Clayton County Police Chief addresses actions of officer who held teens at gunpoint
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- Опубликовано: 16 июн 2020
- The community called for the officer to be fired for holding the teens at gunpoint, but Chief Kevin Roberts said the officer's actions were justified.
I'm a black Mom and I felt the officer handled the situation well.
I'm a black mother and I disagree.
Naw buddy handle that shit good
And we needed to know the colour of your skin?
Aren’t some of them minors? Unacceptable! The cop must go.
Your a bad mom
This chief exemplifies the kind of person who needs to be in charge.
People can talk all they want they been talking for over 400 year's and still the same result these people are master manipulator like Dr. John Henry Clark said Black Man and Black Woman have no friends don't put your trust in these people hands
Nah he stutters and seems scripted especiallyt he content..why would they be 7cars at Acleared scene
@@geraldwallsjr8380 @Peter Morton its a losing battle for others with views such as yours. It seems your position puts every differing view in the wrong. Is there any situation where the conclusion or answer for you doesnt end with seeing the police completely dismantled? Absolutism on both sides helps nothing, changes nothing.
@@el.3180 Invalid..... I'm sorry I respect u but this so political it reeks of it. The speech is NOT from. The heart. No apologize, no admitting to the wrong doing ...dont get me started... I'll give him 4months and he will resign... They will be more incident in ATL the entire country is watching and waiting, Heed my words
@@geraldwallsjr8380 well no, thats the point, the chief (as I) believes there was no wrong doing and therefore applogise for what?
And im sorry to be blunt but emotional displays when addressing the public and informing them of facts is invalid.
I love this officer. He didn't let anyone from the media scare him and how he observed his officers interaction with the teens.
Interact? You mean terrorize! The trauma that is caused cannot be dismissed.
What law did the teens break. Show me one law where it is illegal for a teen to carry. Show my one amendment where a gun when not used for a crime, is illegal. Show me?
The officer did everything correctly considering the call that went out.
@Gee Mo gotta love how he kept calling the bb gun "the weapon"....who shows up and pulls a gun on teenagers....I guess anyone can call police and say someone has a gun and potentially get shot...
@@cigarettescoffee7500 even in an open carry state lmfaoooo they're a joke.
It's not about the officer. It's about how society failed those kids. How children acting lawfully ended up staring at the barrel of a gun. How the racist store owner's prejudice was legitimized, weaponized and aimed at those children through police. That community has every right to be upset and demand change. Innocent children should never be held at gun point!
I agree
@@cigarettescoffee7500 I hope they "defund the police" in your town first.
Finally, a positive story and no one died. This a display of police professionalism. Thank you.
@Billie Bunker The officer was told at least one of them was possibly armed. He had to be cautious until the pat down.
Because of the women , that’s why the cops didn’t shoot them. That officers was ready to kill.
U must be white
@@rieblogs7859 no. He was saying to the kids he didn't want to hurt them. This is a ridiculous agenda you definitely shouldn't spread around before you know facts.
@@rieblogs7859 The officer was doing his job. He was prepared as he should have been. He was professional and intelligent during the whole interaction. The people filming were looking to create a false narrative. He wasn't looking to kill anyone.
The mother of one of the boys said “my son IS a good boy”. This officers training made it that she wasn’t saying “WAS a good boy”.
is still a good boy just doing the wrong things with the wrong crowd #growingpains
Amen to that
@@life_with_twa7778 yes and alot of times thats exactly what they do to be excepted or pushed by their peers i always taught my son you are not a follower you are a leader and don't let no-one tell you differently and i thank God he lives by that today he's 16 now
Good boy hanging with the kids.
Let's not forget that he was allegedly caught shoplifting as "a good boy" by the clerk.
The question is why the kids have a bb handgun and what was the purpose of having one
ignorant, irresponsible parents
Who didnt have a bb gun as kid.. We just didn't walk the streets with it...kids will be kids...
Excellent point. Was waiting on someone to ask the right questions. Why are kids walking inside of a store with a bb gun? Control your kids. Teachers have been complaining about parent support for ages. Now those same kids are coming into contact with crazy police. It's always everyone else's fault but your child. If it wasn't in a holster, why/ how was it displayed? In their hands? In a waistband? We have to teach our kids. These cops are crazy but I wouldn't want to do their job either. Hell, you can see the ignorance in Walmart everyday. Not to mention, bb guns now a days, don't look like bb guns!
when I was growing me and my friends use to walk around with BB guns often. We'd go into the woods and shoot. No big deal. But people and times have changed. How sad for the kids
I live in a predominantly white community in North Texas. These kids run around shooting ppl with BB guns and the police write it off as kids being kids. Privilege
Chief Kevin Roberts for president 2020. We need serious quality men like this in government.
agreed! I'd vote for him
Hell yes he is Da bomb!!!
He's not even articulate. So I don't know what you're talking about. He's definitely no Obama.
@@explorer909 while i agree with you, trump has proven a president doesnt need to articulate, or even intelligent.
He needs to go for Senator or Governor. It’s too late for 2020 primaries and he isn’t known in other states.
This is exactly the reason I don’t allow my kids to have pellet guns anywhere except our backyard. These young men could have lost their lives over a damn toy. Rip Tamir Rice.
Yes Tamir should not have that gun and caused his own problems.
My good sir I salute you it's so sad and my kids are asking me but why dad but I've even eliminated water guns in my house because I'll tell you this God forbid any of our children get shot by one of these tyrants I'll be in prison for the rest of my life cause I'm taking there's sad way to think but these officer's are out of control the old ones don't care the young ones are trigger happy God bless us all
@@jokerdejesus4756 If your kids have real looking guns that are fake that makes you a bad parent if you let them walk to stores with them.
POLICE FORCE have to much unchecked POWERS, If we want to prevent incidents like this, we must strengthen police training and discipline cops who violate policy. But we also need to dramatically transform the probation and parole system in America so fewer people are made desperate by impossible circumstances created by misguided government policy.If we want to prevent incidents like this, we must strengthen police training and discipline cops who violate policy. But we also need to dramatically transform the probation and parole system in America so fewer people are made desperate by impossible circumstances created by misguided government policy.as a retired police officer I am telling you these cops are in big trouble, it is totally against the rules of engagement
@@greenlawnfarm5827 very true I would never allow that it's not that I just don't want them playing with guns period just avoid the whole situation
The parents need to be held accountable for not explaining what happens when you play with guns real or fake
What white boys play with real guns all the time
Why?
2nd emendamenti is just for white people.
@Bobby TAT You're comparing black young teenagers to grown white men.... then you tell someone else to get real🤣
Yes whoever got the kids the gun should go to jail.
Impressive, He looks and sounds like the embodiment of what a police force should be.
When he said any questions, these reporters should have just sat there in silence. Instead they try to get blood
Exactly
The media is a bunch of sharks! They want people hating each other in this country.
These reporters need to be maced. They are really getting out of hand.
Look, them boy are lucky. If you have a BB gun I'm assuming it's a real gun. I may not shoot but I'm drawing on you just like the cop did. The cop did nothing wrong.
