Posted on 06/09/2015 5:14:04 AM PDT by lbryce
A police officer slams an unarmed 15-year-old girl in a bikini to the ground, pulls his gun and kneels on her as teens on either side of him shout and, of course, record the encounter. Within hours, millions watch the video: Some see a defenseless black teen being manhandled by an out-of-control white cop; others see a lone, scared officer in the crowded, chaotic aftermath of a fight he doesn’t yet understand.
Cellphone video has become as much a part of policing as tickets and handcuffs. Video images of police shootings have sparked national turmoil. But Friday’s ugly, cacophonous scene in McKinney, Tex., at first seemed like something more routine — a call about misbehaving teens at a pool party on a hot Texas afternoon.
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From everything I have seen, I say the officer did a commendable job in controlling a scene that was quickly escalating toward violence. If you ignore and/or are aggressive around cops giving orders, it is not going to end well for you. The best solution to that problem is to not put yourself in that position.
While I agree this was NOT one of the more egregious examples of a rogue cop, he was clearly not in control of himself and he caused panic every place he went.
Listen again to the video. He is basically the star of the video because his action were causing the most attention.
Every place he goes there is an increase in screaming and panic.
Rule #1 in riot control is DO NOT ESCALATE the situation. Rule #2 is DO NOT FORGET RULE #1
It is a personality thing- he needs a desk job.
When I was in the Security Police in the Air Force we had a riot control training video.
It showed the same situation 2 different ways. In the first situation a group of rowdy people is approached by an officer EXACTLY like the one in this video and things escalate out of control very quickly and VERY BADLY (as in this video- where he was moments away from shooting two kids.)
In the second half the training video had the exact same situation, and a different officer CALMLY takes control of the situation and things end peacefully. I remember it as being one of the best training videos I had ever seen, and clearly fixed in my mind the difference between gaining and losing control of a situation.
This officer lacks the professional demeanor and presence necessary in that situation.
Look at the video again - he was SECONDS AWAY FROM SHOOTING some kids.
The other two officers calmly walking towards that scene were probably as shocked as everyone else. Notice how the other two officers did not rush into the crowd to assist him?
Listen again as he runs around screaming and swearing- each place he goes there is suddenly more screaming and panic.
He escalated the situation nearly out of control.
This was a set up, and the police was right there. #1) These “TEENAGERS” knew they were doing wrong. They didn’t have the right to be there. They were there illegally. What were the owners of those property to do? They called the police. There’s got to be a lesson here for every body. The first lesson is for these “TEENAGERS”. You do not go where you aren’t invited, and create a “SCENE”.
After viewing this video I think that one cop belongs behind a desk. He seems TOO NERVOUS..., VERY SCARED... of who ISIS, Al-Qaeda, Chinese or Russian invasion, some mass murder on a rampage???........... Oh no it was typical teenagers doing what most teenagers do in the Summer. ust looking at this cops behavior you would think it's Vietnam, and they just raided a communist village.
It's astounding the officer is that SCARED of little 14 year old teenagers at a pool party. I would not be surprised if he wet his underwear. Hey just saying... You can clearly see the FEAR in his eyes, and trying to act tough to over compensate for his short height/Napoleon syndrome.
Guys like this guy have no business being a police officer. He is obviously too scared, and can't seem to keep a cool head when it's required.
You make some good points. I do feel the officer was all jacked up primarily because he had a hundred stupid teenagers running around acting “stupidly”.
The officer also did have several people bum rush him while he attempted to get this loud mouth teenager on the ground. If she would have just sat down like a lady and shut her mouth, half of that situation would not have happened.
Two or three girls rushed him from the left, then a guy that appeared at least the officers size if not bigger rush up to him on the right. This is when he pulled the weapon out of it’s holster. I’dda done the same thing.
The guy, “acting stupidly” rushed an armed officer. He is lucky to be alive.
Thanks for the photos, the deliberately misleading accounts on radio and in print have been “pulled a gun on a 14-year old girl”.
Yellow journalism to stoke the fires of Obama’s race war. It’s going to be a long hot summer. The media loves chaos. The Democrat loves scare tactics going into an election.
This is the left’s foray for penetrating their “shock troops” into the suburbs.
The person that needs some serious background checking is the “DJ” that set up (without permission) and then tweet-called the troops in.
They intend to riot, loot and burn in the suburbs next, because that’s where the bulk of their political opposition lives and owns property.
I really hope the people in this neighborhood are prepared. They need a carbine with several hundred rounds of ammo in every house.
Did the Washington Post bother to ask why the cops were there in the first place? While they complained about his language, did they complain about the lyrics in black rap music? No, of course not. All they are interested in is further destroying police work and causing more racial problems.
Do you think the truth matters these days? Not to the media, not to the race whores, not to the Justice Dept and certainly not to Obama.
Noticed the teen in question is now 15, not 14.
Noticed her in a news interview giving her side of the story, which didn’t exactly match the video.
She claimed she was walking away. She claims what she said was not directed at the officer.
FoxNews did show an ‘extended’ version of the video this morning. Even the ‘extended’ version seemed to have starts-and-stops or segments cut out. It opened with 3 officers chasing several black yutes, as they were trying to get control of the situation. {video break} {video continues} Video shows officer approaching 15 year old, tells her to leave, to leave, to leave, she mouths, she mouths, she mouths. He sits her on the ground.
In her news interview, she claims the officer has his knee into her back, etc.
A couple of dead "youts" after confronting homeowners will soon put a stop to these wildings. This is Texas, where open carry is legal, and self-defense laws are strong. Collin County, where this incident took place, is politically conservative.
This isn't San Francisco, Manhattan, or Boston, and the sooner these apes learn it the better.
I saw it this morning. Looks like he was doing his job to me.
Was he among the first officers on the scene? That is my perspective. He was outnumbered and trying to establish control. The other officers arrived and were in a better position (numerically) to establish control.
The biggest question for me is whether he should have waited to “engage”, until he had more officers. Otherwise, I don’t see anything wrong with his actions. Clearly, the gun draw was an act of self-defense resulting from the 2 men approaching, aggressively from behind him.
I would, if I were in that neighborhood, be investigating the federalized “law enforcement” in the area as well.
When this all gets rolling as Obama/the left want it to,
they will use the fedleos to protect their shock troops as they loot and burn the suburbs.
If you haven’t seen it you should look at the legal analysis at this site: http://legalinsurrection.com/2015/06/video-analysis-mckinney-brawl-another-rush-to-misjudgment/
The cop didn’t handle it right and escalated the situation, that said, if you don’t do what the police tell you to do there are going to be problems. You can always litigate afterwards.
A major problem is that the kids are not used to authority, they can do whatever they want in the schools. Berate and badger their teachers without repercussions.
Most will be unemployable, not that I care, there’s plenty of good help from overseas.
Good post, Mr. K.
Perfect
No, he wasn't.
His finger was never on the trigger.
The gun was never pointed directly at any of the assailants. (you may choose to view them as "kids" but I saw assailants preparing to rush him)
As soon as the threat was over, he holstered his gun.
Does anyone know who the big dude in the shorts was? Why was he following the cop around?
I was surprised that the black boys had decent (normal)haircuts and were well groomed. Certainly not the appearance we are used to seeing on the news or on the streets.
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