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'Unhinged' white cop randomly arrests black teen, 17, for jaywalking
[Daily Mail, where America gets its news] A teenager who was arrested for jaywalking has had the last laugh after a judge threw out his ridiculous case. The 17-year-old was on the sidewalk with friends in the suburb of Dunleith, a suburb of Wilmington,
Perhaps sensing something was not right, he took out his phone and began filming the interaction, capturing the moment two officers pulled up to the group. In the clip, an officer is heard aggressively demanding they stop and provide identification, but is reluctant to tell them why. Within just one minute, the teenager is arrested. While he exacted some form of revenge when a judge later threw out the case, the teen's mother has since branded the officer's conduct as 'absolutely unhinged'. The police have maintained they were right to stop the group of young people, claiming they had been observed behaving both 'recklessly' and 'suspiciously'. 'Officers witnessed the group run across New Castle Avenue without utilizing a proper crosswalk. While crossing the road, one of the individuals was observed running recklessly through active traffic, nearly causing an accident,' said Senior Cpl. Richard Chambers in a statement. It was claimed another teen was walking holding his waistband, possibly to give the impression to others that he might have been carrying a weapon in his pants. Officers said also said that two of the teens had been 'wearing hooded sweatshirts with the hoods up,' which also made officers suspicious. 'Officers observed this to be odd as it was approximately 80 degrees,' the statement said. Posted by: Skidmark 2024-07-17 |
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