Or potentially made worse through excessive use of force. As I said earlier none of the other police officers saw the need to body-slam 14 year old girls on the ground or draw their weapon on unarmed teens. So is your contention that they were the ones derelict in their duties or acting in a reckless manner? Or was it the officer in question?
I think we're reaching a situation where parents are going to have to tell their children to not invite blacks to their social events. They're too likely to bring some thugs with them.
Which might lead to calling the police who may bring their own thugs as well.
Question for you.
Putting aside the issue of whether or not this particular takedown was “excessive force” or not, to what standard of accountability should we hold these teenagers and their parents?
Do we no longer expect people to obey the lawful orders of the police to disperse? Do we excuse any incivility, any overt hostility and disrespect of authority? Is it now acceptable to resist arrest, or to attempt to interfere with the arrest of another person?
And what are we to make of the two men who moved aggressively toward the officer as he was handcuffing the girl? Is that now acceptable behavior?
Just curious.
The outrage should be focused on why that mob of children was there, disrupting the normal flow of events in a community environment. Nobody was injured. The parents of that girl should be THANKING the police and demanding a lot of explaining from the young lady.
That's the way civilized people behave. They respect police, and are thankful when law and order is maintained.