"All I was doing was paying for my things" It would have taken the officers 5 seconds to show compassion to this man and help him. They are awful human beings.
My hands are trembling as i type this.... my blood is boiling. How can you interact with this guy and not immediately think "ah shit, ok boys lets just get him checked out and out the door." He clearly hasn't broken any laws and those 3 cowards were begging to arrest him from the start. Youre on the scene, you have someone who represents target and the ability to use the smallest amount of common sense and compassion and work this shit out.
I think the target employee who called the cops should get a F, also. He’s taking too long, so instead of having an employee assist the man, who clearly has issues, you go and call the cops? Despicable. The cops have no shame either, treating him like that.
He already makes it so clear in the video that there's no for sure if the target employee actually did tell them anything about him. Target called about the actual shoplifter. There's no valid evidence the employee asked the officers to get the disabled man out.
It seems to me that they showed up to get a shoplifter, but maybe missed them. Then loss prevention guy complained about the disabled man tumbling with his cash at the self checkout. They must have assumed he was drunk or a drug addict. If they did tell the cops to remove him, they changed their story real quick, and threw the cops under the bus in that one... Either way, the cops should have known way better than to handle that like that. I think the guy has grounds to sue the store, and the cops. I hope he does.
arresting a disabled man for taking too long at the self check out is the most disgusting thing i've seen. I hope this man sues both the police and Target.
I guarantee you there will be a lawsuit. If I were a civil liberties lawyer in the State of New Mexico, this would be the easiest slam dunk case in the history of cases where both entities would be paying out of their nose. Unfortunately for the APD, it would be the taxpayers paying, but I’m sure your usual lawyer won’t mind as long as they’re getting a nice fat commission out of the deal.
@@msyemisi7930 racism.. discrimination against the disabled.. your guess is as good as mine. However if it's anything like the retail workers I've worked with, then they refused to help him because they were lazy and helping people with learning disabilities can be too much for some people. They don't have the patience for it. I've had co-workers literally stop helping a disabled person the moment they get irritated and they would leave the disabled person in the hopes that they would just go away. There is no such thing as compassion in retail. Just impatience and intolerance.
Target better pay up!! They caused this, clearly he wasn’t stealing anything, had his money out, but was physically disabled, had a hard time with the cash. What a rotten company!
@@TinaMucklowEither way, he was CLEARLY not violent, and was only trying to make a purchase; whether he was disabled OR impaired, what he needed was HELP. He did NOTHING to deserve his abysmal treatment, and should have sued over it. These kind of cops are a stain on the otherwise heroic profession, and are the reason why GOOD cops are mistrusted and disliked by association. They NEED to be sued to send a message that such abuse of authority will NOT be tolerated by the citizens who employ them.
The employees at Target also need to be held accountable.This whole incident would never have happened if the employees at Target hadn’t of gotten this ball rolling.
@@powerhouse8310Do you even know what the “Nuremberg defense” is? Somebody doesn’t need to face the gas chamber to be a victim of the “just following orders” attitude by government officials. 🙄
that's the reason why it's incredibly important channels like this exist. It's amazing to me how many people genuinely believe it's RARE that people in power abuse it just because people in power are so good at covering it up. I'm hopeful we're slowly starting to enter an era where people in power are finally being held accountable for their actions. It's still going to take a long, long time though...
@@nepdisc3722 its important to remember this didnt start with the Police, its just as much Targets fault. They could have easily helped the man with little trouble but instead wanted "the problem" to go away. I find both equally at fault and mostly sad for the lack of human compassion showed by everyone in the video. The target loss prevention person needs to be held accountable as well. I hope this gentlman sues both parties.
@@DivisionStreetDrums it's disgusting how people behave now, not only in public but while ON CAMERA. So many people just fundamentally lack shame AND empathy. I sincerely hope things don't trend this way further.
Poor guy was deemed "too incompetent to stand trial", yet, he STILL knew (and stood up for) his rights *MUCH* better than the majority of people _without_ disabilities. Dude's a freakin' role model if you ask me!
...and the sick egotistical cop waited and watched - even told the others to wait - while he dialed 911, only to force him into cuffs when he finally got through - like a schoolyard bully. Disgusting.
Though he was mistaken, he thought the cops were security guards, clearly understood the difference and understood that security guards might present themselves as police and would not have the right to arrest him. He understood that he had done nothing wrong and protested the legitimacy of the arrest. These factors argue against the severity of his disability. It seems it was primarily the strangeness of his vocal tone that caused the judge to deem him incompetent to stand trial, robbing him of his right to defend himself in court. Simply having difficulty managing a self check-out is certainly not a reason to trespass a customer from a store. These services are not always easy to use. I have had trouble doing so at times and there is always a clerk available to provide assistance. Target's response to this incident was outrageous. Moreover, the result was simply that the store lost a sale and a customer.
@@charleshuguley9323well if I ever have a choice between Target and something else it'll be something else even if twice the price. So they lost another customer.
It’s so infuriating that no one treated him like a human being. He’s struggling and nobody helps him, they just decide to inflict more suffering on him. God it’s so infuriating
@@cargopilotguy305because he isn't a human being. He's a subhuman who should have been terminated as soon as his disability was determined. Likely prenatal
@@jer280 I meant the workers when I said that. Perhaps I wasn’t clear, but I just meant you can’t expect Target to be nice just cause they aren’t Walmart
If following the train of thought in the video, the police were called for another potential shoplifter. This was a side action on their part. This would explain why he happen to be still counting his money to pay the machine.
@MrBeevee5 While I can see your flimsy justification, noone was arrested for the original call which probably means their proof was just as flimsy. The police weren't even sure what the employee wanted them to do, with the shopper in this clip. Again, pathetically sad showing of inhumanity for no reason.
I can absolutely see this being a misunderstanding, like "hey, while you are here, go help that guy" being interpreted as "help us with that guy". The police were apparently called for an actual criminal, this just happened on the side.
That "None of your business..." put the biggest smile on my face. Disabled or not, he know what he didn't have to give out. And he was right when he said "You're not police", they were just bullies.
The APD has decades of incidents just like this, or worse. Incident after incident after incident, after incident, year after year, after year, after decade, after decade. They are not just "bullies" they are incompetent, inhuman, anti-human criminal thugs. One of my first memories is walking down the hallway in my home, a 2 yr old dressed in pjs. A very tall APD officer dressed in all black scowling at me. He never changed his scowl and never said a word to me. He scared the hell out of me and I went back to my room. The APD is rotten to the core and has been for as long as I have been alive.
The saddest part to me is that the disabled guy thought they were security and tried to call 911 because he couldn’t believe the officers would treat him this way … oh you poor sweet summer child
I’m actually in tears, this man was trying to do everything right. All they had to do was show one tiny amount of empathy. Everything in this interaction is completely disgusting.
@@buck45osu That's right. They would have been viewed as serving and protecting and doing a kind deed, instead they chose to by bullies as many do. The police culture is broken.
