And if the cop leaves this known high crime area and the kid gets assaulted and robbed, no one will blame the cop. Right?
The kid or his parents won't be upset and sue the City of St. Louis for $10 million -- after all, their son was merely exercising his constitutional rights.
In 2006, there were 3 violent crimes and 29 property crimes in St. George, in a population of 1242. Source
That equates to 25.8 crimes per 1000 people, and a violent crime rate of 2.4 per 1000. As I recall the national average for violent crime is just under 2 per 1000.
So I'd hardly call this a "high crime area", notwithstanding the comments this (proven liar) cop made on the tape.