Police sergeant on leave after profanity-laden tirade against 17-year-old girl

[Demovictory9]

AURORA, Colo. (KDVR) — A Colorado police sergeant is on leave after he launched a profanity-laden tirade at a 17-year-old girl during a traffic stop.

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Sgt. Ed Acuti was placed on leave after another officer reported his behavior, the department said in a statement, adding that the internal affairs investigation into the incident is near its final stages.
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The 17-year-old driver, a girl, stays on the scene and is detained. She becomes emotional, crying, screaming and asking police to call her mother. She also repeatedly expresses concern that her son has a gash on his head.

The sergeant at one point yells at the girl to “shut the f— up.”

“Y’all kill people! Call my mom!” she yells at one point. “If I wanted to run, you think I would have pulled over?”

She expresses that she’s scared, and the officer calmly tells her to take a deep breath and relax. “There’s nothing to be scared of,” he tells her.

The girl continues to cry and scream, asking police to call her mom and yelling profanities at the officers. At one point, he point yells “f— you” back at her.

What the officer says at one point:

“You think I’m out here playing f—ing games? You’re out of your f—ing mind, and I’ll tell your mom the same f—ing thing. I’m sure your mom would be real happy that your f—ing man’s got a gun in his f—ing waistband, running around f—ing town. Right? Whose f—ing car is this? Tell me! Whose f—ing car is this? ‘Cause it’s gonna go to the f—ing impound and I don’t give a f— how you get around. Are we f—ing clear? You better keep your f—ing mouth shut. I’ll make your life a living f—ing hell from this f—ing (slams the car with his hand) day forward. You wanted it? You f—ing earned it. I don’t care how the f— old you are. Let that f—ing sink in.”

sargeant's tirade begins about 7:00 on this video

https://www.wtrf.com/news/national-news/police-sergeant-on-leave-after-profanity-laden-tirade-against-17-year-old-girl/

[Woodswalker]

1. Right wingdingalings

Have a pretty intense hatred for teens I've noticed. Must be all the complaints from those damn kids when they're getting shot up by mass shooters

[pfitz59]

2. 17 year-old "girl" screaming about her mom and her son?

I hate mis-leading headlines. She was transporting a passenger who was carrying a gun with an extended clip who bolted when the cops stopped the car. She is no "girl". The cop is no Social Worker. He just had a near-death experience, and is amped up on adrenaline. Cops are not supermen...

[Dorian Gray]

3. She is a girl

She's 17. She is indeed a girl. Not a legal adult yet. Deal with it.

[DenaliDemocrat]

11. Transporting a guy who has a concealed firearm

But the cop said the f-word.

This is ridiculous.

Just drama for drama’s sake. I really don’t care if the police tell you to fucking shut up when your boyfriend is coming in heavy

[Dorian Gray]

36. I'm going to say again...

she's a girl. Legally a child.

She was driving someone with a gun. Sure that's shitty. There could be a million mitigating circumstances. She didn't know he had a gun being the obvious first one that comes to mind.

Also, because she is underage, her judgment isn't considered fully formed yet, hence why she is STILL CONSIDERED A CHILD IN THE FACE OF THE LAW.

The cop was also put on leave, so.... looks like they agree he overreacted and tried to intimidate the CHILD.

[DenaliDemocrat]

40. She was driving someone with an ILLEGAL gun

With an extra high capacity magazine that was illegally concealed and transported. She was going 70 in a 40 mph zone and she has narcotics.

She is a menace to society and I don’t have a shred of empathy for her. She is a delinquent and a criminal.

[Dorian Gray]

42. And a child.

The good thing about being a child in the eyes of a law is that it doesn't matter one whit if you have sympathy for her. womp womp

[ZonkerHarris]

45. So if someone breaks the law there is no reason for police to remain professional in their

dealings with the offender?
Sounds like that's your stance here.

hard pass there.

[Dorian Gray]

37. Oops

From article above: "Sgt. Ed Acuti was placed on leave after another officer reported his behavior, the department said in a statement"


Looks like another cop thought he was out of line....

Also, it's being investigated by internal affairs.

[DenaliDemocrat]

41. So...

Mean cop yelled at her for having a weapon of war, drugs, and speeding. This is the stupid shit that gets us destroyed in the media.

