Neighbors Calls The Police To A Teens Pool Party Becuase Their Were To Many Black Kids
Texas Police Officer Suspended After Pulling Weapon On Teens During Pool Party
The officer was filmed aggressively handcuffing black teens before drawing his weapon to scare away others who had come to their aid.
Originally posted on Jun. 7, 2015, at 11:20 a.m. Updated on Jun. 7, 2015, at 1:37 p.m.
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A police officer in McKinney, Texas, has been suspended from duties after being filmed aggressively handcuffing, and then pulling a weapon on, a group of black teens following an “incident” at a local pool party on Friday night.
A police officer in McKinney, Texas, has been suspended from duties after being filmed aggressively handcuffing, and then pulling a weapon on, a group of black teens following an "incident" at a local pool party on Friday night.
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Officers were called to the a local community pool around 7:15 p.m. local time to respond to a “disturbance involving multiple juveniles at the location, who do not live in the area or have permission to be there, refusing to leave,” the McKinney Police Department said in a post on its Facebook page. Other calls also advised that the teens were “actively fighting,” police said.
“First responding officers encountered a large crowd that refused to comply with police commands. Nine additional units responded to the scene. Officers were eventually able to gain control of the situation,” police said.
However, video later emerged of one officer aggressively handcuffing and detaining teens who described themselves as bystanders, before wrestling a girl in a bathing suit to the ground and drawing his weapon on others who came to her aid.
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Texas Police Officer Suspended After Pulling Weapon On Teens During Pool Party
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He is then seen pulling a weapon from his holster to scare off two males who had come to the girl’s aid.
Texas Police Officer Suspended After Pulling Weapon On Teens During Pool Party
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The officer is also shown sitting atop the girl to subdue her.
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“A fight between a mom and a girl broke out and when the cops showed up everyone ran, including the people who didn’t do anything,” Brandon Brooks, who uploaded the video online, wrote on YouTube.
"A fight between a mom and a girl broke out and when the cops showed up everyone ran, including the people who didn't do anything," Brandon Brooks, who uploaded the video online, wrote on YouTube.
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“So the cops just started putting everyone on the ground and in handcuffs for no reason. This kind of force is uncalled for especially on children and innocent bystanders.”
“This video has raised concerns that are being investigated by the McKinney Police Department,” police said. “At this time, one of the responding officers has been placed on administrative leave pending the outcome of this [investigation].”
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Teens at the pool party told BuzzFeed News the police were called after a fight broke out between adults and youths at the pool after the adults made racist comments telling the black children to leave the area and return to “Section 8 [public] housing.”
“I think a bunch of white parents were angry that a bunch of black kids who don’t live in the neighborhood were in the pool,” said Brooks, who is white.
Grace Stone, a white 14-year-old, told BuzzFeed News that when she and her friends objected to the racist comments about public housing an adult woman then became violent.
When police arrived on scene, teens began fleeing. That’s when Brooks began his recording.
“Everyone who was getting put on the ground was black, Mexican, Arabic,” he said. “[The cop] didn’t even look at me. It was kind of like I was invisible.”
Stone told BuzzFeed News that when she approached the officers to explain what had happened in the pool the cop featured in the video ordered that she be handcuffed. “I asked why I was in handcuffs and he wouldn’t tell me,” she said, adding that she was the only white person handcuffed.
Stone’s father, Donnie, soon arrived on scene and was also not given a reason as to why his 14-year-old daughter was in handcuffs. “All they would say is that she’s not arrested,” he said. “I was fixing to get really irate. I thought they were going to put me in handcuffs. I was shaking. It was very aggravating.”
Stone was released from her handcuffs after about 25 minutes and allowed to go home.
The Stone family said they would file assault charges against the adult woman at the pool who made the racist comments.
Despite multiple people being placed in handcuffs, Brooks said he was aware of only one person who was actually taken to the police station.
BuzzFeed News has sought further comment from the McKinney Police Department.
Texas Police Officer Suspended After Pulling Weapon On Teens During Pool Party
The officer was filmed aggressively handcuffing black teens before drawing his weapon to scare away others who had come to their aid.