As the father of two handicapped children, this breaks my heart and infuriates me. I can safely assume it took years to teach the victim to be able to go to the store independently, understand police and security, count money, and so on. Yet the store personnel and police unraveled all that in mere moments… sigh
And to tell him he can never come back to a store that is probably one of few he is close to and feels comfortable shopping at…heartbreaking and enraging.
THIS! My husband and my brother in law have mental disabilities, and it’s such a long process for them to feel confident in themselves to go through the motions of life with their struggles, but for even cops, people who are supposed to pick up on these signals specifically, to ignore them all and act like this is purely infuriating
yes exactly. i imagine the young man is still closely supported by family members and are probably so proud that he has developed some sense of independence. the fact those police officers treated that young man in such an inhumane way was truly shocking and profoundly sad. i cannot understand how not one of the officers prevented this. The fact that the Target employee thought it was right to call the police and have the guy thrown out is equally disgusting. They were all effectively operating under the same principle, that they can prey on and bully and exclude and abuse someone who is "weak". What a horrible horrible thing.
I loved your comment. It was probably a proud thing for the man in this video to be able to handle this on his own. He got a bit confused. Hell, I get confused in those self-check-out lines myself sometimes! The Officers? They were clearly dealing with a mentally incapacitated human being, but they handled him as if he was a criminal. The cop doing all the talking is an animal. His two co-conspirator cops are also animals because they didn't stop this stupid arrest. They deserve whatever hell they go through, especially Skeen, who was in charge.
I have a 14 y/o disabled daughter and THIS RIGHT HERE is why the wife and I are so overprotective of her. Demons, tyrants, and evil of all kinds prey on the disabled, but to wear a shield backed by public trust & abuse someone who is CLEARLY disabled goes beyond anything described previously. That's a special level of contemptible excuse for a human being.
It doesn't matter to a cop. To them, contempt of cop is contempt of cop regardless of who did it. I know plenty of cops and let me tell you. Believe me when I say that they have no sympathy or empathy for anyone besides other cops
@@TheGr3atMilenkogive us a break. Lumping all cops together as villains for the actions of some is ridiculous. Yes there are bad cops, there are also bad doctors, bad nurses and bad people in all vocations.
His charges were dismissed because he “was not competent enough to stand trial.” Bullshit. That man had more knowledge about the law than all of those cops combined. They dismissed the charges because it was an embarrassment to the department and to the city. They took advantage of this man’s disability and used it as a convenient excuse to save face. Shame on them.
This was absolutely heartbreaking. These officers were/are the absolute pinnacle of heartless and ignorant in their outright discrimination. Zero human compassion was shown. Why were police even called on a gentle disabled man not disturbing the peace in any way?
luckily even 100 years ago people saw the danger of weak tilted minds driven by impulsive emotions like you and so laws got written on paper deciding on your punishment
Situations like this are why “Just obey the law and you won’t get bothered by police” is a fundamentally flawed argument… It is incredibly important to know your rights!
No one in history has ever complied their way out of tyranny. Though many people still keep trying the same thing repeatedly, expecting different results
You want to hear something even funnier? Well I will tell you anyway lol. People are afraid of their neighbors so they hire those same neighbors to protect them. Cops are picked from the same people we are afraid of, how does that make sense? Cops aren't from some far off place where they are completely without bias they have bias and it can effect how they handle situations so they get to do almost anything they want and most of the time aren't held responsible
I have a disabled adult son and this episode really hit home. It's terrifying that these bastards can't tell the difference and if they do, they just don't care.
too bloody right im an Aussie and if this every happened and i heard about it at my local target i would make sure the dam world knew hell i would even go as far as to paint in on the buildings doors
Although i dont think target as a whole were responsible for this id say that that particular store made a massive error in judgement that should make there store management as liable as the police in this instance. Whether to go as far as saying target as a company should be liable for not correctly educating its staff on policy's or to take a persons actions as there own mistakes is a difficult one. At the end of the day though this was messed up and i hope this video goes on a police rookie educational videos of what not to do.
This garbage hits home for me. I’m newly disabled and even today I was going through the self checkout at a Canadian grocery chain. The employee was so sweet to assist me even though I could barely speak to express my needs. It completely boggles my mind to consider that the employees in that section would not immediately assist him.
You should have compassion for them. The devils and demons have burrowed into their souls. Cop made the choice but he was listening to The worst voices in his soul.
As someone who works with people with developmental disabilities, Mr. McMannus gets an A+ for keeping his cool and asserting his rights in such a stressful situation. Target should give him a bike.
I agree. With his disability he is trying hard to fit in. Who can say how this incident set him back. His overall confidence may be shattered. Damn shame
@EternalResonance you can make a 'mistake ' and still get 20 years. This a was not a 'mistake ' . Clearly deliberate and indicative of their lack of training. Amazing.
I don't normally get overly worked up about these kind of videos, but this litterally made my blood boil. You can clearly tell his is not mentall all there. He is polite and living his life. To escalate to this level on all parties is absolutely sickining.
That fact that a human being looks at this and feels ‘arrest’ is the answer and not ‘help’ is beyond me. Prisons are filled with people like this.. what time are we living in?
Are they filled with people like this? I think you're thinking of care homes. He's just slow cause he's debilitatingly disabled and Target having a disabled customer dragged out cause he's not paying quick enough is just a level of corpo dystopia that makes cyberpunk look like an afternoon prancing around a sunny meadow.
I don't think prisons are filled with people like this man. His mental handicap isn't prominent in the prison system. There are a lot of issues that cause people to become mentally disabled due to drug addiction, but they do have a right to claim that they are incompetent to stand trial and many of them freely plead guilty or no contest and get found guilty by a judge when the prosecutor reads the charges of what the person is accused of. In so many of these cases, they should take their case to trial and never forfeit their right to a speedy trial and force the prosecution to prove the crime beyond a reasonable doubt. There is a log jam in the jails because of all these deals being made for shorter prison terms when a good number of them have a good chance of being found not guilty. In this case, the store and the cops were wrong and it is arguable that the cops knew that they were wrong for making this arrest and even removing the man from the store. They could have helped the man put his money into the kiosk and then help him out of the store and told the store that you can't discriminate against a disabled person. It is highly doubtful that it didn't cross the mind of any of those officers on the scene but not one of them stood up for the man. The man goes to jail, not certain if he was put in a cell with other inmates which could have possibly put the man in harms way, because real criminals have criminal minds and don't care about the consequences because they are likely getting a deal that is much less than the time they should be serving in prison and they know that they are already going to prison, and most of them don't press charges against another when someone assaults them in jail out of fear of retribution later.
They're all like that good Nazis just doing their job when they're throwing you in a concentration camp for wrong think they won't care either they will literally let a child burn to death or sit outside of a school for 70 minutes while the children in the classroom turn to a puddle identified only by their shoes,, just following orders
This sickens me. A handicapped man being treated like this because he took to long at a check out is insane. Why didn't someone take a moment out of their life and just help the poor man.😢
I would’ve and have helped (don’t wait on woke kids paid by the hour to help - they just work here). Keep you eyes open. People need help everywhere. 10 minutes from a nice person would’ve saved all of this from happening. People are sick.