@@MarcPlaysDrums totally agree, I can't believe they are making a situation out of this. If they gunned down that cop bet we wouldn't have this much news coverage.
That's the way you should respond to a call he did his job and he should not be fired.
@Island Spirit ! thank you
Where you from 😍
@@kennethlynch9003 New York where you from?
@@theresadyer9856 Atlanta GA
My brother is cop and military vet and he would've handle himself the same way because of what the ARMY taught him not the police force. He joined just for this type of situation. My brother became rookie of the year this year, so proud of these dudes
The media is playing us all like emotional children, and I'm tired of it.
thats very true I havent watch any of the news for like 3 weeks now😂it is amazing
christopher lewis you must just have bitch tendencies because the media just read what they are told boy grow some balls your lil job at Safelite ain’t worth all that
Yeah they are bro, can't tell what's real and what's fake. That's why the people gots to be the media everyone seems to be catching the real news from their phones. And cop body cams are a MUST
Clover Greens LLC get your head out of your ass and stop admiring the balls you ain’t got. The media selects information and lies on purpose. They know what they are doing. They know the atmosphere and how this will add to it . Don’t give them excuses
@@clovergreens okay 👏
Haha! "Me and my son would be having an engagement."
A good cop and a good dad...damn
Code for discipline or foot in ass.
The people who disliked this video just cause it's the police need to look at the reality of the call at hand. Stop being blind and one sided
Except that he pulled his police weapon on unarmed teens. Failure of threat assessment. As almost always in these situations.
If they were whitekids theyvwould have assume toy gun theyvkids Smh profiling at its best
He didn’t point his gun at anyone. He had it at a low ready position pointed towards the ground. The officer did nothing wrong.
Yes and the gun problem in Chicago is working out just fine. Seems to me that killing each other is some how acceptable in Chicago. No one rioting to save the people from each other. Why do these BLM lifes matter not to the community??? Probably be a good idea for the police to remove themselves from those neighborhoods and let the lovefest continue surely love will blossom and the death will stop.
@Corwin Nobles you have to go by the call at hand. If a gun call goes out about a weapon. You have to act according to the situation. Can't take gun calls to lightly no matter the color or the age of the suspects
In this climate everybody on edge. It's gonna be a long long summer
You sound like Huey Freeman!😂
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Yes it’s going to be a long summer!
So true
Edge is good sometimes. It gets things moving, when there are people who do not want any movement.
The reporters are asking some of the dumbest questions I have ever heard in my life
Bassman, isnt that true on most occasions?
They're from ANN (Antifa News Network).
Like teenagers don't carry guns?
@Peg Leg You get the sense, they were SORRY, the cop wasn't shot.
How come, when *I* was young, *I* knew not to carry a BB gun around?
This cop did a really good job. You can hear the honesty in his voice. This is the police we need more of. Caution and understanding was displayed by this officer.
After seeing all of the footage I believe that the officer handled the situation correctly.
i agree. it amazes me how people are making up silly excuses. bb guns look very real and a regular person is not going to put a magnifying glass on to see if it's real or not. it was a foolish move. i hope they learn from this as things could have gone very wrong.
I think you should broaden your perspective. The whole situation was fucked. Here we have a racist store owner call 911 and this prejudice was then legitimized, weaponized and directed at children. That's not ok. It's not unreasonable to ask our police force try to do better than this. The officer was professional, but there's no courteous way to point a gun at someone. There's no form of polite oppression. The system needs to be better than this.
Chrisrules9955 then why don’t you put a badge on and show them how to do they’re job since you seem to know so much better. Your comment is lame and pathetic at best.
@@Chimonya What the store owner did has no bearing on the officer's actions. He arrived on scene having been told that one of the kids had a gun, so he exercised maximum caution. He did not assault any of the kids, or shoot anyone. He was even very polite and helpful to them. A crowd formed and tried to escalate the incident, and STILL he managed to keep it cool. The families (and the lawyer) are just trying to see if playing the "trauma" card will get them some money.
@@DirectionlessStudent Totally agree. As an officer he handled the situation totally professional especially considering that it was told to him that one of them had a gun. The situation could've ended up with someone dead. He deescalated the entire scenario. Deserves an award for model policing imo.
Ain’t no way my kid would’ve been out there with a BB and lived to tell that story. Period!!! I’m team whoop that A$$
That's the engagement I understand.
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😂Amen
That's what we need MaMa, more MaMa's opening a can of whoop/ass on these out of control children, of "ALL COLORS"👍👍👍👍👍(Not Abuse)
Amen 🙏
this video or the one being talked about should be used as a training tool.
Both honestly good policing matched with a good police chief
@Paris Whithead
Classy
Or people should just stop robbing stores...
So the cops are now guilty for NOT killing?
Jeff you need to trade mark that idea and get rich bro!!! Really good idea
I responded badly when I first saw this the tension is high but that cop was very well mannered & did his job well!
I would give the officer an A+ and my son and I would be having an engagement 🙌🙌🙌🙌
Agree... I had a similar experience with my daughter... but wrong place, wrong time with "the description" possible firearm.. my husband and I was furious... but we went to police station and spoke personally to the officer.. listen not all Cops bad.. they also have family to go home to.
I just saw a news report one mother saying her son a good boy.. but he didn't even tell his mom what happened.. another family member saw it a let her know.. Listen we need to teach our kids better. Why would you have a bebe gun that look like that...🙄
Petrina, you're still one of the good ones!!
@@1tuffcookie689 Yes mam.📖
So what law did the boys break?
I like the way you put that..."engagement". Yep...my son would be engaged alright...with his dad and every one of his uncles...
He's a good man with a lot of Common Sense. This is a Teachable Moment for the youths.
More importantly, a teachable moment for police!!
Say that
Really? Instantly point gun on children when No crime was committed, no one was in danger? No one fleeing? Where did they flee? To there parents? All he had to do is to observe, is there gun? No visible. Yang children playing. No one in danger. Go to store, see video. May be something that look as gun. Ask around who are this children? Go, contact parents. All of that even had no need to be done that day. No need to detain anyone. No need to hold anyone under gun. Deescalate from start.
@@Mutineer9 - the store owner called and told the dispatcher that he was almost/did get robb inside his store. He also reported that the kids were flashing a gun. The kids threw the bb gun that looks like a real gun into the woods. If the cop is responding to a call about kids with gun, do you think hes gonna show up not worried that he might get shot? I don't think he should have pointed the guns at the kids, but how should he respond to a call with kids flashing a gun at a clerk? I don't know how it is in Atlanta, but in some of the other states kids have guns on them and ready to blast. Look up the violences that is happening in Chi town.
how come the kids are off the hook? If it is true that they were stealing and then flashed a bb gun that similar to a real gun at a clerk. Then how come we aren't getting on the kids in a postive way. The kids were lucky, that the cops wasn't trigger happy or else they could have shot them.
@Kimberly Smith
The kids evidently had a bb gun that looked like a real gun, and hid it in some bushes. So the report of kids with a gun was entirely accurate.
The media has blown this situation out of control..
Like they do every situation.
Yes, but at the same time we need to pay attention to this type of incident so we can start to work out when it is appropriate and why. If they know we are watching always it might help remove any tendencies for cops to get overly reactive, and at the same time we can let them know we have their back when they do the right thing.
