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brush

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10. She's a teenager, not an adult woman.

Reply to McCamy Taylor (Reply #7)

Sun Jun 7, 2015, 07:13 PM

Jun 2015

Last edited Mon Jun 8, 2015, 12:36 AM - Edit history (1)

That ahole, out-of-control cop should be fired for escalating the situation four fold — the cursing at the kids, the cuffing of two boys who were doing nothing, the body slamming of the young girl, and finally the pulling of his gun at the boys who tried to help the girl he manhandled.

Fire his ass!

He doesn't have the disposition/temper to be trusted with a gun.

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McKinney, Texas, Officer on Leave After Wild Pool Party Video Surfaces [View all] Judi Lynn Jun 2015 OP

Here's the link to a gd thread about it, with video. How to not do it right. uppityperson Jun 2015 #1

Thank you for the link. Would have probably missed it, otherwise. The cops were the ones Judi Lynn Jun 2015 #2

I was holding my breath when he pulled his gun and the kids ran screaming, wondering uppityperson Jun 2015 #3

It will be interesting to see how quickly the FOP or local police union takes up his cause... CincyDem Jun 2015 #4

paid leave = paid vacation kiri Jun 2015 #5

I do not consider police "unions" real unions bluestateguy Jun 2015 #6

But the Police Unions do, Serve to Protect... SoapBox Jun 2015 #8

As do most union, protecting their members is one of the benefits and if we had more unions cstanleytech Jun 2015 #16

You bet!! That is their job!! pocoloco Jun 2015 #17

Probably pretty fast, he is a vice-president in his local union.... what a asshole he is!!! winstars Jun 2015 #25

How old is the "woman"? She looked like jail bait to me. McCamy Taylor Jun 2015 #7

She's a teenager, not an adult woman. brush Jun 2015 #10

well heaven05 Jun 2015 #14

Of course! nt brush Jun 2015 #19

It was started by a white woman making racist comments to the kids Tempest Jun 2015 #9

really heaven05 Jun 2015 #13

I found this: christx30 Jun 2015 #24

Not buying it Tempest Jun 2015 #26

Hoax post Tempest Jun 2015 #32

This idiot needs to be fired Gothmog Jun 2015 #11

well the kids handled roughly heaven05 Jun 2015 #12

He belongs in prison. nt valerief Jun 2015 #15

That was super excessive. romanic Jun 2015 #18

They were obviously unarmed kids too. Jamastiene Jun 2015 #31

It's de facto segregation Novara Jun 2015 #20

This was on Good Morning America a few min. ago - LiberalElite Jun 2015 #21

No excuse for thug cop behavior, but there is more to this story Telcontar Jun 2015 #22

The kids and some adults said it was a community pool Tempest Jun 2015 #27

Here is the lady who hired the DJ telling more of the story snooper2 Jun 2015 #28

You can't hear most of what she's saying because of the men talking in the background. n/t Tempest Jun 2015 #30

Fail? That word, I dont think it means what you think Telcontar Jun 2015 #33

Police who scream, swear and rage are terrifying. I'd run from them too! Sunlei Jun 2015 #23

The cop claims he pulled his gun because two young men ran AT him, not away. nt NickB79 Jun 2015 #34

my heart goes out to those children terrified & abused by swearing, screaming, out of control police Sunlei Jun 2015 #29