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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsVideo Shows California Cop Pinning, Punching 14-Year-Old
Video Shows California Cop Pinning, Punching 14-Year-Old
Sen. Kamala Harris said the clip shows a horrific abuse of power by the Sacramento County sheriffs deputy.
https://www.huffpost.com/entry/rancho-cordova-police-officer-beating-14-year-old-boy_n_5ea92878c5b6fb98a2b500e7
By Dominique Mosbergen
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The video, first posted to Twitter by a person who identified herself as the boys sister, shows a white officer hitting the boy, who is Black, as he attempts to detain him. The officer, who is much bigger than the teen, appears to strike the boy repeatedly with a closed fist, push his face into the ground and yank him roughly by the arm.
In a follow-up tweet, the Twitter user said the teen has a serious heart condition that could be triggered very easily by being hit in his chest/back! Hes a kid and has never been in any kind of trouble with the law!
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The Rancho Cordova Police Department and the Sacramento County Sheriffs Office said in a joint statement that the officer was responding to complaints of alcohol, tobacco and drug sales to minors on Monday when he saw what he believed to be a hand-to-hand exchange between an adult and juvenile. The deputy was assigned to work with the police department under the citys contract for police services.
The teen later admitted to KTXL-TV that he had asked a stranger to purchase tobacco for him and had it in his hand when the officer approached. He said he immediately handed over the cigar, but the cop became confrontational anyway.
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Video Shows California Cop Pinning, Punching 14-Year-Old (Original Post)
marble falls
Apr 2020
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AFTER the kid handed it to him as requested. Then the kid cracked wise and the cop lost it.
marble falls
Apr 2020
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Demovictory9
(32,448 posts)1. kick
stillcool
(32,626 posts)2. that guy needs to be locked up..
wtf.
Solomon
(12,310 posts)3. I am so fucking sick of this shit.
WhiskeyGrinder
(22,326 posts)4. FTP.
PoindexterOglethorpe
(25,848 posts)5. Couldn't we find someone like
Andre the Giant to do the same thing to this cop? Okay, I know that Andre is no longer with us, but still, there must be some great big guy out there.
safeinOhio
(32,673 posts)6. Drug test cops.
Rage is too common.
crickets
(25,962 posts)7. He punched and beat a 14 year-old boy over a cigar.
What a man!
marble falls
(57,077 posts)8. AFTER the kid handed it to him as requested. Then the kid cracked wise and the cop lost it.
demigoddess
(6,640 posts)9. bullies are cowards.
Cowards are bullies. So they become cops.