Where did I say or even imply that that particular girl was a "nice, innocent teenager"? Keep looking ... it will be in vain. If you look closely, you'll see that I even expect that she was using as foul language to the cop as the cop was using to the kids,
many of whom can he heard addressing him and other cops in this video respectfully as "sir."
What I referred to was what can be seen and heard in the 7-minute video. In which one of the cops had clearly flipped his lid and lost control.
I would hate to be a teen today because of:
a) thug teens allowed to be thugs based on the color of their skin -- which harmed EVERYONE involved, including the black teens who lived in the community
b) encouragement at an especially vulnerable and ignorant age to "explore" sexuality, including transgender and homosexuality
c) piss-poor education system.
Among other things.
My criticisms here have been of the deranged and hysterical police officer in that video who made a bad situation worse. I saw a lot of what looked like "nice, innocent teenagers" of all colors in the video at the top of this thread. Did you take the time to actually watch it?
As it happens, to me that particular girl looked neither nice nor innocent (! ;^), but she also didn't look like a bruiser who was going be able to physically resist that officer very much, yet just the same, he man-handled her as if she presented the physical threat of a Samoan bruiser. Compare it, if you will, to the way you can see on the video that the other officers handled the boys.
That you interpret my pointing out that the one officer was clearly out of line as being equal to claiming that the girl who clearly mouthed-off to a cop who had moments earlier been yelling at teens with "F**ck'in" this and "G-ddamned" that, was "a nice innocent teenager," is your mistake.
My criticisms here have been of the deranged and hysterical police officer in that video who made a bad situation worse. I saw a lot of what looked like "nice, innocent teenagers" of all colors in the video at the top of this thread. Did you take the time to actually watch it? I watched the video. Both of them. Did you? I saw a cop trying to instill order over a bunch of thugs running amok, the thugs who were causing all the trouble, not obeying police orders and while he was detaining one of them, a bunch of other “thugs” approached him from behind and he did the right thing IMO. I guess in your opinion, he should have stood down and given them more “space to destroy” like Baltimore Mayor Stephanie Rawlings-Blake did during the riots in Baltimore.
Texas resident: Cop was right, deserves a medal
many of whom can he heard addressing him and other cops in this video respectfully as "sir."