What’s with those cop’s portraits? Making a tough guy face like that is a sign in itself of a bad attitude and the self esteem issues of a professional bully.
I'm glad I'm not the only one who noticed. The scowls they have make no sense unless they think they need to intimidate people, which is exactly the opposite mentality that they should have.
They don't care about people in general let alone disabled people. And I used to hate when people talked like that but unfortunately it's not true cause any cop that sees this and doesn't intervene is just as bad
@@battleborn8658same. They can just get a job somewhere else if they are fired. They better not be able to touch a badge, weapon, or be in any position of power for the rest of their lives. They should be forced to flip burgers for the next 30 years.
They probably think he's on drugs or homeless or both. They look at people like that as nuisances they have to deal with and not human beings they have to protect and serve.
Simple answer. Oh you’re having problems? Well maybe this machine is broken. Let’s cancel the transaction and take you to customer service to get you all fixed up.
@@madtabby66 Even if the store employees didn't want to help the man, the police should've assisted him and protected his rights to shop there. To serve and protect literally is the central mandate of their job.
“Well sucks to suck man” when he said he was getting a lawyer is absolutely disgusting conduct from the officer. This was hard to watch…I hope Mr. M is doing ok. Proud of his legal team for taking appropriate action.
'I did not see you where cops!' 'we cant help it that you are that slow' (or words to that effect). I was like: WHAT. ARE. THEY. SAYING! I always hated cops, but these cops... I DESPISE.
McManus needs a grade of A+. He stated his 5th amendment and asked for a lawyer. He also did not resist and was cordial in every way while others would have fought.
Ditto. At no other time in history has the disabled population been more at risk in having a law enforcement encounter. LEOs routinely deny use of canes, crutches, wheelchairs, prosthetic legs or arms ("dangerous weapons") to verbal abuse, law lying and deceit, to denying life saving or medical maintenance medications while in custody. Where's the ADA in all of this? And I don't mean assistant district attorney! I mean our representatives from the Americans with Disabilities Act. They have only one job... to help protect and serve Americas disabled population.
I am also disabled, the cops in my county shot a boy with autism while he was signing “I love you” and the cops got away with it. Cops murder people EVERY SINGLE DAY and get away with it.
I'm sorry for any struggles that you deal with because of insensitive people. I'm just a normal person that cuts hair but honestly the biggest joy of my job is learning and growing with the kids that I cut that have disabilities. I think everyone should be able to do the things that everyone does. No one should be made to feel less than, especially when they have no controls over how their bodies operate
When was it criminalized? @@yezusdascumlord7609 It's terrible to have the death penalty. Rich killers go to amnesty countries to avoid penalization of their crimes, thus taking their serial killing to these countries. We must do away with the death penalty. The only way to keep wealthy killers out of other countries is to criminalize capital punishment.
I can't believe Target hasn't gotten more press for this. The police were definitely wrong, but this could have 100% been avoided if Target didn't call them in the first place.
They called for another shoplifter that had already left and where already on scene and that’s when they somehow decided to go mess with this man. I hope they both pay him very well
Somebody needs to put target on blast. Target is definitely discriminating against this customer. I can’t put into words how I feel about the police officers involved. All 3 of them should’ve been fired
It's all about racism and discrimination. As a former officer with Houston PD in Texas, when off duty, on my regular daily basis I observed two Walmart employees following. I showed them my receipt and all went fine. When I was walking in the parking lot I was stopped by a security guard, showed him receipt as well. I picked up my car and went home. And this happened just because I'm of a Mexican origin.
Seriously, just have someone help the guy pay for goodness sake... Even if Target did ask the cops to remove him they should have known that was illegal.
@@cslack813 think all 3 should be sacked and why didnt anyone in the shop help him...i live in the UK and i know someone would have helped him not called the police
I hear you. I have a family member who is autistic. There's another video on RUclips of a cop roughing up an autistic young man that I've seen recently.
I literally started tearing up just watching him at the checkout trying to buy his items. Is it that complicated to just ask another human "are you ok and do you need any help?" Imagine how far that would have gone!
My dad had Huntingtons Disease, i wouldve thought pretty confidently that he was a tweaker had i not experienced it. Without experiencing disabilities and abusers in your environment being commonplace, it makes it easy to quickly decide if someones worth the sympathy. Yes, I am saying active junkies may earn less patience or sympathy and thats okay with me.
Nonsense. He was reducing the efficiency of their auto check out lanes. He can shop elsewhere if he's not capable of functioning in their stores. Also, retarded people are a real inconvenience. They are worse than people with children. He should be put in an asylum for his protection and ours.
Watching this almost brought tears to my eyes. This is a sad and terrible case of all that you have outlined. The guy should sue Target and the Police dept that wrongfully arrested him.
I saw this one. These cops behavior is simply disgusting! As someone who has a disabled family member, I was outraged. Can they not tell the difference? Nope.
"I told you. That's your own fault you didn't listen, okay." Man, this former office is a real piece of work. I hope people treat him with as little compassion as he showed in this encounter.
His "sucks to suck" comment was way over the line and disrespectful and unprofessional. I hope he can't even get a job as a security guard at target. He deserves to be a patty flipper at McDonald's with a very demanding manager.
I hope the former officer's next encounter with police is worse I hope the former officer faces the same illegal treatment he gave to a disabled man I sincerely hope he becomes another video on Police Activity
What are the odds that Trget hired the unemployed former police officer as a security guard? He semed to want to treat their customers with the same lack of respect their current security had.
@@syko2164unfortunately He is a pawn in the pathetic police department that let him acted the way he did. Those old fuks that operated pre body cameras FULLY SUPPORTED him until modern social media and Digital cameras became the norm…and they got caught doing what they taught them.
@@syko2164 - I certainly wouldn't want him preparing my burger, let alone working the cash register. It's better that this sociopath go and work someplace where he doesn't have to be in contact with the public. Let him pour concrete, or work in the sanitation department - anything but police work.
Unfortunately I went to school with Kenneth Skeens. He was pretty unhinged in highschool but didn't seem like the type to be like this. Crazy to see one of my favorite RUclips channels talking about him.
I've been working with mentally challenged people for over 20 years. This got me in my feels. How does a "can I help you sir?" situation turn into this?! You don't need training for this, just some common decency.
Exactly. Anyone with two brain cells rubbing together could see this man was harmless and was having some difficulty. How about help him complete his purchase and where he wants to go. This was ridiculous. Trumped up charges on this guy for nothing. Pretty pathetic.
It's almost like you can look at the cop and see he has something wrong with him . And he is a killer to boot ! How was he even put on the street with a gun !
The problem is with the police officers there is the mental illness of narcissism and psychopathic tendencies. It appears that's all they're hiring nowadays are these kind of criminals with badges.
“You’re under arrest for resisting arrest”, lol no underlying charges, and then “refusing to provide his name”, which are basically “secondary charges”, with no underlying initial charges. This behavior is shameful and disgusting.
