwhile, an internal affairs investigation of the officer's action is now underway, and Blocker has told authorities she overheard the man asking the officer why he was being arrested, only to be chastised. Mindful of all the rising tensions between police and residents in many inner city communities, she added that she decided to film the incident out of concern for all the commotion she was overhearing.

"The cop told him he didn't have to tell him why he was being arrested, and the officer jumped in the car, got on him and hit the man a couple of times," said Blocker. "After that, another officer came up to me and told me to stop recording, that I can't record."

Later, Blocker, who does not have a Facebook page, turned the footage over to Smith, who posted it, and by late Thursday night, the post had attracted roughly 80,000 views before being taken down.

In a statement released late Thursday, Miami Police Maj. Delrish Moss acknowledged that the department had viewed the video, but authorities have not released the name of the officer involved. The statement added the department is now conducting a full scale investigation, but Ortiz's mind already seems made up.

"While the video may seem concerning to some, the FOP (Fraternal Order of Police) is confident that when everything is analyzed within the totality of the circumstances, it will be concluded that the police officer was doing what he is supposed to be doing: Protecting our community," Ortiz said.

The handcuffed man who was struck by police has been released.

Ortiz has previously touched on the issue of recordings involving police officers. Last year, after Miami Police Chief Manuel Orosa told a local television station that he was surprised that the officer in the Eric Garner choking death case in New York City had not been indicted, Ortiz released a statement vigorously defending the officer.