You just know this kid is being given a hard time for allowing such a photo to be taken; a black youth literally hanging on to a white cop for safety and peace of mind. Hopefully, he is tough enough to ignore the haters, most of whom are jealous they have never done anything to garner this much positive attention.
I understand his home is in West Linn, Oregon. West Linn is well away from a ghetto area...middle to upper class. Doubt that there are many minorities that would harass him for his actions.