I've been arrested for resisting arrest. All I did was ask why I was being arrested. I didn't physically resist. They said I was under arrest, I put my hands out to be cuffed. They tackled me down and told me I was resisting. Spent the weekend in jail before arraignment. Felony conviction for asking why I was being arrested. Didn't find out until later that they had originally stopped me for a traffic warrant. I'd forgotten to pay a ticket. They never told me that on the scene of the arrest or the entire weekend I spent waiting to see a judge. After the arraignment for felony resisting arrest they sent me home. Didn't even hold me on the traffic warrant. It's been 20+ years, my license is still suspended because NJ invents new surcharge fines every year for old tickets. I haven't even lived in that state since 1999. Every time I paid them they would create another fine and keep me suspended. Any interaction with cops can screw up your entire life forever.
I went through the same thing in 2020. I have a 42 minute video posted on my channel with all the statutes that exempted me from every charge that the police officer you legally filed against me. What makes it even worse is that my charges were not dismissed like they should have been instead the district attorney and the judge is all conspire to convicted me even though it's a hundred percent against the written statutes of Pennsylvania.
@@kaindabadguy technically, you are required upon your notification of being arrested, to provide certain information, or be charged with a crime, this requirement can vary in scope, depending upon the state in which you live. They are supposed to only be legally entered to the name, and the date of birth, but some will try to extend this to include location information like address and telephone numbers.
@@LuckyCharmsMiniFarms with respect to “the law” it’s obvious that when the people, catch the government doing wrong, the government can, and will find some way to try to hang a “case” around the neck of their victims… They do this to our “First Amendment, Rights, Auditors”, to ensure that they can’t continue to hold police and government entities, to account…
This story was so sad. There was literally no reason for them to approach him with the hostility and aggression that they did. The man is clearly trying to make a purchase, but instead of assisting him with the purchase of the bike.....the escalate the situation and embarrass and harm the man. Shame on Target and shame on these officers and their entire department.
@@chrisbammer4946 Barely accountable. Maybe they think they can get away with it by just assigning blame to one of the assholes instead of all of them. Fact is, police like this are cancerous. They need removed with prejudice.
"Don't catch a Felony charge by hittingme or anything"... THAT just shows their malicious and criminal intent to destroy a person's life. Absolutely Pathetic.
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Im disabled, though not as badly as this guy is. The amount of people who struggle to understand that i operate differently is insane, cant imagine if i was like him
I feel you man, Even my family who have lived with me for years still get upset and confused when my disability rears it's head. It seems it's hard for people to understand that everyone is basically an alien and works differently.
such a diabolical legal system. Every time I think I've seen the worst the US law enforcement has to offer, a video like this comes along. mind blowing.
@@TheDogGoesWoof69 Dude, if you can't see this guy has a mental disability, I don't know what to say. That's like seeing somebody who's falling-down drunk and not being able to tell.
@@consaka1as a cop u get called by karens all the time. The cops job is to tell the employees of target that this is ridiculous and should offer a way to get this resolved without upsetting anyone. The cops protected and served the crap out of a disabled man.
@@BatLB Yeah I know. But the cops first job is to start their investigation with the Karen. Does her accusation even have an ounce of common sense to it? Does she have any proof of actual wrong doing that actually breaks the law? Most of these Karen cases never really need to be investigated past the Karen. Because a Karen that saw a guy sitting in his car has not seen a crime. If the cop wants to be nosy he can walk over and see and say, "hey how's it going? Just making contact" "Have a good evening, day or whatever". Done and dusted. For the most part he doesn't even really need to bother the other party.
The problem is these bad cops earn the hate. Then good cops get lead poisoning.. to regain public trust and some safety in your job I suggest all you good cops police your own first..
I genuinely had tears running down my eyes as he was saying “I was just getting my money out” what a fucked up world this has to be for this poor man to be treated like this. It makes me sick
I’ve been a police officer for years and I’m a veteran, this video fucked me up. I’m 25, I haven’t been around the longest but I do my job the absolute best of my abilities with helping the public as my number one priority. God forbid I ever work with a officer like these guys, I would lose my fucking job and mind. Shame on them, it couldn’t be more clear that he was just genuinely struggling. This is what makes me beyond embarrassed to wear the badge and a brother hood with pieces of shit like these guys.
Most don't. It's them vs the public. The public is the enemy. A family friend became a cop, and it's like their own cult. He only hangs out with cop friends and abandoned everyone else. Even convinced me not to make a complaint about a cop who wouldn't charge someone after I was attacked in the street. He was on duty at the time and their helicopter was involved tracking people
My wife has had a series of strokes that limits her ability to speak and to understand. This brought tears to my eyes just imagining her being a similar situation and the heartlessness of the officers. It's absolutely disgusting.
The level of incompetence that these officers displayed is astounding and not only did they fail as officers in general they failed as human beings.. the lack of training, education clearly is on purpose they hire people that will take orders no questions asked policing has become militarized.. Problem is they are working for the public where there leadership isn’t there to oversee them long enough to see if they’re right for the position the other problem is they are not taught how important the constitution and rights are let alone actual law
Thanks for sharing as a health worker it too upsets me to think that anyone with physical or mental disorder is treated this way when they already had a long an ardent journey to get back boy some kind of homeostasis. God bless you and your wife and family here’s yo wishing you all the best.
@@ButterflyTwinkle1968”homeostasis”…wow, such big medical terms. Listen, this guy may have had a stroke or some other issue on the past, but “disabled” he’s not. He may have some slurred speech, but he’s very much on point in terms of interacting with cops and others. And if you think I’m being too hard on the man, look up the definition of “disabled”.
I didn't get 3 minutes into this without asking "why didnt they just help him"? The police, target someone could have helped him. this was a horrible show of humanity.
The right to remain silent does not mean you do not have to identify yourself or respond to officers commands, it means that during a criminal investigation you do not have to answer questions if detectives are investigating a crime. An officer asking you to identify yourself is not a crime being investigated.
Right? It’s so ridiculous. A little bit of patience and compassion and this whole situation could have been avoided. Instead they go straight to use of force and arrest, just disgusting.
Despite his disabilities this poor man knew his rights and he handled himself well. He is worthy of being graded. You shouldn't have taken that away from him.
I agree and think it's low expectations discrimination, however the charges against him were dropped for being unfit to stand trial. I think it's fair that ATA piggybacks off that ruling and doesn't grade him because of it.
@@ItzRanzo Old guy? Take him out of like? Why? A disabled person (or old guy) has the same rights as you. Do you want to be taken out of like if you are having difficulty? An employee or even another customer, should just respectfully and quietly help you where you are and not draw attention to you.
i remember seeing this video for the first time and I went through so many emotions, I wish I was there to help that man. No compassion for a fellow human being.
I've worked in Loss Prevention and security for over ten years (in the UK, not the US). That man was clearly not well, and aggression from multiple people would only serve to aggravate a situation where compassion and questioning would have EASILY resolved the issue. Ridiculous.
The Loss Prevention clowns in the US would not do anything to robbers if they did catch them stealing. They treated this poor man like he was a criminal instead of helping him in his struggle.
@@JoseGarcia-M4Y4N yea because thats definitely a blanket statement you can make about an entire country from 1 interaction in 1 video. What job do you hold in what country? Cuz whatever it is I guess every single person in that field is also a dick if your statement holds true.
