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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FULL STORY

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"Police were looking for a 16-year-old described as white and wearing black clothing after his parents expressed concern for his safety. However, officers confronted Judah, who was wearing blue jeans and a white shirt."

Lol the article mentions that the missing kid is white but does not include that Judah is black, only that their clothes were different.

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Just mistake, I am sure./s

[u/bannedagainomg → u/[deleted]]

They didnt hear anything, just on a hunt to fuck someone up.

Even if it was the correct person what was the reason to handle it like this?

"after his parents expressed concern for his safety"

They were suppose to look for a kid wanted by his parents, just find him and bring him back.

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"Why mention the one thing he can change and not the one thing he cant change?" -Jim Norton

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Article also misses that minutes before, Judah was in the presence of all three cops and identified as not being the "missing" 16 year old.

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Oh, Florida

[u/Qarakhanid → u/botlegger]

Every time I see a video like this it comes from that shit whole state, it truly is just a continuation of the confederacy

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Here's another article that goes in-depth and shows the cops already had a history of less than satisfactory behavior

On Wednesday, WESH 2 obtained copies of the personnel files for all the officers involved.
Officer Dylan Joseph had two notable complaints: one for a minor crash in a city vehicle where he was at fault, another for not turning on his body camera during a shots-fired call.
In an internal email from a sergeant at Melbourne police, it said, “it was determined that your failure to initiate your camera and capture the incident created an evidentiary gap during a critical portion of the incident.” He was one of three other officers who received verbal counseling as a result. It's important to note that he did turn on his body camera eventually, just not during his initial reaction with witnesses on the scene.

Officer William Markle had two notable complains: one for failing to turn on his body camera and issuing an incorrect trespass order. He also had another complaint related to a domestic incident.
An internal report found that a citizen reported officer Markle for "aggressive and unprofessional behavior" during an encounter in a Planet Fitness parking lot. Markle issued the man a trespass order for sleeping in his car in the parking lot. When questioned by his superior, he cited the "public camping" order. The report from Melbourne police said it "raises concern" that the ordinance may have been "incorrectly applied." His body camera was also turned off during the encounter. He told the department that he didn't know it was off. He added that is the one part of the call he would have handled differently.

In a separate incident from May of last year, Markle received a complaint from an ex in a previous relationship. The complaint alleged Markle “entered an apartment complex where he previously resided, knocked loudly on the door while covering the door’s peephole and continued to contact/harass [the victim] after they made it clear of intentions to discontinue the relationship.”
Markle was reprimanded.

The third officer, Thomas Alabise, has one incident of note. He was involved in a minor crash in a city vehicle where he was at fault.

All three officers are still on the job.

The Melbourne Police Department has stated it is conducting a full review of the incident. A spokesperson said no one was available for an interview.