Police brutality (video) on 13 year old skaters.

[Staurm]

I'm assuming he didn't know he was being filmed the whole time. I got confused as to how many people he was arresting, it seemed like anyone who turned up at the scene was targetted by him, including the guy with the hidden camera.

I'm thinking that behind it was a few seconds of the kid possibly winding the policeman up a bit, and he pushed it too far with the wrong policeman. I have been in similar situations myself, but thankfully receded at the appropriate time in all cases. It's no excuse at all though for they way the cop reacted though.

Even if they did set the incident up, or maybe set it up so as they could film themselves skateboarding past a cop and looking really decadent and it backfired, he still should be dealt with for this.

[Gatekeeper777]

the kids parents should be fined.


The cop should be fired. for conduct unbecomming an officer.
or at least be made to patrol the sidewalks on a skateboard.

[Ichi]

I fucking hate cops
But I do not feel bad for the kid, he going to sue the cop for a lot of moniez. Lucky kid.

[reality0]

fuckin pigs.. that douche bag probably grew up getting made fun of and picked on.. so he decides to be a cop and get back at the social group who caused him pain, except he has a badge now... fuckin asshole, don't worry... his time will come when he gets to hell and fuckin fries.. and when he does, ill light a bowl and smile

[FreeVenice]

Besides the fact of them running, it's against police procedure to put someone in a choke hold. Law enforcers that break the law over some kids that they know are just trying to have fun. . .the approach was terrible, and these cops deserved what they got. . .

[Gatekeeper777]

The video should be sent to CNN via email.

[JeKo]

Even if you guys think that it wasn't that bad brutality, its still so silly to be arresting someone for skateboarding where it is prohibited, if he just asked them to leave i bet they would have

[Nochowderforyou]

Even if you guys think that it wasn't that bad brutality, its still so silly to be arresting someone for skateboarding where it is prohibited, if he just asked them to leave i bet they would have

Ha ha ha! That's a good one.

Go witness next time a police officer asked skateboarders not to skate somewhere. I was once a skateboarder, and trust me, asking us nicely never happened. Most of them don't like authority, and them leaving in a calm, mature manner, is slim to none.

I still don't find this a big deal.

[Gatekeeper777]

when a cop abuses his authority it should be a big deal.
The fact that some of you are callouse to is a shame.

[Nochowderforyou]

How do any of us know who was at fault here? For the first few minutes we see?

None of us were there, and from my experience, when authority tells skateboarders not to skate, the words "fuck you pig" come to mind, but no, perhaps we didn't see THAT part about the kids being lippy and abusive towards the cop.

I'm saying that NONE OF US know if the cop was at fault, or the kids got what was coming. We just judge what we saw in less than 5 minutes, and I'm sorry, 5 minutes and not seeing the entire event doesn't give us the right of way to call the cops at fault.