Yes, 'can I help you?' 'I am trying to get my money out to buy this bike' 'oh, is it ok if I help you? I am security, you can trust me' 'oh ok, its 281 dollar' 'lets see, you have 180 on the table, we need 100 and then we need another 1' 'here is 1' 'sure thing, now all we need is 1 hundred' 'a twenty here' '80 to go' '10' '70 to go' 'I have 100 here, now its too much' 'thats ok, you can take 30 from the pile, now its exact, lets count the bills on the table together: 1 hundred, 2 hundred, 20, 40, 60, 80, and 1. See? 281 dollar' (cash register sounds) 'thank you' 'you are welcome' But no. We get 'police' 'protecting and serving' the sh*t out of this man.
@@baskoning9896 I've never heard an American officer say 'Can I help you?' without it being a sarcastic rhetort aimed at someone who was trying to do the right thing by interfering with an illegal stop or detainment, typically someone they went on to brutalise or wrongfully arrest.
What bothers me the most about this interaction is that he articulated himself so well. They just never took the time to listen to his side and what he was trying to communicate. Imagine how many people have been locked up in the past and had no cameras to hold these cops accountable.
My heart. That poor guy. I back the blue 90% of the time, but shame!!! Shame on them for not simply helping him and moving on. And shame!!! Shame on Target for trespassing him. Good on that GA for taking up charges against the officer.
As a nurse, if I treated my patient this way, my fellow nurses would turn me in, I’d be fired and likely lose my nursing license… And rightfully so. This isn’t a matter of training, this is a matter of humanity, character and integrity. These three cops had a perfect opportunity to do good, it would’ve been relatively easy and would go along way towards changing the narrative about our current state of law-enforcement culture.
I 100% agree with the humanity part. This isn't something you need to be trained for, except maybe by your parents, it should have been immediately obvious that something was "off" and patience and some humanity should have been shown.
Write your local, state and federal representatives and demand action, let them know that you will vote according to their response and get as many people to do the same.
Same here. It hurts to see how they treated that man when it´s fairly obvious when he speaks that something is not 100%. They could have handled that so much better just by asking him about his situation in the beginning. As a handicapped disabled man this gets me fuming.
@@einarsveinn8667 In looking at what the shopper was doing and what he said he clearly understood what he was doing and what his rights were even as they were being trampled, and how did the Police prosecutor not decline to proceed either?
I was horrified while watching this by not only the officers conduct but by targets and bystanders lack of intervention…like simply blown away. That was truly baffling and repulsive to watch and target as well as that department should be deeply ashamed.
As a parent with a kid with special needs my heart breaks when I see something like this. The man was so sweet; we should be taking care, and loving people like that not throwing them in police cars. Shame
That’s not the way police work. If you have a stroke at a gas station and the police show up first, you’re going to die from that stroke in a jail cell. Ask me how I know.
Well said. I too am a parent of a child with special needs, and I had a very difficult time getting through this video. I was going to comment something similar, but you nailed it. This is sickening, heartbreaking, deplorable. Too many words to even describe.
@@huntermckee2279I actually think that he did quite well in that situation. He kept trying to call 911 and didn’t listen to the bullshit of the officers. I hope he gets a decent amount of money for this
@karahall6140 target didn't get away with this Shareholders were already pissed off about the strange clothing n Satan displays in the store Now WIDESPREAD title 3 violations resulting in 9 stores being shutdown COULDN'T HAVE HAPPENED to a more appropriate group of scumbags in target
All F.. S..pds around should be ashamed for not calling the Police station and request a supervisor for these newbies, they are clearly looking to get the police department in trouble
Completely agree, this was sad. He wasn't a harm to anyone in the store. This could've been avoided so easily, just help the man. Idk why people even shop at Target.
@@gloriaclayton2477I bet if the♿ young man had a gey shirt🌈🎽, target would have love it. 😘🎯💩. Not enough laws against discrimination, violated right vs private business for the public & online platform. Tweeter🐦 got exposed, we need RUclips to be called out. all MSM, business, platforms 🛜🖥️📱need to be regulated or new rules & laws write for them!
As soon as the video starts rolling I'm scanning the background for people who are concerned too. I've seen some pretty bad videos, but this one tops it for me because, as you point out, no one done a thing. It's such a depressing video.
Until the US starts to treat their workers with respect, ie, paying them a reasonable amount including holiday pay and sick pay they won't give a proverbial sh*t. The land of the greedy and the home of the coward, enough said
Yeah he did. This cop is an absolute shit bag. I mean just looking at his photo it screams of "I got bullied in high school and now I'm gonna take it out on the general public and people I feel are beneath me." What a pathetic little toad.
Love this channel wish police departments used your videos for training this episode hit home for me my wife works with people with disabilities and tells me how horribly they get treated in stores keep up the great work and hopefully our world gets better soon
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When cops get fired,they should lose their certification, and be charged criminally for their actions.
Barbarians with badges.
So should politicans who vote for unconstitutional laws.
Here, Here!!
*lose
and be neutered.
"All I was doing was paying for my things" It would have taken the officers 5 seconds to show compassion to this man and help him. They are awful human beings.
Good point
All cops are.
@@johnparkin7872 No, not all cops are. Lying and slandering also makes YOU an awful human being.
@dpastor6631 Okay, just most and all good or bad know about the bad cops actions and do nothing making them too a bad cop.
In the ole' days we called it common sense
My hands are trembling as i type this.... my blood is boiling. How can you interact with this guy and not immediately think "ah shit, ok boys lets just get him checked out and out the door." He clearly hasn't broken any laws and those 3 cowards were begging to arrest him from the start. Youre on the scene, you have someone who represents target and the ability to use the smallest amount of common sense and compassion and work this shit out.
Laziness, incompetence, maliciousness, narcissism.
I was so angry that they literally had not an ounce of empathy or compassion and instead of helping this young man…they abused him! So sad 😢
They often ASSUME people are intoxicated or putting on an act. They're disgusting!
How can you get so emotional over a situation you were never a part of? It seems silly
I think the target employee who called the cops should get a F, also. He’s taking too long, so instead of having an employee assist the man, who clearly has issues, you go and call the cops? Despicable. The cops have no shame either, treating him like that.
This was my thought
He already makes it so clear in the video that there's no for sure if the target employee actually did tell them anything about him. Target called about the actual shoplifter. There's no valid evidence the employee asked the officers to get the disabled man out.
I heard the 911 call it was a target employee @@gagesons9006
@@gagesons9006"....there's no for sure if the ..." ? ? ? 🤷
It seems to me that they showed up to get a shoplifter, but maybe missed them. Then loss prevention guy complained about the disabled man tumbling with his cash at the self checkout. They must have assumed he was drunk or a drug addict. If they did tell the cops to remove him, they changed their story real quick, and threw the cops under the bus in that one... Either way, the cops should have known way better than to handle that like that. I think the guy has grounds to sue the store, and the cops. I hope he does.