They had incomplete information. Given that this department behaved correctly doesn’t mean that all of them behaved correctly. Look at the two black men who were lynched. No one was even told when the first one was lynched and left in the park. Perhaps the police letting the citizenry know, could have prevented the second one. Instead they labeled it a suicide without any type of investigation.
Wrong, they've framed it as a professional cop vs. innocent children issue instead of the real issue. Why a racist store owner's prejudice was legitimized, weaponized and aimed at innocent children through police. While people are patting themselves on the back over an officer not arriving and trying to execute innocent children, 5 innocent children were placed at gun point while acting lawfully. That's a failure of our society, it's a failure of policing, it's a failure of of BB gun manufacturers and of that store owner's humanity, but it's not ok and it's not being blow out of proportion. These kids were one nervous move away from death while being innocent, unarmed and peaceful. This is example is a microcosm of structural racism, how one adult's prejudice was given the force of the law, and it's not ok.
Y'all are speaking against a issue where kids are walking around with a fake gun.. And a officer is responding to a call with a kid with a gun.. Come on now.. Wish u was younger they looked different from today.. The officer did nothing wrong..I grew up in a era where there were red Dawgs.. And they beat you.. And now the media is doing what they choose.. Speak on issues that don't deserve this much attention.. They blow alot out of proportion..
Dang reporters trying to create a situation when there isn’t one.
There is a story. 5 kids were held at gun point while acting lawfully because of a prejudice store owner. This isn't about that police officer. It's about the system that allowed a store owner's prejudice to be legitimized, weaponized and aimed at those children through police. It's about how structural racism works.
@@Chimonya It was perceived that the teens had a weapon .What don't you understand about that ,duh .
Stop playing with peoples intelligence you would not have done that if they with white little kids are teenagers and they carry guns all the time
@@rogerwilson3633 I don't understand how this society is willing to see this incident as an example of good policing when 5 innocent kids were placed at gun point. It never should've been about how professional the officer was or how politely he threatened the lives of those innocent children. It should've been about why a racist store owner's prejudice was legitimized, weaponized and directed at those children through police. This incident should never happen. This is a microcosm of structural racism. We are all baring witness to how one man's prejudice was turned into a gun pointed at innocent children and that's supposed to make us happy because those children weren't killed? I'm wasn't happy watching that. We can do better as a society than this.
@@rogerwilson3633 She's not criticizing the officers in this case, as she says. But it IS a problem in our country that there is still so much bias among the public (conscious or subconscious) that black youth are more likely to be unfairly suspected, blamed, and treated. The police are just doing their job (usually, we hope), but the job is often not righteous because it's used in the service of some racist motivations among those in charge. That police chief, I must say, seemed very professional and genuinely conscientious of the concerns of all sides of this matter -- something I wish we'd see more of.
The cop did the right thing !! And I generally don't like cops, but in this case he was very professional 👌👍
Strongly disagree. Having a weapon is a right. No crime, by any token of what the chief stated had been committed and there is NO law against teens having a BBgun.
@@newdirection6182 you are correct, there is no law in having a BB gun, but having a BB gun that resembles a real gun in the hands of a teenager is not smart by anyone's definition... that cop was not trying to tell the boy that he could not own the BB gun he was basically saving his life
@@newdirection6182 yes because a cop just rolling up on a situation that he knows almost nothing about. Can distinguish a real and nonreal gun in a matter of seconds. Cops aren't supertron robots. They are human. Go educate yourself.
This cop was not saving anyone's life. If anything he inflicted a great amount of trauma and reaffirmed to them the difference between being being white where it is common place and seen as no threat to carry a BB gun and black where you get a gun pulled on you got having a bb gun.
@@thebaldhandyman1103 I'm very well educated. Degreed and all. Probably more intelligence in my foot than you in your entire body. But yes, if no crime has been committed with a gun what regardless is a bb gun or not is WELL within your right to have. Therefore unless the constitutional right is only meant for some, which it looks like thstt is what you are clearly implying, what you stated is invalid.
This video needs to be used in every training class.This man brought himself down to the kids level to keep them calm. Excellent
Yes.
Ten Two Lions Whelp So if you are called to a scene for an active shooter or merely a scene where the report from 911 was that someone has a gun- in your opinion what should the protocol look like?
My greatest prayer is that all hardcore gangsters the police encounter should be as Pacific as those teenage and should also be having toy guns rather than real guns.
This officer should be commended for his excellent handling of this situation 👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾
Is it illegal to carry a handgun there? Officers got a call about a legal act am I wrong?
@@killerbubba1083 you have to be over 18 to have a hand gun.
Agreed. His responses were clear and informative.
Cops have always been, and will always be a threat to ordinary Americans.
My hat goes off to this officer, prime example of de-escalation with assertiveness.
Yeah, the only reason anyone is complaining are the blacks!
You know, my son is a good kid. He’s a deacon in the church.
Or, he’s an ordained minister he wouldn’t do anything like that!
Damn kids toting BB guns looking real in this hostile present environment is a Death Wish!
Why even sell BB guns especially guns that look real and can be bought by kids like these huh? 🙄🙄🙄
Tell me how many white kids died after getting shot by police for playing with a BB gun.
Blame the manufacturer of those BB guns, blame the stores that sold them, blame their parents who purchased them if their parents purchased them and not those kids. But do not fucking blame those kids. Do not legitimize that racist store owner's prejudice. These kids weren't stealing, they weren't fighting, they weren't armed, they were acting and behaving like fucking kids. The store owner was entirely wrong. He was a fucking Karen and #FuckKaren. For his prejudice to be legitimized, weaponized and aimed at those children through police is not the fucking children's fault, it's a failure of society, it's a failure of policing, it's a failure of everybody but those children. GTFOH w/ that bull shit. How many cops were killed by children aged 12-14 last year, this year? Yea, that's how dumb you sound. It's police that are a danger to children, not vice versa. We failed those children, not vice versa.
@@Chimonya cops have to clean up where Parents fail
@@lt38217 Exactly where did the parents fail? Did they convince the store owner to call the cops on their kids who were simply shopping and playing around around? Did they convince BB gun manufacturers to make realistic BB guns? Did they convince police to legitimize, weaponize and direct that store owner's prejudice at their children through the form of a badge carrying policeman w/ a gun? Did they convince police to be scared of children when the evidence to the contrary is so apparent? How many cops were killed by kids aged 12-14 last year? This year? Yea that's how stupid you sound. Everyone failed those children but it wasn't their parents for asking the local police to stop aiming guns at their children, it wasn't their parents for asking for change, it was the policing system that pointed guns in their children's faces while their children were acting lawfully. No person, certainly no child, should ever be held at gun point when acting lawfully. That's insane and it's not those children or their parent's fault.
Apparently the officer educated these young men on gun safety and I'm sure on how stealing is wrong. The parents want him to be fired for doing their job. Imagine if that store owner had not been so calm and turned on self-defense mode. This officer is a model of how to properly handle this call.