[secondwind]

4. In this country she is considered an underage girl.

Why are you so riled up??

[obamanut2012]

6. She is 17, she isn't a woman

[WhiskeyGrinder]

10. What the fuck is this shit right here

[WhiskeyGrinder]

14. You might want to read up on the concept of "adultification" of Black children, particularly girls.

https://www.law.georgetown.edu/news/research-confirms-that-black-girls-feel-the-sting-of-adultification-bias-identified-in-earlier-georgetown-law-study/

WASHINGTON – Building on its groundbreaking 2017 Girlhood Interrupted study showing that adults view black girls as more adult-like and less innocent than white girls, Georgetown Law’s Center on Poverty and Inequality today released a follow-up study that finds black girls routinely experience adultification bias.

“Our earlier research focused on adult attitudes and found that adults think black girls as young as 5 need less protection and nurturing than their white peers,” said report co-author Rebecca Epstein, who leads the Initiative on Gender, Justice & Opportunity at Georgetown Law’s Center on Poverty and Inequality. “Our new research elevates the voices of black women and girls themselves, who told us that they are routinely affected by this form of discrimination.”

The Center’s original 2017 study, Girlhood Interrupted: The Erasure of Black Girls’ Childhood, applied statistical analysis to a national study of adults on their attitudes toward black girls. It found that adults believe black girls ages 5-19 need less nurturing, protection, support and comfort than white girls of the same age, and that black girls are more independent, know more about adult topics, and know more about sex than white girls.

(snip)

Findings include:

* Black girls routinely experience adultification bias.
* Adultification is linked to harsher treatment and higher standards for 
black girls in school.
* Negative stereotypes of black women as angry, aggressive and 
hypersexualized are projected onto black girls.
* Adults attempt to change black girls’ behavior to be more passive.
* Adultification bias can lead educators and other authorities to treat black girls in developmentally inappropriate ways.
* Factors that contribute to adultification bias include racism, sexism, and poverty.
* Adults have less empathy for black girls than their white peers.

[Decoy of Fenris]

20. That girl's white as the driven snow. She's whiter than the cop arresting her by several shades. n/t

[WhiskeyGrinder]

23. Lol that's what I get for watching only part of the video on my phone!

[Decoy of Fenris]

24. It is what it is, but "Black adultification", however true, doesn't apply to this one. n/t

[joetheman]

31. George Floyd called for his mom. This brought back sorrowful memories. i can't stop crying.

My granddaughter could be next no matter what she is or is not doing.

[Best_man23]

7. "Police Sergeant on Paid Vacation after profanity-laden tirade"

This is truth, and for the "internal affairs investigation", let me summarize what they will report.

"The officer's actions were justified in this case."

[Decoy of Fenris]

8. Having watched this entire video, cop was 100% within bounds.

Swearing doesn't mean shit in the real world and isn't indicative of a damn thing. If her passenger here hadn't decided to fuckin' bolt with a gun, and if there wasn't a deadly weapon with at least one illegal modification, it wouldn't be an issue. The girl hamming it up for the cameras also doesn't mean a damn thing; She's scared. EVERYONE is scared when people of authority show up, be it the President or the local dog-catcher. That doesn't make her special or unique, and she's die-hard playing for the cameras for sympathy.

Cops tried to be as kind and as nice as possible, speaking to this woman and trying to talk her down, trying to reassure her, but she was deadset on being a completely irrational POS. "You're old enough to be out here driving without a license, you're old enough to have a son, act it"; Pretty accurate summation. The girl was way out of line and just trying to ham it up like she was going for an Oscar.

[uponit7771]

16. People need to stop erroring on the side of apologizing for unprofessionalism among LEOs

Looking at the full story of the couple running to the hospital for their sun and the cops reaction wasn't to help is not acceptable.

Of course black men with guns are afraid of cops

[Decoy of Fenris]

18. Then don't be in possession of an illegal weapon and run from cops. Simple solution.

I don't give a single damn about cops or protecting them; They're trigger happy and generally shitheads, but they -do- face the very real threat of being killed by the people they interact with more than most. I'm willing to grant them that leeway, especially when someone's rocking up with an illegal extended-mag (presumably) filled with highly lethal ammo.

