Did anyone else notice that there was a cool cop there before the asshole cop started brutalizing?

[uhnope]

Let me point out that in this infamous pool party incident, the first cop is totally professional, polite, and is talking to the teenagers in a normal conversation (about 30 seconds into the vid) before the bad cop suddenly starts brutalizing

Let me also point out that the bad cop was forced to resign soon after this incident.

This is worth a read:

http://www.vox.com/2015/5/28/8661977/race-police-officer
I'm a black ex-cop, and this is the real truth about race and policing

[bluestateguy]

1. Did we ever find out who the fat white guy is in the video?

nt

[indivisibleman]

5. I don't think so and we should. n/t

[uhnope]

8. pool owner methinks

[iandhr]

2. Unfortunately that's the thing about assholes.

It only takes one.

[Chakab]

3. The asshole was a corporal and an FTO. If somebody like that is in a supervisory position, it speaks

volumes about that department.

[uhnope]

6. http://www.policemag.com/channel/careers-training/articles/2008/11/what-to-expect-from-your-fto.aspx

http://www.policemag.com/channel/careers-training/articles/2008/11/what-to-expect-from-your-fto.aspx

[Chakab]

10. Uh, yeah. You know there's a big difference between an FTO being hard on rookies during training

and an FTO training rookies to be abusive maniacs when dealing with members of the public, right?

[uhnope]

11. totally. respekt2u4that

[indivisibleman]

4. Yes. and. . .

I also noticed that when the jerk cop showed up they all stepped aside and let him do his crazy dance. They obviously all know that this guy is whacked but have to let him have the rope he needed to hang himself. Which finally, in this instance, he did.

[maddiemom]

7. What I love the most was the "drop and roll" thing the cop did at the beginning of the video.

Often remarked on, but never explained that I've heard. The kids WERE a little mouthy, an attitude that I, a teacher of teenagers for many years, including some semi "delinquent," and "at risk" kids grew used to. Learning to deal with these kids is part of teachers' education and not always absorbed even there. Many cops, especially local ones, should have more training in this area. Kids having increasingly less respect for authority began with attitudes toward teachers, but inevitably seems to have spread to an attitude toward cops. The idea of showing respect to adults lingers with many cops, I'm sure (Wow ! how unreasonable). My own daughter and many other kids continue to be raised showing respect to authority: but they recognize unfair treatment and know the ways to handle things later. Getting "in the face" of someone with a power complex rarely has a good result. I was reminded hearing only the audio of the Sandra Bland tragedy. Too few kids in recent years have been trained at home with parents that have the time, to be cool (not snotty) with obviously overbearing authority figures and the way to combat unfair treatment later ( and no, not a lawsuit, just the time to find options).

[uhnope]

9. respekt2u4that nt

[maddiemom]

12. Thank you.

Not adapted into texting myself, but got the message .

[uhnope]

13. fyi

https://www.psychologytoday.com/blog/suffer-the-children/201203/why-french-kids-dont-have-adhd