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A pool party quickly turned chaotic Friday in Mckinney, Texas when police arrived to the scene and began to chase, handcuff, berate and unnecessarily body slam adolescent girls for not obeying their every command.
The video begins showing a group of young teens dispersing a pool area to the sound of one hyped-up Mckinney officer yelling “MOVE, MOVE” while sprinting down a sidewalk with a baton – only to trip and fall down as he made his way past the videographer.
After getting back to his feet, the Texas cop continued sprinting across the street where he began forcing witnesses to the ground, even handcuffing a few bystanders.
6-7-2015 10-53-39 AM
“Get your ass out of here!” the officer yelled and a group of girls pulling a cooler.
After detaining a few more teens, the cop decided to give them a piece of his mind, probably upset and embarrassed that they had seen him trip on his own two feet.
“Don’t make me fucking run around here with 30 pounds of god damned gear on in the sun. Cuz’ you want to screw around out here?”
The cop quickly moves on to a group of teens huddled near the scene and took offense to them for allegedly running their mouths and demanded that they leave right away which they begrudgingly complied. The cop then went further down the sidewalk to shout at another group of kids but this time grabbed a young girl in a bikini and drug her by the arm and eventually slammed her to the pavement.
Bystanders were immediately upset by the cop taking such a violent approach to a situation and started to move in and help the girl. At that point, the cop draws what appears to be his service pistol as the bright yellow taser can be seen still attached to his belt and chases away the crowd. Luckily two other officers arrive to the scene at that very moment which may have prevented a very bad situation.
http://photographyisnotacrime.com/2015/06/texas-cop-goes-on-violent-rampage-at-pool-party/
The video begins showing a group of young teens dispersing a pool area to the sound of one hyped-up Mckinney officer yelling “MOVE, MOVE” while sprinting down a sidewalk with a baton – only to trip and fall down as he made his way past the videographer.
After getting back to his feet, the Texas cop continued sprinting across the street where he began forcing witnesses to the ground, even handcuffing a few bystanders.
6-7-2015 10-53-39 AM
“Get your ass out of here!” the officer yelled and a group of girls pulling a cooler.
After detaining a few more teens, the cop decided to give them a piece of his mind, probably upset and embarrassed that they had seen him trip on his own two feet.
“Don’t make me fucking run around here with 30 pounds of god damned gear on in the sun. Cuz’ you want to screw around out here?”
The cop quickly moves on to a group of teens huddled near the scene and took offense to them for allegedly running their mouths and demanded that they leave right away which they begrudgingly complied. The cop then went further down the sidewalk to shout at another group of kids but this time grabbed a young girl in a bikini and drug her by the arm and eventually slammed her to the pavement.
Bystanders were immediately upset by the cop taking such a violent approach to a situation and started to move in and help the girl. At that point, the cop draws what appears to be his service pistol as the bright yellow taser can be seen still attached to his belt and chases away the crowd. Luckily two other officers arrive to the scene at that very moment which may have prevented a very bad situation.
http://photographyisnotacrime.com/2015/06/texas-cop-goes-on-violent-rampage-at-pool-party/
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I guess it depends on where you get your information on whether or not it the "complete story". I for one would hesitate to get my "facts" from a site called, photographyisnotacrime.com. As others have noted, this is not the whole story. Is the cop in the wrong, highly likely he went a bit over the top, but there is always two sides of the story, a and once again, we have another situation that was escalated unnecessarily because citizens know that they can be complete a-holes to cops and someone will only video, or turn in the part of the video that shows the cop in the wrong.
Police spokeswoman Sabrina Boston said the incident involved "multiple juveniles at the location, who do not live in the area or have permission to be there, refusing to leave." She said additional units were dispatched after the first officers to arrive "encountered a large crowd that refused to comply with police commands."
Reference: http://www.kvue.com/story/news/local/2015/06/07/mckinney-chief-officers-conduct-raised-concerns/28662895/
Police spokeswoman Sabrina Boston said the incident involved "multiple juveniles at the location, who do not live in the area or have permission to be there, refusing to leave." She said additional units were dispatched after the first officers to arrive "encountered a large crowd that refused to comply with police commands."
Reference: http://www.kvue.com/story/news/local/2015/06/07/mckinney-chief-officers-conduct-raised-concerns/28662895/
McKinney chief: Officer's conduct raised concerns
McKINNEY, Texas — McKinney police said Sunday that an officer has been placed on administrative leave after a Friday evening disturbance at the Craig
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My personal opinions is that yes the officer could have acted more appropriately, but his actions are not worth losing his career and his quality of life over. There were over a hundred kids at this pool party, and very few officers. If all the kids just sat down AND STAYED THERE, he could have composed himself and slowly taken statements from everyone there. These kids weren't following his directions, the kids he asked to leave (which I would leave immediately so I don't get in trouble) refused to do so multiple times. The other kids kept getting up and moving around.
Yes he drew his gun, but look at how those two guys approached him. He didn't point at them, he reacted appropriately to what could have been a serious threat. The number of people there greatly out numbered him, and due the resistant he was getting it's not unreasonable for him to think that these kids might try to pull something that could harm him. Yes, it was a pool party, but those two guys were not wearing swimsuits and could have easily been concealing a weapon. Even if they weren't concealing a weapon they outnumbered him. He pulled out his weapon, so what? He didn't point it at anyone, the safety was probably still on, and he never fired. I do not see how this story got so twisted so that an officer defending himself against a perceived threat is him trying to rage kill a bunch of black kids. THAT IS NOT WHAT HAPPENED.
