Protests in Anaheim, California, After Off-Duty Cop Fires Gun During Clash With Teens

[Mariana]

Source: nbcnews.com

Hundreds of protesters descended on the home of a Los Angeles police officer Wednesday after video surfaced of the off-duty cop's apparently firing a gun during a scuffle with a 13-year-old that erupted after the teenager and friends allegedly walked on his lawn.

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The officer wasn't arrested because "there was no ongoing threat to public safety," Wyatt said. "We know how to find him, where to find him."

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The video, which was shared widely online, appears to show the officer holding on to the 13-year-old boy while being jostled by the teen's friends. The tussle continues until the cop pulls the pair into a hedge before pulling out his weapon and firing it. It doesn't show how the confrontation began or what led to the incident.

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The Los Angeles Police Department didn't identify the officer, who is on administrative leave. The 13-year-old was arrested and released after being booked at Orange County Juvenile Hall on charges of criminal threats and battery. A 15-year-old friend who was arrested on suspicion of assault and battery was released to his parents.





Read more: http://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/protests-anaheim-after-duty-cop-fires-gun-during-clash-teens-n724501

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Video of part of the incident at link. Here is a longer video:

[Eliot Rosewater]

1. At what time in the video does he fire the shot?

The privilege of making the money that guy makes, working where he works, and he does this.

Has no idea how most of us would give anything to make six figures and live in Southern Sunny California.

Prick

[metroins]

3. 2:10ish begin watching.

[Eliot Rosewater]

5. Thanks, in a sane world he is lucky to get a job cleaning fish in Alaska...

[Mariana]

4. He pulls the gun at about 2:20. nt.

[metroins]

2. Action at 2:10 -2:30

What the heck is that cop thinking?

[Old Vet]

12. IMHO hes thinking that hes about to get a serious beat down and maybe popping off a round........

Might scatter these kids long enough for the police to arrive.

[metroins]

14. WTF was he grabbing the kid for?

He's obviously the physical aggressor in the moments leading up to it. The other kids just want him to let their friend go and he's just dragging the kid around.

Then when the kids fight back he pulls a gun.

He should have been an adult. Unless a kid hit me I would never grab one.

Such a mundane issue that turned extreme.

[IthinkThereforeIAM]

15. The kid claims he said, "I am gonna sue you"...

... the man in plaid said he heard, "I am gonna shoot you"...

NBC just reported that the kids have been chronic antagonists, no respect for personal property.

[metroins]

16. So?

Seriously, you don't get physical over words.

Off duty cop or not.

[IthinkThereforeIAM]

17. He was being gang rushed and the kid in red...

... DID RUSH him and shove him into the hedge. According to neighborhood residents, the kids have been trampling on lawns, not respecting private property. Let's wait and see how many times they were told to not walk on the yard, especially when there is a fine sidewalk to walk on.

[metroins]

18. The kids rushed him

Because he was dragging a kid and holding them.

They were defending their friend from an obvious out of control adult. They tried talking with him, reason, then gently pulling him. The guy escalated and then they did.

Who cares how many times? You don't grab and drag children.

[thesquanderer]

6. "We know how to find him, where to find him."

Yes, that's always been the thing that determines whether or not someone gets arrested.

[JudyM]

7. That is insane.

Cops took too long to get over to the kid and then later had him on his knees. WTH?
This seems like another case of "we're not taking s$it from anyone any more." Just a guess.

[Mariana]

8. When the cops arrive, they cuff the kid and haul him off.

The crazy ass off duty cop with the gun, that he fired in a residential area? The one whose composure is so shaky he comes completely unglued over some kids walking on his lawn? He doesn't even get handcuffs.

[appleannie1943]

9. Try doing that if you don't wear a uniform at work. Even without a crowd of kids watching.

[heaven05]

10. trumpland

and out of control cops.....kid walked on his lawn...he needs to go talk to the one who talks to chairs...clint eastwood.

[SoCalMusicLover]

11. It's Not Like He Killed Anybody

I'm sure he'll get a stern warning not to do it again, along with a box of donuts.

[iluvtennis]

13. Wow, that's not an appropriate action for someone walking on your lawn. Cop s/b investigated

[Crash2Parties]

19. "wasn't arrested...no ongoing threat to public safety" - He *is* an ongoing threat to public safety.

[hunter]

20. Things teachers are not allowed to do...

This guy wouldn't last 15 minutes as a public school teacher. Hell, I suspect a class of third graders would eat him alive.

Why do we tolerate cops like this? What kind of idiot gets in a pissing contest with teenagers?

Why is this idiot allowed to have a gun???

[pfitz59]

21. There's one other adult in the video. An old dude with a crutch.

He repeatedly tells the other adult to let the kid go. You can see him in one video calling the police. After the shot, only the old man is left on the scene talking to the cops and being observant..

[Scruffy1]

22. Gee, letter carriers are required to walk across lawns.

Americans obsession with an ecological disaster called the lawn is amazing. Of course the millions and millions spent advertising lawn products has nothing to do with it.

[Blue_Tires]

23. kick