This poor man has more intelligence than 3 police officers. This is absolutely sickening and bullying.
And he was declared incompetent to stand trial. Let that sink in.
To be fair, it doesn't take much to have more intelligence than a cop. With that said, the man is probably more intelligent than most of us out there.
@@Oneofakind123 speak for yourself lmao
A rock has more intelligence than 3 officers combined
@@EvanLandry221 no, he speaks for all of us.
Remember the Georgia Guide Stones ? 7.5 billion people have to die ? Forgot about that ? YES YOU DID !
arresting a disabled man for taking too long at the self check out is the most disgusting thing i've seen. I hope this man sues both the police and Target.
I guarantee you there will be a lawsuit. If I were a civil liberties lawyer in the State of New Mexico, this would be the easiest slam dunk case in the history of cases where both entities would be paying out of their nose. Unfortunately for the APD, it would be the taxpayers paying, but I’m sure your usual lawyer won’t mind as long as they’re getting a nice fat commission out of the deal.
The worker who raised the alarm with her manager and the manager who called the police were both fired. I hope they are both sued into oblivion.
@@TheUnknownDungeonI don't understand why they didn't just help him complete his purchase
@@msyemisi7930 racism.. discrimination against the disabled.. your guess is as good as mine. However if it's anything like the retail workers I've worked with, then they refused to help him because they were lazy and helping people with learning disabilities can be too much for some people. They don't have the patience for it. I've had co-workers literally stop helping a disabled person the moment they get irritated and they would leave the disabled person in the hopes that they would just go away.
There is no such thing as compassion in retail. Just impatience and intolerance.
Pieces of shit wtf is wrong with "don't catch a Felony charge fir hitting me or anything" bruh.... the fuck is wrong with?
Target better pay up!! They caused this, clearly he wasn’t stealing anything, had his money out, but was physically disabled, had a hard time with the cash. What a rotten company!
One of the saddest aspects is that this poor man tried to dial 911 for help, little realizing that the bullies attacking him were police officers.
This right here is the epicenter of why I’m so angry. The very people who he was hoping would assist are the ones who are molesting him.
Literally nearly broke my heart seeing him try to call 911. What is going on here that no one can realize this guy needs help not violent force.
Did the police know this person was handicapped ?
@@paulchrenko7159I thought he was an alcoholic at first
@@TinaMucklowEither way, he was CLEARLY not violent, and was only trying to make a purchase; whether he was disabled OR impaired, what he needed was HELP. He did NOTHING to deserve his abysmal treatment, and should have sued over it. These kind of cops are a stain on the otherwise heroic profession, and are the reason why GOOD cops are mistrusted and disliked by association. They NEED to be sued to send a message that such abuse of authority will NOT be tolerated by the citizens who employ them.
The employees at Target also need to be held accountable.This whole incident would never have happened if the employees at Target hadn’t of gotten this ball rolling.
why didnt they just help him??
@paulrichards6894
Because they are lazy.
@@robertfodstad7548they can't even figure out which changing room to use
One of the channels I follow called the store.
They know nothing! Never happened! No idea what he’s talking about! Nobody was there!
@robertfodstad7548 agreed instead of helping they had the time to call police but not help him purchase the bike
Failing to hold the additional cops responsible as co-conspirators is outrageous. Cops must not be granted the Nuremberg defense.
Then 98% of U.S cops will either be hanged or jailed for life.
Lol Nuremberg.
If you violate a persons rights under color of law, 10 years in prison should be the punishment.
Nuremberg sentencing should be granted instead.
@@powerhouse8310Do you even know what the “Nuremberg defense” is? Somebody doesn’t need to face the gas chamber to be a victim of the “just following orders” attitude by government officials. 🙄
This isn't law enforcement, it's domestic terrorism.
As a father of a special needs child this is a nightmare scenario and shows the lack of humanity within these officers. Disgusting
that's the reason why it's incredibly important channels like this exist. It's amazing to me how many people genuinely believe it's RARE that people in power abuse it just because people in power are so good at covering it up.
I'm hopeful we're slowly starting to enter an era where people in power are finally being held accountable for their actions. It's still going to take a long, long time though...
I guessed they missed all the common signs of a disabled person.
@@nepdisc3722 its important to remember this didnt start with the Police, its just as much Targets fault. They could have easily helped the man with little trouble but instead wanted "the problem" to go away. I find both equally at fault and mostly sad for the lack of human compassion showed by everyone in the video. The target loss prevention person needs to be held accountable as well. I hope this gentlman sues both parties.
@@DivisionStreetDrums it's disgusting how people behave now, not only in public but while ON CAMERA. So many people just fundamentally lack shame AND empathy. I sincerely hope things don't trend this way further.
Wow. I'm literally shaking while watching this.... I can't believe ANYONE could be so heartless.
Poor guy was deemed "too incompetent to stand trial", yet, he STILL knew (and stood up for) his rights *MUCH* better than the majority of people _without_ disabilities. Dude's a freakin' role model if you ask me!
And the pigs, being the socialist parasites they are, made up a crime to arrest him and tried to ruin his life. Nice huh?
Facts
W comment.! I do hope the officers get what they deserve and removing those who don’t uphold the law in keeping citizens/public safe.
1000%
Best comment!
Him wanting to call the police to come and help him and they're actually there is absolutely heartbreaking
So crazy ffs
This is tough to watch. If it is that hard to watch how could none of the officers recognize how bad this makes them look and their department. Gross
...and the sick egotistical cop waited and watched - even told the others to wait - while he dialed 911, only to force him into cuffs when he finally got through - like a schoolyard bully. Disgusting.
Though he was mistaken, he thought the cops were security guards, clearly understood the difference and understood that security guards might present themselves as police and would not have the right to arrest him. He understood that he had done nothing wrong and protested the legitimacy of the arrest. These factors argue against the severity of his disability. It seems it was primarily the strangeness of his vocal tone that caused the judge to deem him incompetent to stand trial, robbing him of his right to defend himself in court.
Simply having difficulty managing a self check-out is certainly not a reason to trespass a customer from a store. These services are not always easy to use. I have had trouble doing so at times and there is always a clerk available to provide assistance. Target's response to this incident was outrageous. Moreover, the result was simply that the store lost a sale and a customer.
@@charleshuguley9323well if I ever have a choice between Target and something else it'll be something else even if twice the price.
So they lost another customer.
"I have the right to remain silent" tear to my eye, this man is obviously mentally challenged, but he's still aware of his rights as an American.
It’s so infuriating that no one treated him like a human being. He’s struggling and nobody helps him, they just decide to inflict more suffering on him. God it’s so infuriating
I hope he owns target after this. Fu together with the fn police
@@cargopilotguy305because he isn't a human being. He's a subhuman who should have been terminated as soon as his disability was determined. Likely prenatal
@@cargopilotguy305yes or leave him alone. He's clearly a target so needs to know his rights.
Fully aware of his rights
Who sees a person struggling to pay and goes "kick him out!" And not "lets help him!" Christ thats disgusting.
The lack of compassion from Target and the Police is disgusting.
