From published figures it would appear that to be a "black male" in the US, you run a greater risk of violent treatment by the police. When a 14 year youth carrying a puppy is seen as a threat to two large armed police officers, you have to scratch your head and shout, "what the hell is going on", or should it be "racial psychopaths at large"?
It’s hard to disagree with that he was not guilty. Even if everything the police officers said is true — he was roughhousing with another youth, walked away after they spoke to him, clenched his fists, and looked at them funny — he didn’t do anything that merited a violent arrest. If a white 14-year-old were thrown around, choked, and cuffed, I suspect the officers would find themselves on “administrative leave” and any charges against the boy would be dropped.
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