Just curious. How did he screw up?
How would you have handled that call?
“How would you have handled that call?”
Calmly. Like the other two cops who were speaking in a normal voice and repeating over and over for the kids to back up.
The girl was 14 and had to be terrified which is pretty evident when he threw her on the ground and she started wailing for her mom.
The cop escalated this situation because a group of teenagers was unruly. If he’s that scared or that not in control of himself then he has no business being a cop.
He’ll eventually hurt or kill somebody. The other cops didn’t lose their self control.
I did see he was the 2nd in charge of his police union so maybe his attitude problems stem from thinking he’ll never get busted on it.
If he’s a big man in the local cop union he’s probably used to getting away with stunts like this.
I’m pretty sure if it were you or your kid you wouldn’t have so much of a problem seeing that he lost his temper and seriously over reacted.
Usually, “how could he have handled the call better” is a hypothetical question. Here, it’s not. He should have handled it like every other officer on the scene. Professionally. With an authoritative presence, but in control. Not going crazy and escalating the situation all by himself.