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(Chicago) Police Board rules against discipline for cops who cuffed, searched 10-year-old boy
https://chicago.suntimes.com/city-hall/2021/1/21/22242681/police-board-rules-against-discipline-cops-handcuffed-searched-10-year-old-boyA single member of the Chicago Police Board ruled Thursday night that no officers will face discipline for a 2018 incident in which a 10-year-old boy was handcuffed and searched for weapons on the hood of a squad car.
Michael Thomas Jr. was stopped by officers sent to the area near Roosevelt Road and Sawyer Avenue in June 2018 after someone called 911 to say a boy had a gun.
In cellphone video footage previously shared with NBC 5, a visibly terrified Thomas can be seen on the hood of a squad car with his hands cuffed behind his back as he’s searched by CPD officers.
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“Keep in mind, this is difficult for an officer to tell right off the bat if you’re 10 years old, 12 years old [or] 14 …. So, they handcuffed the kid for safety reasons because he did match that description. They followed all the rules and protocols that we have in place. So I’m not concerned about that at all.”
Michael Thomas Jr. was stopped by officers sent to the area near Roosevelt Road and Sawyer Avenue in June 2018 after someone called 911 to say a boy had a gun.
In cellphone video footage previously shared with NBC 5, a visibly terrified Thomas can be seen on the hood of a squad car with his hands cuffed behind his back as he’s searched by CPD officers.
(snip)
“Keep in mind, this is difficult for an officer to tell right off the bat if you’re 10 years old, 12 years old [or] 14 …. So, they handcuffed the kid for safety reasons because he did match that description. They followed all the rules and protocols that we have in place. So I’m not concerned about that at all.”
FTP.
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