Hmm.. no. If any of those teens made a wrong move, they would have died because the officer was ready to kill them with his own gun. And as much as you like for people to trust the cops, we already saw a couple of them kill innocent people within a few seconds... or minutes.
I'm sure the cops did what he was trained to do... but the problem is that the training is flawed. From the stand point of everyone watching.. including the kids with the assumed gun, they have no freaking idea why the cop is there pointing a gun at them. Maybe going there with your gun pointed up is the wrong way to handle this.
Maybe also going there alone is the wrong way to handle this.
This is a good opportunity to find a better way to handle this situation.. instead of saying the cop did nothing wrong.... One simple example would be.. maybe instead of telling the people it has nothing to do with them, notify them the danger they may be in.. or them why he's there....
Or better yet, watch them at a distance for a bit and wait for back up before confronting them in a way that doesn't endanger himself or the suspects.
Stealing?
Is it too tall a ask for parents of black children to ask police not to wave guns at their children because racist store owners accuse them, quite falsely of being armed or attempting to steal things? I don't think that's a big ask. I don't think it's unreasonable for parents to ask their police force to be better, to do better and to consider 911 calls of this nature within the context of the circumstances encountered at the scene. It is a failure of our system if children are met w/ the threat of death due to legitimized and often weaponized prejudice directed at them. That is systemic racism and why #BLM exists.
Maybe take a couple of minutes and listen to the 1st 911 call. There are more videos than this one and the very 1st call is where those details were given.
The store owner said there were boys in his store and they were stealing and had a gun. Not a single word about race was even mentioned by the caller. Sorry but in a public store, with a gun that looked very real...He also said they were fighting in the parking lot and waving the gun around.
They knew why that officer was there. The store owner made a police report and I don't think he would risk his business over filing a false police report. The boys threw the gun into the bushes and ran off. They were able to take the officer right to where they ditched it.
I get what you're saying, Paul but if you ever get a chance to do a ride along, you will see a different view. Real-time doesn't allow to stop, freeze frame, go back, etc. and we already knew the boys were unharmed. The officer didn't know what to expect.
If a caller reports what this man did, you have to be prepared. IF that was a real gun, it takes a split second to get shot. I think tensions are elevated everywhere and he had no idea what to expect. The reason for not telling the crowd what was going on immediately is because the last thing he needed was mass panic. Unfortunately, there aren't enough officers to send 2 on a call. That is why there are audio and video recordings.
Dispatchers are trained to relay calls exactly as they are received. When the officer pulled up to the scene, he had no way to know if there was a gun or not, no way to know if it was a toy or not, crowds start to gather...it was an unfortunate situation. I really urge you to listen to that 911 call and what the store owner says.
This has absolutely nothing to do with race, period. If my son had been in a store and he had a gun and was stealing, I'd beat his ass. If his buddies participated, I'd beat their asses too. I heard what the gentleman said about white boys with hunting rifles - I mean really, my son's best friend is black and they have been together since preschool and I have taken them both hunting before. We left the guns in the truck when we went into the store thou because they don't allow firearms in most public places now.
On the other hand, boys will be boys and that is going to be the way it is until the end of time. They are kids but need to realize they do not walk into a store with a real-looking gun, period. That sends a message and I don't care if the skin is purple with green polka dots. Just don't do it.
@@Chimonya I'm sorry that you feel the store owners falsely accuse people and it causes problems. Unfortunately, we are never going to live in a perfect world. I did reply above and in this case, I am really glad the young men were not harmed and hopefully they did learn that it is not appropriate to take a gun into a store or steal. I will try to find the article but the boys did admit to being in the store with the gun and we all know that isn't the best thing to do even when things aren't at an all time tension high. If it had been a white boy, I would have expected the same exact thing.
The journalist who asked about the use of a taser for a possible suspect with a gun should be fired on the grounds of stupidity.
Absolutely
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@Yvonna Johnson I'm not bringing a taser to a gun fight.
@Yvonna Johnson You are mistakened, an officer is allowed to draw and possibly defend himself and others like you with his gun if the dispatcher tells him a gun is present. What you SHOULD be asking is why a group of kids are running aound with toy guys in public in the community?
The reporters didn't ask if the teens pointed the BB gun at anyone in the store.
They sure didn't. They wanted the cop to look bad
Chief Roberts gets an A+ from me. Wish we had a lot more like him.
I've been in this exact situation at 14. We all had bb guns and the officers pulled there gun out on us. They took our guns and parents came to get us. I got my ass beat when I got home but we all lived. Valuable lesson learned.
BB pistol, or "rifle" style? How many teen, gun, and where were ya'll seen?
What was that lesson??? That your rights mean nothing to government??? That police aka soverign citizens can do what ever they want with out repercussion
@@krngclanfan8323 The lesson learned was that we shouldn't be out in the streets with bb guns (openly carrying at 14 in 2008) out thinking other people going to know that it's not real. In regards to rights, we were breaking the law because we didn't have the orange tip on the bb guns to show that it was fake. I thank God it was black officers that spotted us instead of white officers because they properly would've reacted differently.
@@chetmyers7041 I had a P90 and my other 4 friends had pistols. We where out in the public/neighborhood
@@krngclanfan8323 What right gives young teens the ability to carry firearms without a permit exactly?
The media needs to be held accountable for the tension their biased reporting is causing!!!
What media? Its people who share the raw video... it goes viral before it hits the media.., the media gets the news last. Freedom of the press .. like fox
The median lies, I'm glad people are sharing their own news now .
WeirdInternetz yeah.. but thats not always a good thing. Because before channel 11 just showed this news conference I thought the cop was in the wrong.. and that was from viral sources. So wich one is it? Criminal media or criminal mob?
@@b3at2 unfortunately social media has messed up people's ttention span, we want excitement so bad we jump to conclusions in order to get our fix, we don't read first, we don't research we just jump straight to accusations. The good police officers must be protected and appreciated while at the same time we must hold accountable the bad ones. It's not right to attack them all
WeirdInternetz You’re correct.
I can respect it
I appreciate this chief
Once again, spectators and media add so much drama to a situation and escalate the situation.
The parents need to step up
The subjects and parents are the only ones to blame in this incident.
Period
Trung Ly period! I’m glad I’m finding sane people like myself 🤣🤣
M.B. Talks right. You heard the guy say me and my son would’ve had a conversation lol
PREACH!!!
He did a good job explaining everything. He's a good chief.
Yup. He did 👍
He did a good job ?....huh ?
@@josephmonette7173 Are you really that dense or just trolling? There is no systematic racism or police brutality here . The police did exact what they were trained to do.
@@TheJCFan the state of Texas is even worse in there gun laws
I am very impressed with this chief myself all officer is not a bad officer.. Give credit when we have good ones.
Guess my race:
When George floyd brutally killed, I taught my son to speak up and protest
When protest turned violent, I taught my son, don't be like them, taking anger and misery out to others
When Rashad brooks was shot in a conflict, I taught my son, don't drunk driving, taking responsibility of own behavior, calm down and think the best solution when dealing with situation.