Originally posted on Jun. 7, 2015, at 11:20 a.m. Updated on Jun. 7, 2015, at 1:37 p.m.
David Mack
David Mack
BuzzFeed News Reporter
Tweet
A police officer in McKinney, Texas, has been suspended from duties after being filmed aggressively handcuffing, and then pulling a weapon on, a group of black teens following an “incident” at a local pool party on Friday night.
A police officer in McKinney, Texas, has been suspended from duties after being filmed aggressively handcuffing, and then pulling a weapon on, a group of black teens following an "incident" at a local pool party on Friday night.
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Officers were called to the a local community pool around 7:15 p.m. local time to respond to a “disturbance involving multiple juveniles at the location, who do not live in the area or have permission to be there, refusing to leave,” the McKinney Police Department said in a post on its Facebook page. Other calls also advised that the teens were “actively fighting,” police said.
“First responding officers encountered a large crowd that refused to comply with police commands. Nine additional units responded to the scene. Officers were eventually able to gain control of the situation,” police said.
However, video later emerged of one officer aggressively handcuffing and detaining teens who described themselves as bystanders, before wrestling a girl in a bathing suit to the ground and drawing his weapon on others who came to her aid.
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After ordering a girl to leave the area, the officer can be seen throwing her to the ground and pushing her head down.
Texas Police Officer Suspended After Pulling Weapon On Teens During Pool Party
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He is then seen pulling a weapon from his holster to scare off two males who had come to the girl’s aid.
Texas Police Officer Suspended After Pulling Weapon On Teens During Pool Party
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The officer is also shown sitting atop the girl to subdue her.
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“A fight between a mom and a girl broke out and when the cops showed up everyone ran, including the people who didn’t do anything,” Brandon Brooks, who uploaded the video online, wrote on YouTube.
"A fight between a mom and a girl broke out and when the cops showed up everyone ran, including the people who didn't do anything," Brandon Brooks, who uploaded the video online, wrote on YouTube.
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“So the cops just started putting everyone on the ground and in handcuffs for no reason. This kind of force is uncalled for especially on children and innocent bystanders.”
“This video has raised concerns that are being investigated by the McKinney Police Department,” police said. “At this time, one of the responding officers has been placed on administrative leave pending the outcome of this [investigation].”
Facebook: mckinneypolice
Teens at the pool party told BuzzFeed News the police were called after a fight broke out between adults and youths at the pool after the adults made racist comments telling the black children to leave the area and return to “Section 8 [public] housing.”
Brooks, the 15-year-old who shot the YouTube video, told BuzzFeed News many students had arrived at the end-of-school celebration at the pool on guest passes.
“I think a bunch of white parents were angry that a bunch of black kids who don’t live in the neighborhood were in the pool,” said Brooks, who is white.
Grace Stone, a white 14-year-old, told BuzzFeed News that when she and her friends objected to the racist comments about public housing an adult woman then became violent.
When police arrived on scene, teens began fleeing. That’s when Brooks began his recording.
“Everyone who was getting put on the ground was black, Mexican, Arabic,” he said. “[The cop] didn’t even look at me. It was kind of like I was invisible.”
Stone told BuzzFeed News that when she approached the officers to explain what had happened in the pool the cop featured in the video ordered that she be handcuffed. “I asked why I was in handcuffs and he wouldn’t tell me,” she said, adding that she was the only white person handcuffed.
Stone’s father, Donnie, soon arrived on scene and was also not given a reason as to why his 14-year-old daughter was in handcuffs. “All they would say is that she’s not arrested,” he said. “I was fixing to get really irate. I thought they were going to put me in handcuffs. I was shaking. It was very aggravating.”
Stone was released from her handcuffs after about 25 minutes and allowed to go home.
The Stone family said they would file assault charges against the adult woman at the pool who made the racist comments.
Despite multiple people being placed in handcuffs, Brooks said he was aware of only one person who was actually taken to the police station.
BuzzFeed News has sought further comment from the McKinney Police Department.
