I am not a complete stranger to a job too. Have seen it from inside in all possible roles.
That’s fine. And if you’ve seen it from the inside, in all possible roles, unless you know more about the circumstances, how can you say it was police abuse?
At this point in my life, I try to be as objective as possible and have no problem calling out cops doing stupid sh*t. But, I wasn’t there. Maybe you were. If that cop rolled up and gave some commands and the kid didn’t drop the “weapon”, the cop acted appropriately.
Again, I give the guy benefit of the doubt, until I know more.