When Paul Howard announced the police officer shot Rashad Brooks murder charge, I taught my son, don't prejudge, don't bend your spine under pressure, stand for fairness and what you believe
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I guess doesn't matter what race, it's about parenting
Yu RACIST POS always say DO WHT THEY SAY yu won't die until EMILY IS KILLED OR JACOB OR BRADLEY
Wish it were that simple. And, Rayshard Brooks was not drunk driving he was parked doing the right thing to sober up before driving. Sorry to say, you or your son could be gunned down doing the right thing. It’s not about parenting. This is a deeper systematic problem. The only thing you can do to ENSURE you and your son comes home is to say Luke 10:19, Psalm 91, or The Our Father before leaving. Only prayer can stop demons.
keereekee Based on what he said, a sheep is more likely. Teaching his son to be a lamb.
@@missurielleshakirthesiren-3866 whats wrong to analyze situation instead of jumping into conclusion. better than teach a kid to be a criminal by filling up their heart with anger
@@missurielleshakirthesiren-3866 you can have your own opinion. I was stopped by police officer many times, never run into any problem. It was long time ago tho, the first time when I got stopped, I stepped out of my car and approached to the police man, later after he finished his job, he told me not do that anymore, and explained to me why. He also gave me the steps I should followed in case in the future. Any situation if you started with a fighty mode, things has less chance end up well. If you don't believe me, don't try with a police officer, try with your spouse
was a crime committed at the store? If not does the police have the right to search an individual for a gun in a state that allows for gun possession?
No mention of a crime but the individuals in question were teenagers. When are teenagers allowed to have a handgun? That in itself was illegal aka a crime.
There are people calling for the defunding of police in favor of a more community based policing. The store clerk was doing his job by reporting some suspicious. When you see some thing you say something. Ignoring it won’t work. It hasn’t for racism 🤷🏾♂️
@@DLCShark You are correct, they are teenagers, but are teenagers allowed to have BB guns? If not then they should not be allowed to sell them to the teenagers. If there was a suspicion that it was a gun then drawing a gun on children forces them to take into account all of the violence being perpetuated against Black people and can lead to unnecessary consequences. No one knew there ages until after the fact which is why unless the gun (or bb gun) is this situation was being used in a crime you treat the situation as an investigation with an emphasis on humanizing the individuals rather than treating them as criminals. Innocent until proven guilty.
Patrick Crawford Are teens allowed to posses BB guns yes and no. I don’t know the specific law to every area. Most retailers require and adult to purchase these kind of items. However someone failed to educate these teenagers that having a BB gun that looks like a real gun can get you into real trouble. BB guns unlike air soft guns(Orange tips)don’t have anything to make it distinguishable from a real gun. The report came in that a gun was seen. Clerks aren’t experts on firearms they see anything that looks like a gun they have the right to be suspicious for their safety and the safety of those in their business. You are right innocent until proven guilty and that’s what they were they were innocent. The office approached them with caution. Gathered the facts(and put away his weapon in the process no longer making him a threat once he figured out the teens posed no threat) and concluded his investigation.
If you see a shadowy figure by your car in the parking lot at night I’m sure you will proceed with caution and not be happy go lucky with the fellow.
I hate that our country is in turmoil but blacks particularly men have been on the wrong side of the law since we were brought here. Everyone has been taught to be prejudice vs. blacks even other blacks. We can continue to point the finger at white people or the system but I was always taught if you point a finger at someone you have several of your own fingers point back at you.
@@DLCShark I'm not saying you don't take precaution, but from what I saw in the video he had his gun drawn for what I perceived was an extended time. I don't know what the officers intentions were but as Black men. that situation in my opinion was very scary.
Patrick Crawford without a doubt a gun it your face is not fun. I’ve had one drawn on me by both cops and robbers both were equally scary(as a black man).
I’m no expert but my wife was a criminal justice major informed me that there are certain calls that police are trained to approach in the manner the responding officer did. That’s part of their protocol. Maybe it was for aimed at them for too long maybe it wasn’t. There is no cookie cutter way to handle all situations. It’s flawed because humans are flawed. We don’t see things through the same set of eyes. Which is why we must take the blinders off and be open to different views.
The parents and the children need to learn about Tamir Rice. There are soooooo many ways this could have played out and fortunately everyone went home alive that night.
Tamir rice case was a totally different case non comparable to this case here so I don't know why you would use that as a teaching tool. Don't be an idiot
Tamir Rice two totally different incidents smh.
I do agree with you, based on the fact that cops are trigger happy and kids are at risk if brandishing a toy gun. Smart parents know better that to buy their kids bb guns, toy guns, water guns or whatever guns when the kid is black. White kids can carry AR 15 or AK 47 and not even noticed by cops. Its a racist white supremacist system, let's be real!
@@Bad_Luck_8 me an idiot. Both kids with toy guns where police were called. STFU
Period! It could’ve been 5 body bags had it been another officer. I’ll park this one right here...
That Officer wasn't trying to hurt anyone he just trying to make sure everything was safe.
Sure
He did a good job. We need to get rid of the bad cops. He is one of the good ones.
In other words, the Chief said "This cop did his job. Kiss my ass if you disagree. I'm out."
I dont like police at all but this 1 did his job right n did everything right dam media always try to make someone look bad
🤣🤣🤣 yep
I saw the video before the media got involved and applauded that officer immediately... great job on policing. Sometimes the media can spin a story for their own good and muddy the message
Agree Completely.
"ALL" media has it's own agenda, and it "AIN"T " Peace and Harmony.
Remember: "If It Bleeds It Leeds"
@Ten Two Lions Whelp where was this false assumption you speak of? The firearm was recovered, the teens showed the officer where it was.
Bingo! I distrust police and even I could see this was a job well done by the officer.
Media spins it so blacks will vote Democrat. It's the same ol we will fix the problem and never do. Works every time.
@@John-vc8zl you left out while trying to steal from a store. According to the store clerk.
Well done chief and that deputy....
The Police's job is to solve problems and not to create problems. Police Officers are public servants, nothing else.
@@nikolisokov4754 Well that's exactly what the Deputy did... Maybe you are the problem. Put some thought in what a public servant is..Cause you totally have no idea what that is...
@@Trini13275 I do have an idea, you are a Boricua Gringo Wannabe!
@@nikolisokov4754 Well that's a lot of thinking for you , please don't faint..I don't have to want to be, I am Puerto Rican . What your point.. I'm assuming you are Russian which have no meaning either. Stop assuming ,🐑
@@nikolisokov4754 PS educate yourself a Boricua is a proud Puerto Rican so there's no room to wanna be anything. An a Gringo : a Latin American term for foreigners especially Americans and Englishmen... Please use the terms correctly.. So you don't embarrassed yourself...
Good interview chief you can tell he was speaking from his heart.
With confidence!
I agree
Kevin Roberts was my sergeant, Lt, deputy chief, and chief when I worked at Clayton County PD, he is a very fair man that I liked working for. All it takes is compliance, everything else will work its self out.
This might be ATL new police chief and great response when asked about had his son been involved. Accountability and not blame!...hats off to you chief and continued to stand by your guys when necessary!!!!
I said that Atlanta need a black male Chief you might be on to something
God damn Atlanta PD Chief is a quieter and doesn’t stand up for her officer’s
Spoken very well!
