Baltimore Cop vs kid

[jsarno]

Originally Posted by SmootSmack

Good post. And about the responsiblity falling on the kid's parents, is it the same kid who at the start of the video says he doesn't have a father?

There are plenty of good cops, but this guy isn't one of them. Better said, maybe he is but in this case he certainly didn't act like one. True, we didn't see the whole story but it's hard to believe anything happened that warranted the cop's actions.

The guy wouldn't be suspended (likely) if he didn't touch the kid. He really made a poor choice there.
We all have days we wish we could take back. This guy could have been a great cop for his whole career, but something happened today...who knows. Grabbing the kid just wasn't wise at all...that's where the situation went bad.
I just hope someone takes that kid (off camera of course) and smacks some sense into him, cause now he thinks he can take on cops with no repercussions. He was just taught he can say and do just about anything to authority and he'll get away with it, and moreover, the authority will "appear" to be in the wrong. That's a horrible lesson.