Could he have been a little more gentle with that girl? Yes, but she also refused to listen to him countless times, and then fought him the whole time. From what I understand this officer just responded to two back to back suicide calls, and while we can all argue that he shouldn't have shown up to the pool party call, if your fellow officers need you, you go. It's similar to the military concept, I'm not going to sit down and quit because I'm emotionally compromised I still have a job to do.
Yes he drew his gun, but look at how those two guys approached him. He didn't point at them, he reacted appropriately to what could have been a serious threat. The number of people there greatly out numbered him, and due the resistant he was getting it's not unreasonable for him to think that these kids might try to pull something that could harm him. Yes, it was a pool party, but those two guys were not wearing swimsuits and could have easily been concealing a weapon. Even if they weren't concealing a weapon they outnumbered him. He pulled out his weapon, so what? He didn't point it at anyone, the safety was probably still on, and he never fired. I do not see how this story got so twisted so that an officer defending himself against a perceived threat is him trying to rage kill a bunch of black kids. THAT IS NOT WHAT HAPPENED.
Could he have been a little more gentle with that girl? Yes, but she also refused to listen to him countless times, and then fought him the whole time. From what I understand this officer just responded to two back to back suicide calls, and while we can all argue that he shouldn't have shown up to the pool party call, if your fellow officers need you, you go. It's similar to the military concept, I'm not going to sit down and quit because I'm emotionally compromised I still have a job to do.
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ok after some looking into things with my own eyes and ears. this is what my thoughts on this are....1 he was the officer in charge on scene..... 2 he got imberrest for falling down.... 3 he pulled his gun... why??
did he over react to the scene that he arrived to.... yes
was he over reacting to the girl and throwing her to the ground .... yes and no... it should have never gotten that far out of hand... remember he was the officer on scene..and she should have followed the instructions of the officer....
should he have pulled his gun... no... he is the officer on scene ... he is the one that is supposed to have control of the scene... not be consumed by the scene...there was a better way to handle this scene...if he was worried that the MOB was closing ... control the scene ... pulling his gun could have made matter worse... lucky they did not go that way....
thats my point of view... thanks for your time
did he over react to the scene that he arrived to.... yes
was he over reacting to the girl and throwing her to the ground .... yes and no... it should have never gotten that far out of hand... remember he was the officer on scene..and she should have followed the instructions of the officer....
should he have pulled his gun... no... he is the officer on scene ... he is the one that is supposed to have control of the scene... not be consumed by the scene...there was a better way to handle this scene...if he was worried that the MOB was closing ... control the scene ... pulling his gun could have made matter worse... lucky they did not go that way....
thats my point of view... thanks for your time
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Eric Casebolt: 5 Fast Facts You Need to Know
Eric Casebolt is the McKinney, Texas, cop who has resigned after a video raised questions about his conduct while arresting…
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A lot of facts have not been brought to the fore front in regards to this incident. As of now the officer has resigned.
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The police officer resigned today so this question is moot. Thank you for your comments, and now all of you can take a hike. Lol
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Clearly what we see in the video, regardless of what the girl had said to the Officer, is excessive force. I realize that not obeying an order from a police officer is grounds for arrest but clearly he used more force than necessary to subdue a girl who looks about 100lbs soaking wet. He didn't even inform the girl that he was arresting her, didn't give her an order to turn around and put her arms behind her back, nothing procedural in that situation what-so-ever.
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It appears that the police were acting a little extreme, however I don't know what happened before the video. But also they didn't need to resist or fight as much if they were innocent. They provoked it alot.
I will note the combat role the cop does is just funny.
I will note the combat role the cop does is just funny.
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I watched the video... Hard to tell what she did leading up to that. It's difficult to judge without knowing what she did that warranted the force. If five minutes earlier she kicked one of the cops in the crotch and ran and now came back, the officer may have felt that force was necessary to avoid another assault (not that I believe that happened) maybe the cop recognized her as a wanted person (again, I don't think that was it) but without any facts I can't make that call. Just based off the video I wouldn't have effected an arrest on her in that manner. Most of the kids looked as if they were at a pool party and the cops were just called for noise or something simple. Unfortunately it appears as if the officer escalated the situation which is the exact opposite of what police officers should do. Judging just off the video I would have to say the cop did a poor job. Looked like a rookie trying to prove something to me. As a supervisor I would have intervened long before the girl was on the ground.
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CPO (Join to see), I watched it again on our local news. The police were originally called because two women, one white, one black were in a fight over who had access to the pool. Yes, isn't that stupid. The girl didn't obey the officer when he told her to get on the ground so he was in line forcing her to the ground, but when he put his knees on her back and she told him he was hurting her, he should have cuffed her and gotten up. She was popping off to him also, so he was already pissed at her. The problem is, she was only fourteen. Fourteen year old have a mouth nowadays and don't respect much authority. That's no excuse to act unprofessional. Also, he was the scene supervisor.
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