He needs to be
@@mizzshay8310 The color does not make him any better. I am a black man and I don't care what color the Chief or any police is. We just want EQUAL justice and to be treated with respect. It appears that where the murders occur there is always a BLACK chief. They must be held accountable also. All of these police know what is going on. I see all of these black chief giving lip service like they didn't know thes bad cops
I saw the video where the police took the kids back to the store . this officer handled the situation just fine. he used de-escalation skills . cased closed
he pulled a gun...his life was never in danger ...case not closed.
What was the officer ethnicity is what I want know?
@@jawadad802 Like the officer said in the body cam video, he doesn't have x-ray vision, he can't see through their clothes.
@@eyebeamlight9179 The Officer was black.
@TropikalWaves Not true. The Officer was aware of the heightened tension in the country around police interaction and commented on it while talking to the kids. So obviously he made adjustments to his actions.
There is no reason for the police to have to be put through this 💩when conducting a professional interaction.
Let's call it like it is, this officer did the best he could in this situation and everyone went home safe.
eh... he shouldn't have pointed the guns at them...
Honestly I wish all cops would operate the way this officer did. He handled the situation very well
Yup
Yes, he remained calm, professional. Funny how these "concerned" neighbors did not blame, mention the ESL shop owner. The 🚔 can not read minds or act like child psychologists. The chief is correct to support the patrol officers.
STFU 🖕You must be WHITE
elisabecerra4 Please STFU
DL Lambert Yeah Please STFU 🖕
This is positive news for once about this type of interaction. Like he said, I’d be having a conversation with my son because it does start at home.
@D Blake What did the officer do wrong?
@D Blake they brandished it at a store clerk. when someone has a gun in their hand you don't have time to see if it's fake or not. it was foolish for these kids and life endangering. the fact that folks are missing that point disturbs me. the cop handled the situation well.
D Blake
law enforcement found a gun it was a BB Gun that looked real. If you were in the Law Enforcement. What would you do.
Listen to the Chief of Police please
@D Blake So if the officer got the same exact call, pulled up to the 4 teens, got out of his vehicle alone & the boys had been white, you honestly think he wouldn't have had his gun out?!
@D Blake I honestly think he handled it very well bro. As a black man(not law enforcement) if I saw a white teen pull that bb gun out I would be going for my weapon, it looks very real, and same thing if they were black teens. So -in this case- I dont think the store owner was being racist, and especially given how calm he was in describing the situation on the 911 call. This officer was called to respond to possession of a gun with the expectation that he might have to remove one. To do that it really does take a gun. His actions definitely seem not only justified but excellent compared to the general behavior of police.
It’s crazy how anyone can call in and say anything and all of a sudden you are held at gun point.
You didn't watch the video, it's not a "he said,she said"....
There was security footage from the store SHOWING the teens brandishing the "gun"..
So the 911 caller was correct in his statement!!😬
Cops around the Country are wishing this Chief was running their Department, instead of liberal hacks...
@Larry Melton Why couldn’t you just give a compliment without bashing and name calling? You’ve just diminished your praise of this well handled situation by focusing on a separate issue concerning partisanship. Cops around the country are wishing this Chief was running their department. There, I fixed it for you.
@@WebDeva7 No, he had it right the first time.
I think the OFFICER handled this well.
He kept the situation calmed and no one was hurt.
YOU NEVER CARRY A GUN IN THE STORE WITH A GROUP OF BOYS.
NO ONE KNEW IF THE GUN WAS REAL OR NOT.
THOSE BOYS ARE OLD ENOUGH TO KNOW WHAT IS WRONG AND RIGHT.
You are 100% RIGHT.
I agree
Bitch shut the fuck up.
@@vickihill8999 .....you're so mean and NASTY.....WOW
I'm impressed with this police officer and the chief.
I bet u r
@The RightStuff That is the thing dude, it is for the officer to determine the situation and act accordingly. And the procedures should allow them to do so. (distinguise teenage boys from hardened criminals) . Unfortunately that also allows racist officers to be racist and or prejudices to creep in into the minds of officers as they gain experiences in a county. So you force them to be equally tough all the time? That takes discretion out of the system. But does it make it a fairer system? Or just less human? These are not easy questions to answer.
I think the whole world needs to learn from america's trials and experiences in policing.
The RightStuff quick question how is systematic a false narrative? It’s a very real thing. Obviously you are totally clueless and have no intentions of learning. It’s really sad that a group of people who have been oppressed for so long are looked upon as second class citizens when they built this country. Shame!
This is the office that had to arrested Rayshard Brooks more than 40 times for felony assault and battery charges . Rayshard Brooks also has a huge list of violent arrest in Fulton Co .
The RightStuff ok. I don’t understand the problem. What does him getting brutally killed by the police have to do with his rap sheet? The officer was wrong point blank. It’s sad that people think because you have a rap sheet, you deserve to die. I damn sure hope no one on this thread or family member has committed a crime because I guess that gives police permission to kill them. Come on, we’re better than that. Stop it!
.... at least the kids weren´t shot because he "feared for his life" ....... that´s a start !
Keith Ortega get out of here if you cant even comprehend what he said you probably arent in the right place
America has lots of black senior officers who are so supportive of their officers strong leaders
Where was the same anger from the parents towards the kids vs the police? This is one of the problems..years ago once the parents found out everyone would have been beaten by their parents..today probably not..
If they do, possibly another charge these days.
I would have been more scared of what my mum would do to me, than anyone on the streets, including the police.
As a child all the way until I moved out on my own if the school, police or neighbor called saying you did something wrong you were automatically guilty until proven otherwise. Now it’s more not my baby, he’s a good kid and never gets in trouble. I guess the parents or parent never got in trouble growing up either. Ha. That’s why teachers have such a hard time now because parents attack them for their innocent kids getting in trouble. I wonder if it’s that the parent would rather yell at someone else and not have to actually parent and be responsible anymore?
Bravo! The chief handled that meeting very well. And without seeing the video his explanation of the events that took place between his officer and those teens was very profesional. Nobody got killed.
You can't possibly be serious.
I'm just glad everybody was able to go home without being bodily harm to death on both ends
SOOOOOOOOOOOO let's get this REALLLL CLEAR...Working back...those kids had an ANGEL OVER THEIR LIVES because any other officer(s) would have use FORCE or DEADLY FORCE, then made up a story later. Mr. Officer did a DAMN DAMN GOOD JOB from his voice he is black, he kept calm, and kept the kids calm. He talked to them with sense, gave the kids direction and kept his full composure to let them know and he put his gun down after assessing they had no weapons. Mr. Officer( who is not Superman) as he stated THEN walked the kids back to the store, NOT AT GUN POINT but calmly. At the store in the bushes there was a BB Gun, and that TOYish device look real PERIOD!!!!!!!. We saw this happen with Tamir Rice and his laser tag gun the officer jumped out the car and shot a 12 year old immediately. That DEVIL officer didn't ask NO questions, nor served any time. With ALLLLLLL GOING ON NOW those kids are VERY AWARE.. WHY WHY, WHY and WHAT would make them think carrying a BB Gun is ok !!!Those parents NEED TO get a handle on their kids because carrying, brandishing a BB GUN now is UNACCEPTABLE PERIOD. IF someone came into my home or establishment with a gun, I shoot injure or kill them, then find out the weapon was a BB gun would I be wrong?....NOT AT ALL!!!! The parents can be outraged all they want, talking about Police didn't call them but THEIR KIDS WERE WRONG!!! and THEY KNOW BETTER. I would be so hurt/mad for having that BB Gun but happy they were still alive, ohh my nerves would be sooo bad... This is truly a teachable moment in time for everyone involved especially the kids, even officers at other departments in other cities can take a page from Mr. Officer!!!!!
