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In reply to the discussion: About that young lady the cop brutally attacked over the pool party.... [View all]brush
(61,033 posts)it's right there in the video.
The manhandling and taking to the ground of a half-naked teenage girl, cuffing her then keeping her pinned with knees and full body weight on her back is nothing but brutal and entirely unnecessary escalation of a situation that drastically called out for de-escalation.
That short cop did just the opposite of what was needed with his racist assumptions that only the black people were at fault.
It's all right there in the video his cursing at the black kids instead of talking and asking who called and what was going on, his cuffing of the black teenage boys, his threats to arrest other black teens, his egregious manhandling of the teenage girl and then the drawing his gun and chasing after other black teenagers (only to be stopped by the two sensible officers).
The short cop did none of that to the many whites who were around, including the big guy in the denim shorts or the white teen videoing the whole thing.
There are no excuses for this out-of-control behavior so pls stop making them. That short, loose cannon cop does not have the disposition or patience to ascertain what's going on and to deescalate a situation and thus should not be entrusted with a gun.
Fire his ass!