[uponit7771]

27. Who said the gun was illegal? Also ... they're dying from CV19 more than anything in the last

... 2 years but the FOP is fighting mandates.

Why should people who've been terrorized by shitty PDs believe these guys really care about what endangers them after their fight against COVID mandates?

[Decoy of Fenris]

29. Extended mags are illegal in Colorado last I knew.

https://www.heraldmailmedia.com/story/news/2021/04/25/colorado-bans-high-capacity-magazines-but-that-doesnt-make-them-impossible-to-get/43720833/

I don't know what "FOP" is and honestly I don't care. I'm a gun owner with -incredibly- lenient views towards firearms, but shit like extended mags are needless and fucked up except for those degenerate shit-for-souls who aim to take a human life. There's only one reason for extended mags, and that's to snuff the life out of anyone whom mildly inconveniences them.

[WhiskeyGrinder]

17. .

Swearing doesn't mean shit in the real world and isn't indicative of a damn thing.

Then why are you doing it?

You see an "irrational" "POS" "woman" "hamming it up," I see a distraught teen trying to juggle adult responsibilities with a kid brain. Always interesting to learn how people see different things in the same moment.

[Decoy of Fenris]

19. I'm swearing -because- it doesn't mean shit. "Curse" words are emphasis, nothing more.

If the "Distraught teen" is trying to "Juggle adult responsibilities with a kid brain", maybe she shouldn't have a kid with some cowardly schmuck with a gun who ditches her at the first opportunity. Clearly her parents failed her, and she was in very little trouble to begin with until she started mouthing off at the poor bastard just trying to do his job.

I'd say the exact same about a cashier who got lippy with someone at the local gas station, "Cop" status be damned; Don't be a piece of shit and you won't get treated like one. Be civil, be kind(ish), and treat the person you're interacting with with something approaching what could be considered dignity. Maybe I'm out of touch, but when I was raised, I was raised to not be a stain on society. Apparently that's asking too much of this "Poor, oppressed baby girl"s parents.

[WhiskeyGrinder]

21. .

If the "Distraught teen" is trying to "Juggle adult responsibilities with a kid brain", maybe she shouldn't have a kid with some cowardly schmuck with a gun who ditches her at the first opportunity.

Ah yes, but she did, and here we are. It's almost like kid brains don't make good decisions! But that doesn't mean they should be treated like shit because of it.

Clearly her parents failed her, and she was in very little trouble to begin with until she started mouthing off at the poor bastard just trying to do his job.

Lol poor cop.

I'd say the exact same about a cashier who got lippy with someone at the local gas station, "Cop" status be damned; Don't be a piece of shit and you won't get treated like one. Be civil, be kind(ish), and treat the person you're interacting with with something approaching what could be considered dignity. Maybe I'm out of touch, but when I was raised, I was raised to not be a stain on society. Apparently that's asking too much of this "Poor, oppressed baby girl"s parents.

You're hitting all the marks here! Keep it up!

[Decoy of Fenris]

25. This is a harsh lesson for her, one I hope she learns from.

This is like those Youtube videos of people driving like idiots and getting themselves absolutely blasted because they weren't paying attention or were on their phones; They deserve it. I hope they learn from it. They probably won't, because responsibility is an utterly foreign concept to a good chunk of Amurka.

To put in a relevant quote from City-side Americana; "Talk shit, get hit". This girl talked shit, then got hit. It's a tough lesson, but that's life. I sincerely hope she learns, grows, and becomes better from it.

[The Magistrate]

22. A Couple Of Points, Sir

Another police officer considered the sergeant's behavior abusive enough to report it. Do let that sink in. Police very seldom do anything but back up another officer engaged in abusive behavior. This strongly suggests this person was seriously out of line. It could also be regarded as some progress being made in curbing police misbehavior, as the omerta generally maintained is a key reason why abuse by police is so persistent.

There is only the word of police there was a gun at all. This is true even if one is produced. There is no reason whatever to believe police without confirmation from witnesses independent of police. None.