I think the officer did the Appropriate thing here. Especially after hearing the 911 call.
Please, what is title of video wit h 911 call?
@@chetmyers7041 I don't know for sure for the song like the gas station Clerk said they was fighting and had a fire you still don't pull up 22 pistol with no kids like that.
So should toy guns be legal then?
@@JasonPhillip303 let me tell you and that situation if I was a cop this is how I would handle it I would have kept distance got on the police bullhorn told the young man to stop explain to me why.
@@demetrioussimmons3715 and what if they did have a gun?? better ready than sorry
You can tell the reporters are trying to find a way to put a negative twist on the situation.
As he said, Context, context, context please people!!
I want all cops to be as poised as this officer, and all police chiefs to be as fair and firm as this one. Well done. The teens would do well to also embrace this as a teaching moment and to avoid associating with people who are brandishing firearms in public. No one was hurt, no one was made to feel disparaged, and (almost most importantly) no teens were arrested. What they did is called "constructive possession" and is illegal. You cannot walk around with an object that looks like a firearm if you are not legally allowed to do the same with a real one. It is a very normal law nationwide. The officer could have made the young man carrying the gun into a statistic by arresting him, but he chose not to. If that is not a community-oriented approach to policing than I don't know what is. To be fair, we do not know how legitimate the "they're trying to rob and stuff" complaint on the phone was. The possession of the firearm is what I am most concerned with, and likely what the police were most concerned with as well.
Every question the media asked he took a deep breath and responded respectful.
we need more officers like this one let's take thank God no one was killed
Thank you Jesus for saving these kids.
Giving thanks to a mythical white man is exactly what got us here. Or else why would your god allow this
@@nubmaat-reiii4564 Jesus is real nub you need to get to know him. He loves people so he don't do this the devil does
Maybe but we still need to fix the system if 5 innocent teens can be held at gun point by honest police because the prejudice of a racist store owner was legitimized, weaponized and directed at innocent children. While you're patting your back that this officer didn't arrive and execute 5 innocent children, 5 innocent children were still held at gun point while shopping and playing around in their neighborhood. Society failed those children and their parents have every right to demand improvements in their local policing so their children are not met with guns when engaging w/ officers.
Shari Pigman not only real, he’s the greatest American ever, someone to be emulated.
The officer is in the right on this one. Let’s be reasonable.
No shit Sherlock! Save your b.s. because its not needed here
The officer is right on holding a teen at gunpoint? What the fuck is wrong with you people. I hope it's your kid that interacts with an armed cop next.
@@Mithril.web3 you can't tell sarcasm by the thumbs up he received?
Richard McKellar thank you. You have compassion and it shows cuz you could put yourself in their shoes.
Nope get a description, how tall, how any what they were wearing.. Lack of detail... I been on ride along and in rhe academy detail are vital
As a Clayton County Resident I am very pleased on his speach.. Great job Clayco. Keep up the good work. These teens are out of control!!!
They were walking around with the bb gun acting like they were strapped and tough about it intimidating the store owner. Then, when police pull up with a real gun, they are scared of what was gonna happen, and had ditched the bb gun Losing the same energy they had when no authority was present. There is absolutely too much going on right now for kids , young black males to be specific , to be carrying themselves like this in such a fragile state of police/community relations. And then to end up looking fearful and victimized on the news , no One should be buying this call for the police to be reprimanded for he did an outstanding job in communication and deescalating this and not being another mainstream shooting. In fact , other police depts need to be taking notes, to how police should be approaching scenarios. And also in fact, the children's parents need to take a deep look at how their children are acting, seeming and doing , and put a solid understanding in their minds that small and unwise decisions like so, can lead to very sad an unfortunate endings as we are seeing time and time again. Common sense and good decisions go a long way. #ripgeorgefloyd. Let's start teaching our youth there are consequences for all bad choices and need to be focus on education, good law abiding hobbies to keep young men out of trouble , and spending more time with our youth so they don't end up in these situations with bad influences around them because we arent
This is how it should be done D escalating the situation
Exactly✔
D escalating? 😂
Kids need more books and less guns, fake or real..
Real
Yes, so true. Guns are not toys. I don't allow my boys to play with any kind of gun. I tell them if they like guns and have interest in them, they need to join the military when they are 18 and they will train them the proper use of weapons along with the consequences of using them improperly.
I swear...😅😅🤣
What about the guns every white child has?
well said sir
this was handled perfectly though. clayton county is setting the standard here
need to ban company that made gun look like real...not safe
When policing works!! The cop handled this whole situation properly and deescalated that situation like all cops should!! Everybody goes home!!
Sorry sir don't call him a Cop he is an actual "officer of the law" he proved he deserved that title!
Success.
Yes he did!
Amen amen amen
@@theknightsdark9598 Sorry sir he's a cop to me and until we get shown respect please don't correct my grammar. I respect your opinion but to me I prefer to say cop. That's all you got from what I said sir..🤦🏾♂️🤷🏾♂️
We have enough issues & proof of those issues when it comes to policing in our communities. Relationships need to be addressed so that everyone is safe.
Let me be clear, we see all kinds of stories of young people doing stupid ish including murder...and with that you cannot dictate someone’s response. There was a “weapon” regardless of it being a BB gun.
Parents: Get your freaking kids!
Are kids not allowed to have BB guns? Isn't GA an open-carry state anyway?
Tryn2breal, you are real, your comment is real, "mothers and father's, please get your children" 👍
Parents take charge of your kids
Where is the discipline of the kids.
This is the problem. Children have no disciple
This is how I wished all Police chiefs stood behind their men when they do right.
Georgia is an open carry state. Why were the cops called for someone carrying, openly.
THANK U
They where children, open carry starts at 21. And if you listened, they pointed it at someone
@@kjvstreetpreacher NAW IF U LISTENED U WOULD HAVE HEARD THAT THEY DIDNT KNO THEY WERE CHILDREN UNTIL AFTER IDENTIFYING THEM....AND U ARE INCORRECT, ITS 18...LOOK AGAIN
@@kjvstreetpreacher ALSO....DA KING JAMES VERSION BRUH? 🤣 U KNO DAT PUNK COMPILED A BOOK BOUT DA DEVIL TOO THO RIGHT?...STAY WOKE BRUH✊🏾
@@SlumBeautifulATL you are absolutely right.
18 in Georgia. It is hard, i lived in Clayton County for years ( Riverdale) and my shop is in Jonesboro. There are so many shootings and robberies that no one should care what young people are doing with a gun. It is as normal to see as pants hanging down showing ass or seeing $5000 rims on a $300 car. I was wrong, You are right..... And as far as the King James 1611 goes.
