Officials: Race had no role in police beating

PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania (CNN) - The videotaped beatings of three restrained men by several members of the Philadelphia police force were inexcusable but had nothing to do with race, the city's mayor and police commissioner said Thursday.

"There's no excuse for that type of behavior and we certainly want to take action," Police Commissioner Charles Ramsey said.

Mayor Michael Nutter said he was "tremendously disappointed" by the officers' behavior and vowed to deal with the matter.

"The conduct was unacceptable," he said. "It did not live up to the professional standards we have set for the police department." He added that the incident has "virtually nothing to do with race; it has to do with crime."