It’s target. They’re just a higher priced version of Walmart. Same freaks of nature walking around the stores regardless
@@robertsmalls3513hey this man might have had mental issues...but he's not a "freak" dude damn
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@@jer280 I meant the workers when I said that. Perhaps I wasn’t clear, but I just meant you can’t expect Target to be nice just cause they aren’t Walmart
Why would either care? Neither of the corporations they work for show compassion to them, why would they to us?
The employee who called the police that initiated this pathetically sad display of inhumanity should be fired as well.
If following the train of thought in the video, the police were called for another potential shoplifter. This was a side action on their part. This would explain why he happen to be still counting his money to pay the machine.
@MrBeevee5 While I can see your flimsy justification, noone was arrested for the original call which probably means their proof was just as flimsy. The police weren't even sure what the employee wanted them to do, with the shopper in this clip. Again, pathetically sad showing of inhumanity for no reason.
ABSOLUTLEY
It's Target. They won't call the cops when men go into the bathroom with little girls.
But this guy is the threat.
Continue to boycot target
I can absolutely see this being a misunderstanding, like "hey, while you are here, go help that guy" being interpreted as "help us with that guy". The police were apparently called for an actual criminal, this just happened on the side.
This is one of the most disgusting and heartbreaking acts of tyranny I have ever seen
U havent seen much then.
And yet youre focused on security vs the management
This is on target and the officers!
yeah this was sad to watch.. he was clearly mentally handicapped, but no one helped him
I would rather have dangerous freedom over peaceful slavery.
Here's a radical idea: how about helping the guy.
This whole encounter just made me sick to my stomach.
That "None of your business..." put the biggest smile on my face. Disabled or not, he know what he didn't have to give out. And he was right when he said "You're not police", they were just bullies.
Amen brother. The man is just doing his best. He's not fucking dumb ya know 😢
Exactly
The APD has decades of incidents just like this, or worse. Incident after incident after incident, after incident, year after year, after year, after decade, after decade. They are not just "bullies" they are incompetent, inhuman, anti-human criminal thugs.
One of my first memories is walking down the hallway in my home, a 2 yr old dressed in pjs. A very tall APD officer dressed in all black scowling at me. He never changed his scowl and never said a word to me. He scared the hell out of me and I went back to my room.
The APD is rotten to the core and has been for as long as I have been alive.
The saddest part to me is that the disabled guy thought they were security and tried to call 911 because he couldn’t believe the officers would treat him this way … oh you poor sweet summer child
They do the exact same thing to mentally insane people every. single. day.. what is the diffference???
That is depressing.
Way to be condescending
He obviously has a mental disability, no reason to call him naive for trying to call 911
Summer child? Huh?
I’m actually in tears, this man was trying to do everything right. All they had to do was show one tiny amount of empathy. Everything in this interaction is completely disgusting.
Meanwhile Target would treat actual criminals better.
Great post....
"Man you are having trouble checking out? Can we help? Let's get this paid for and get you moving"
How the cops should have handled this.
Well said.
@@buck45osu That's right. They would have been viewed as serving and protecting and doing a kind deed, instead they chose to by bullies as many do. The police culture is broken.
This is heartbreaking. Why would anyone think this is okay?
As the father of two handicapped children, this breaks my heart and infuriates me. I can safely assume it took years to teach the victim to be able to go to the store independently, understand police and security, count money, and so on. Yet the store personnel and police unraveled all that in mere moments… sigh
And to tell him he can never come back to a store that is probably one of few he is close to and feels comfortable shopping at…heartbreaking and enraging.
Heartbreaking.
THIS! My husband and my brother in law have mental disabilities, and it’s such a long process for them to feel confident in themselves to go through the motions of life with their struggles, but for even cops, people who are supposed to pick up on these signals specifically, to ignore them all and act like this is purely infuriating
yes exactly. i imagine the young man is still closely supported by family members and are probably so proud that he has developed some sense of independence. the fact those police officers treated that young man in such an inhumane way was truly shocking and profoundly sad. i cannot understand how not one of the officers prevented this. The fact that the Target employee thought it was right to call the police and have the guy thrown out is equally disgusting. They were all effectively operating under the same principle, that they can prey on and bully and exclude and abuse someone who is "weak". What a horrible horrible thing.
I loved your comment. It was probably a proud thing for the man in this video to be able to handle this on his own. He got a bit confused. Hell, I get confused in those self-check-out lines myself sometimes! The Officers? They were clearly dealing with a mentally incapacitated human being, but they handled him as if he was a criminal. The cop doing all the talking is an animal. His two co-conspirator cops are also animals because they didn't stop this stupid arrest. They deserve whatever hell they go through, especially Skeen, who was in charge.
I have a 14 y/o disabled daughter and THIS RIGHT HERE is why the wife and I are so overprotective of her. Demons, tyrants, and evil of all kinds prey on the disabled, but to wear a shield backed by public trust & abuse someone who is CLEARLY disabled goes beyond anything described previously. That's a special level of contemptible excuse for a human being.
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It doesn't matter to a cop. To them, contempt of cop is contempt of cop regardless of who did it. I know plenty of cops and let me tell you. Believe me when I say that they have no sympathy or empathy for anyone besides other cops
Very well said sir!!!
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@@TheGr3atMilenkogive us a break. Lumping all cops together as villains for the actions of some is ridiculous. Yes there are bad cops, there are also bad doctors, bad nurses and bad people in all vocations.
His charges were dismissed because he “was not competent enough to stand trial.” Bullshit. That man had more knowledge about the law than all of those cops combined. They dismissed the charges because it was an embarrassment to the department and to the city. They took advantage of this man’s disability and used it as a convenient excuse to save face. Shame on them.
We need to bring this up again in this city. Make this the Pd catphrase “we blame everyone else for our actions” 👍🏻
They protect their own
Hard time..... nothing less....
Exactly
It was an illegal arrest to begin with, hence the charges were dropped.
This was absolutely heartbreaking. These officers were/are the absolute pinnacle of heartless and ignorant in their outright discrimination. Zero human compassion was shown. Why were police even called on a gentle disabled man not disturbing the peace in any way?
ALL 3 officers AND the Target employee who called the police should go to jail AND pay restitution to the guy.
Fact!
They dragged him out of the store for taking too long. There own words where taking too long. Absolutely vile excuses for human beings.
For some reason we don't really know anything about what the Target employee said.
Overwhelming TRUE this video deeply bothered me dude they should all be charged
luckily even 100 years ago people saw the danger of weak tilted minds driven by impulsive emotions like you and so laws got written on paper deciding on your punishment
Situations like this are why “Just obey the law and you won’t get bothered by police” is a fundamentally flawed argument… It is incredibly important to know your rights!
That part
No one in history has ever complied their way out of tyranny. Though many people still keep trying the same thing repeatedly, expecting different results
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@@thehimself4056have I ever told you the definition of insanity?
You want to hear something even funnier? Well I will tell you anyway lol. People are afraid of their neighbors so they hire those same neighbors to protect them. Cops are picked from the same people we are afraid of, how does that make sense? Cops aren't from some far off place where they are completely without bias they have bias and it can effect how they handle situations so they get to do almost anything they want and most of the time aren't held responsible
I have a disabled adult son and this episode really hit home. It's terrifying that these bastards can't tell the difference and if they do, they just don't care.