Well you believe as you wish. King James did not write the King James Bible
The 40 men who compiled that Book of books fasted and prayed for years before attempting such an undertaking. At the time, no Bible was in the Common language in mass circulation.only rich people could read God's words.
It is Called the King James Bible because they dedicated the book to him for granting permission to do it...even though he knew that it would put him at war with the Catholics. To the point the Catholics ordered the bombing of the building the translators were working in and no Catholic is allowed to read it.
It makes the first person saved by receiving Jesus with faith in Him alone, an Etheopian Eunich...a black man. The Catholics do not like this....but it is true just the same Acts 8.
If we treated each other with respect and love none of this would be happening. I am not your enemy. I am your next door neighbor...the one who stops to help when you are broke down on the roadside. The one who holds the door for you mom and sister...and you. The one who says "yes ma'am and "no ma'am" , yes sir and no sir no matter who you are, because the respect you give is the respect you receive.
I gave my oath to protect and defend the constitution in 1983. If i saw you surrounded by a hundred trying to do you evil. It would be 100 against 2. They would need to go get help.
Good day to you.
Officer did an outstanding job..this whole thing was taken out of hand!
@I'van Trudeau yes and the family and TI's Ass
If it was a white officer, those boys would be dead!
@@logicalcritik2144 omfg..I knew someone would say that stupid shit..stfu
You settle for 80 percent when a little more studying would have gotten you a 90?
@B.S. MBA exactly..shit made him look weak Asf
I'm definitely on the officer's side, he handled the situation exceptionally well!
He really did..!! What the world needs to realize is that not all Police officers are bad.. I felt that that Officer didn’t want any more drama than those teens did.
I also think he did a good job. The parents are the ones in the wrong here fucking show ur kids not to steal n play with a fucking bb gun that looks like a real fucking gun... that's how criminals are made.
Sad American Corporation can't c bigger picture of black people n cops
He did
Honestly it was because he was black, he talked to them as human beings
Gotta love how he kept calling the bb gun "the weapon"....who shows up and pulls a gun on teenagers....I guess anyone can call police and say someone has a gun and potentially get shot...
Very true
Sure.....if the caller wants to risk up to a year in jail and $500 fine. And if something goes wrong with the stop, they can be charged further for the actions taken on their false report. Not to mention if they do it on the job, the business can be implicated, so they'll lose that job.
And until the kids TOOK THE OFFICERS TO WHERE THEY DITCHED IT, they did not KNOW it was a BB Gun. You are acting like cops are psychics who know exactly the facts before they even make the stop. They don't.
This is a great Police Chief.Under the circumstances it played out well for all.!The body cam footage should be used as a teaching tool for all police across the country,it’s truly badly needed at this time.!!😢
if one of those kids made the wrong move they would be dead.
Could've turn deadly
Damn they kids smh 🤦🏾♂️
@@painkillergillz512 WELL KID HAVE KILL IN THE PASS AND WHY WALKING AROUND WITH BB GUN ?
Reason why you don't walk around with a BB gun scared people in the store
Glad they got to live another day.... 🙏🏾
This is not an issue, lets move on to the real issues
THE REAL ISSUES. LIKE POLICE BRUTALITY FROM ALL STUPID COPS. JESUS JESUS JESUS
It is an issue. Media is manipulating everyone on many sides of this
The real issue was why did the store clerk call the police. Did the young boys intimidate the clerk in any way? If African American boys look like adult men why can they not carry guns?
It wasnt media, I found the video on RUclips. People made this an issue.
It is an issue because of the dumbass people out there that don't like the police. Let strap cameras on the "heroes" of the gangs and this and drug dealers, the hitmen the addicts, the thieves, the carjackers, the rapists...then and only then will people understand who the REAL heroes are. Until then I guess all of you that don't support the police force, won't have to call 911 any time soon.
I THINK THIS WAS A GOOD DAY A TEACHABLE MOMENT GOOD JOB I SAW THE WHOLE VIDEO MY FATHER BEAT MY ASS ALL DAY FOR THE SAME SHIT PLAYING WITH FAKE GUNS BB ETC HE SAID BOY ARE YOU TRYING TO GET KILLED
Great job Clayton County! Hell of a Chief and great Officer.
Excellent job from the officer to the chief we Salute this professionalism in policing outstanding leadership. No one was injured harmed nor killed. Great job this is the example in which to serve and protect 110%.
And whoever got them the gun should go to jail.
@@greenlawnfarm5827 not a real gun, it was a bb gun.
@@myseanmiller3186 And it looks like a real gun so its basically the same thing if they rob some place or get shot by the cops.
That officer handled it very well. Talked to them like young men, assured them everything was good, was calm-I thought it was a very professionally done interaction.
Cops have always been, and will always be a threat to ordinary Americans.
So we learn 2 things from this officers point of view. There is a winning side and a losing side when an officer is called and they are goin to be on the winning side.
Shameful how the media tried to turn this into a negative. During this time of crisis this was a perfect opportunity to help kids see all they have to do is listen and follow the Officer's directions. I hope the community will do something special for the Officer and kids for doing an excellent job. Salute to this Department for a very clear and respectful press conference.
Now that everything been explained, sounds like the officer did what he needed to do.
He did his job he responded to a call of some kids pointing a gun he pulled up pulled his weapon saw there was no threat didn't panic and chilled everything out he didn't spaz OUT and get trigger happy
Now once again another store swatting by calling the cops like on George floyd about some fake money and got that man killed
This situation could have easily ended the same way! , if the wrong cop pulled up looking for a reason maybe to much red bull to much coffee or to much racism either way this could have been tragic.
@@nighthawk4196 absolutely
Yes. It was obvious from listening to the 911 call and watching the body cam also.
@@nighthawk4196 So when you have a store and someone pays with counterfeit money you just let it slide?
It want the store that killed Floyd. It was the cops.
@@065Tim You don't accept it that's all Who buys cheap products from China and mark them up and resells them in that very store ohh so who's ripping who off?
Also who stays and wait for the cops if they knew they had a fake bill
Omg they can’t just fire that cop , he was a good cop and handed the situation correctly
And you know that how?
How did he handle it correctly brandishing a firearm on unarmed Civilians. Teenagers at that, purely on unfounded suspicion. Now, if there’s witnesses and you are either detaining or questioning them then fine. Brandishing a pistol because you heard they MIGHT have a pistol is not fine. It’s alarming HARASSMENT. And, many people especially teenagers have or had BB guns including myself. That’s not a crime.
Let’s let the good cop brandish a pistol at you or your unarmed teenagers, since you deem it so “good...”
MissUrielle Shakir The SIREN-Arc Angel Uriel. USA so if you report a fire you expect firemen to show up without a fire truck because "unfounded suspicion" and then run back and get the right equipment. A store owner reported they had a gun. Officer did the right thing first responders are supposed to take calls at face value until they verify everything.
bitch what if it was your kid
Some people are created to complain or cry victims regardless the situation.
Like my mom who was a police officer for 25 years and never had to draw a weapon always said: "there are always three sides to every story , his side, her side and the TRUTH"