[Decoy of Fenris]

26. I mean, there's a gun right there in the video. Kind of hard to argue with that.

I won't say the cop didn't talk shit, and he shouldn't have, but I wouldn't call him out of line either. The perp was in possession of illegal narcotics, and was transporting a person who had illegal deadly weaponry. You can cry "But she's a kid!" all you want, that doesn't mean that what she was doing didn't warrant an arrest. It doesn't take much to realize "Hey, maybe this is a bad idea" when you're committing multiple felonies, even to a 17 year old.

A 17 year old knows enough (If they actually have a family to teach them) not to be fucking stupid. This one certainly failed that particular test.

[The Magistrate]

30. I See A Gun On The Ground, Sir

It's by a policeman's feet.

I would need a person who was not a police officer to say he or she saw the gun in the possession of the passenger to consider it as a fact the gun was his, and not simply a drop piece.

You are defending indefensible behavior. When you are given the state's authority to arrest and at need harm or kill, you do not get to lose your temper, no matter what provocation you may face, and if you do, you are not fit for the authority granted and need to find other work. Immediately.

[Decoy of Fenris]

34. You know what The Magistrate, you're right.

Though you deserve an explanation, I'm not going to give you one, I'm too tired for doing that in depth. But suffice to say you're right. I'm going to step away from this, let cooler heads prevail, and cede ground.

I hope that you'll forgive me; Having worked at customer service for a few decades, I have exceptionally low tolerance for asinine behavior like this young woman; That has prejudiced me, and I hope to return in a day or two to better assess this situation with a cool head.


I rarely agree with you, but this is one of those days. Thank you for continuing to be a beacon of rationality.

[The Magistrate]

35. I've Worked Retail During Christmas Season, Sir

People can be no fun at all....

[SYFROYH]

38. It's unprofessional - he lost his composure in a non-life threatening situation.

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They are supposed to keep their cool under every circumstance, really.

If her screams and yelling bothered her (which is completely understandable), he should have told the other officer to put her in the back of a cruiser to chill.

[Bucky]

44. Losing your shit in the wake of dangerous conditions is an occupational hazard.

Police should be trained for this, and psychologically prepared for this sort of thing, but you'll never prepare someone 100%.

This 17 year old was in over her head. The cop had the duty to calm her down and seems to have done his best, but clearly lacked the skills or presence of mind. Not having walked a mile in his moccasins, I can't say I'd do any better. But the whole situation is fucked up. The officer needs down time after something like this. The teenager needs to be in a less stressful environment. The little child needs a nurturing home atmosphere. The dude with the gun needs a reformation and some big fucking consequences for being armed like that in a car with minors.

But everyone involved needs a crack at some restorative justice.

[Croney]

15. She was going 68 in a 40, trying to get to the hospital

because someone told her that her 9-month-old son was there with a gash on his head. She had just picked up her baby's father at his dad's house and didn't know he had a gun.

That was her story, and even if she did know he had a gun, it's understandable that she was overwrought. The cop's verbal assault was cruel and unnecessary. I hope this somehow separates her from the boyfriend but they share a child so it probably won't. She needs compassionate intervention.

Hearing her plead "call my mom, call my mom" was heart-breaking.

[SYFROYH]

28. I wouldn't want a cop to speak that way to my teenage son if he were melting down

Of course, I'm already teaching my son to be calm with police and not to provoke them in any way when interacting with them.

They really needed to stuff her in a backseat of a cruiser and shut the door.

Good on the fellow LEO for reporting the incident.

[Aristus]

32. I guess we can't expect some pig-cop to be educated well enough not to talk like that.

[ecstatic]

33. "another officer reported his behavior"

I'm stunned. Finally an example of the ultra elusive good cop we're always hearing about... Maybe... I'm assuming there's a non-sinister reason for him breaking the blue wall of silence, and hopefully the officer would have made the same report if the 17-year-old girl were black.

[Act_of_Reparation]

39. He'll be on leave just long enough for everyone to forget about it.

And then it's back to the force.

[Crunchy Frog]

43. When did profanity laden tirades come to be viewed

as acceptable professional behavior for ANYBODY having interactions with the public.

At some point it seems to have become generally accepted as SOP for law enforcement. Why is that?

Is there a minimum level of professionalism that should be expected from law enforcement workers, or has this concept simply become quaint?