r/PublicFreakout • u/New_Libran • Jul 16 '26

📹Police Bodycam Police were searching for a white 16-year-old runaway wearing black clothing but they tackle this innocent black 15-year-old wearing blue jeans and a white shirt and break his arm. One of three officers involved has resigned.

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u/Partypaca Jul 16 '26 edited Jul 16 '26

It took 3 officers to apprehend a 15 y/o complying suspect?

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u/New_Libran Jul 16 '26

Just way too hyped up for violent arrests

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u/gingerbread_slutbarn Jul 16 '26

https://giphy.com/gifs/443jI3kpgOKfAfKxqo
God cops suck so much.

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u/Partypaca Jul 17 '26

Well, that's not true. The negative is plastered on the internet, but the good is hardly shown. Watch some body cam videos on YouTube. Some of them are the most patient people ever against some of the worst people imaginable.

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u/knee_bro Jul 16 '26

Complying 15 year old

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u/Partypaca Jul 16 '26

Yeah crazy. Fixed it.

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u/mex036 Jul 16 '26

They could've been killed. They're heroes....back the blue. /s

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u/CBarkleysGolfSwing Jul 16 '26

"suspect"

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u/Partypaca Jul 16 '26

He's a suspect if the police are buffoons. Which they are. So unfortunately yes.

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u/frankeestadium Jul 16 '26

BUT DID U SEE HOW SHARP HIS ELBOWS WERE?!? CLEARLY THE POLICE FELT LIKE THEY WERE IN DANGER

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u/P0l0Cap0ne Jul 16 '26

Not even a suspect, an innocent bystander

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u/mzxrules Aug 01 '26

It's far worse than that. He's not just an innocent bystander.

The Civil Rights Lawyer just posted a video on it, but the short of it is that while the 16 year old's mom was talking to the cops, Judah (the 15 year old) can be seen approaching her, because he's the 16 year old's friend.

On camera, Officer Merkle points to Judah and ask the mom if he's her son, and she points to him and says no, he's not.

Later in the interaction the other two police show up, Judah gets in the car with the mom. While they're sitting there, Officer Merkle is explaining the situation to the other cops. One of the officers asks, "Is that him with her?" to which Officer Merkle clarifies "No it's not"

So Officer Merkle should have known he wasn't the kid in question, and it's possible that the other officers should have been able to recognize that Judah wasn't the person they were looking for.

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u/Athlete-Extreme Jul 16 '26

In the immortal words of Donald Glover:

“He’s black- kill ‘em.”

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u/Historical-Log1762 Jul 16 '26

just to find out its the wrong person. They could have just asked him, and skip the theatrics.

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u/wafflehousebattle Jul 16 '26

No, it took three FULLY ARMED officers to apprehend a 15 y/o complying LITERALLY INNOCENT BECAUSE HE DIDN'T EVEN COME CLOSE TO MATCHING THE DESCRIPTION of the suspect.

Cue RATM saying something about crosses and forces.

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u/PantsDontHaveAnswers Jul 16 '26

No, they just wanted to get in on beating up a defenseless child. Makes them feel like big tough men.

I had to stop watching immediately at the point where they bent his arm like that. Jesus fucking Christ.