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Related: About this forumWatch those "dehumanizing stares," folks
apparently "dehumanizing stares" at police officers is now an offense that will get you taken down, choked, arrested...and charged with assualting a police officer. just when you think you've heard it all, but then again, any excuse will do. staring while black is apparently a crime too.New cell phone footage shows Miami-Dade Police officers aggressively pinning an unarmed teen to the ground while choking him. His alleged crime: giving the officers dehumanizing stares and clenching his fists.
Fourteen-year-old Tremaine McMillan says he was feeding his puppy and playing on the beach with some friends when cops riding ATVs approached him and asked what he was doing. The peacekeeping officers say they saw McMillan roughhousing with another teenager, told him it was unacceptable behavior, and asked where his mother was. When McMillan walked away, they chased him on ATVs, jumped out, pinned him to the ground and arrested him. According to police reports, McMillan attempted to pull his arm away, stating, Man, dont touch me like I did something. See footage of the incident, captured by McMillans mother:
McMillan says he obeyed orders, and was leading the officers towards his mother when they jumped him. The teen adds that he was holding and feeding his puppy at the time, who got injured during the encounter.
http://www.salon.com/2013/05/30/miami_olice_choke_and_tackle_black_teen_for_dehumanizing_stare/
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Watch those "dehumanizing stares," folks (Original Post)
noiretextatique
May 2013
OP
Hard to clench your fist when you're feeding a puppy with a bottle, yeah? I call bullpucky.
PDJane
May 2013
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PDJane
(10,103 posts)1. Hard to clench your fist when you're feeding a puppy with a bottle, yeah? I call bullpucky.
msongs
(67,129 posts)2. police are legalized crime in far too many cases nt
bravenak
(34,648 posts)3. I guess when we see an officer, we should just lay on the ground and put our hands behind our backs.
Save everybody some time and stress.
JustAnotherGen
(31,631 posts)5. You have no idea
How sad I feel reading that. so sad because there is so much truth in those words.
jaysunb
(11,856 posts)6. C'mon now...
Why would anyone want to let those aggressive training tactics to go unsed ? Especially when it's against a kid....
Downwinder
(12,869 posts)4. My brother was banned from the school bus for staring
at the driver in the mirror. The driver later turned out to be a pedophile. I never found out if my brother knew or if the driver just thought he knew.