They're the exact same people that would have bullied yor son in school for being disabled, only now they have guns and a monopoly on violence
Totally agree, very best wishes to you and your son.
they can tell the difference
@@thomasjones3508and chose to do the wrong thing
Oh they can tell. That's probably why they did it. Remember the n@zis? There are evil ppl everywhere among us especially police.
I’m canceling my 2 Target credit cards and I’m never going back there to shop ever again!
This needs to go viral, Target need to be sued for starting this nonesense against this good brother
too bloody right im an Aussie and if this every happened and i heard about it at my local target i would make sure the dam world knew hell i would even go as far as to paint in on the buildings doors
@@maxrander0101put a target on their backs so to speak...
Although i dont think target as a whole were responsible for this id say that that particular store made a massive error in judgement that should make there store management as liable as the police in this instance.
Whether to go as far as saying target as a company should be liable for not correctly educating its staff on policy's or to take a persons actions as there own mistakes is a difficult one.
At the end of the day though this was messed up and i hope this video goes on a police rookie educational videos of what not to do.
This garbage hits home for me. I’m newly disabled and even today I was going through the self checkout at a Canadian grocery chain. The employee was so sweet to assist me even though I could barely speak to express my needs. It completely boggles my mind to consider that the employees in that section would not immediately assist him.
Then to take the next step to get him trespassed out of the stores by filthy cops. That blows my mind.
I can't describe in words how much outright contempt i have for these repugnant bullies.
I'm with you. My blood is boiling when I think of it...
I do like the smell off burned bacon in the morning.
They do the exact same thing to mentally insane people every. single. day.. what is the diffference???
@@baskoning9896 I'm trying desperately to not share what I'd like to see happen to the mistaken bacon
You should have compassion for them.
The devils and demons have burrowed into their souls.
Cop made the choice but he was listening to The worst voices in his soul.
As someone who works with people with developmental disabilities, Mr. McMannus gets an A+ for keeping his cool and asserting his rights in such a stressful situation. Target should give him a bike.
I agree - Audit the Audit could have easily and reasonably given him and A+.
Hope he sues Target what they did, calling the police was a disgrace.
@@user-cg7nw4hy2yit's not easy
Lawyers are snakes and can be bought by corporations
You won't even know, and they are hanging you out to dry
Target will end up giving him millions instead 😂
End qualified immunity... what a horrible cop.
I'm not disabled and I would be terrified and confused if a bunch of cops walked up to me and grabbed me without explaining anything.
This really ripped my heart out. This poor guy was just going about his business. He wasn’t bothering anyone. This whole incident was disgusting.
I agree. With his disability he is trying hard to fit in. Who can say how this incident set him back. His overall confidence may be shattered. Damn shame
Absolutely
You’re right.
Yall forget thet tagret employees also called the cops because they thought he was hommeless takiing along time . No face no case i guess
@@JamalTheOBlockian what does that have to do with anything
Everyone of those 3 cops 🐷 should have been charged over the abuse and harm carried out to that poor man. Totally shameful!
Cops are people. All people are bound to mistakes. Reasons why cops should have regular 3rd party audits
*hanged
Actually they are shameless
@@EternalResonancecops shouldnt make mistakes like this youre a bootlicker
@EternalResonance you can make a 'mistake ' and still get 20 years. This a was not a 'mistake ' . Clearly deliberate and indicative of their lack of training. Amazing.
I don't normally get overly worked up about these kind of videos, but this litterally made my blood boil. You can clearly tell his is not mentall all there. He is polite and living his life. To escalate to this level on all parties is absolutely sickining.
That fact that a human being looks at this and feels ‘arrest’ is the answer and not ‘help’ is beyond me. Prisons are filled with people like this.. what time are we living in?
Are they filled with people like this? I think you're thinking of care homes. He's just slow cause he's debilitatingly disabled and Target having a disabled customer dragged out cause he's not paying quick enough is just a level of corpo dystopia that makes cyberpunk look like an afternoon prancing around a sunny meadow.
2000s.
Not to mention the pigs who just roll with it. It's sickening that the nightmares authors used to posit to us all turned out to be dreams.
Yeah, seriously. How disconnected to you have to be to not look at this guy and feel pity instead of aggression?
I don't think prisons are filled with people like this man. His mental handicap isn't prominent in the prison system. There are a lot of issues that cause people to become mentally disabled due to drug addiction, but they do have a right to claim that they are incompetent to stand trial and many of them freely plead guilty or no contest and get found guilty by a judge when the prosecutor reads the charges of what the person is accused of. In so many of these cases, they should take their case to trial and never forfeit their right to a speedy trial and force the prosecution to prove the crime beyond a reasonable doubt. There is a log jam in the jails because of all these deals being made for shorter prison terms when a good number of them have a good chance of being found not guilty. In this case, the store and the cops were wrong and it is arguable that the cops knew that they were wrong for making this arrest and even removing the man from the store. They could have helped the man put his money into the kiosk and then help him out of the store and told the store that you can't discriminate against a disabled person. It is highly doubtful that it didn't cross the mind of any of those officers on the scene but not one of them stood up for the man. The man goes to jail, not certain if he was put in a cell with other inmates which could have possibly put the man in harms way, because real criminals have criminal minds and don't care about the consequences because they are likely getting a deal that is much less than the time they should be serving in prison and they know that they are already going to prison, and most of them don't press charges against another when someone assaults them in jail out of fear of retribution later.
Insanely disgusting. These officers should be fired and thrown in prison. The lack of empathy from all of them is heartbreaking.
Thrown in prison? They should be under it what they did to this poor man is akin to rape he was helpless
They're all like that good Nazis just doing their job when they're throwing you in a concentration camp for wrong think they won't care either they will literally let a child burn to death or sit outside of a school for 70 minutes while the children in the classroom turn to a puddle identified only by their shoes,, just following orders
@@richardrose9943thrown under? I hope you mean 6 feet.
This sickens me. A handicapped man being treated like this because he took to long at a check out is insane. Why didn't someone take a moment out of their life and just help the poor man.😢
Yeah
Because target is woke...
He only wanted to buy a bike😢
I would’ve and have helped (don’t wait on woke kids paid by the hour to help - they just work here). Keep you eyes open. People need help everywhere. 10 minutes from a nice person would’ve saved all of this from happening. People are sick.
Or contacted one of the many team leads in the store to sort it out, lol.
What’s with those cop’s portraits? Making a tough guy face like that is a sign in itself of a bad attitude and the self esteem issues of a professional bully.
I'm glad I'm not the only one who noticed. The scowls they have make no sense unless they think they need to intimidate people, which is exactly the opposite mentality that they should have.
How anyone can treat an individual with disabilities like that is beyond belief. This is truly disgusting and I hope they all are fired.
I hope worse for them
@@battleborn8658I as well.
They don't care about people in general let alone disabled people. And I used to hate when people talked like that but unfortunately it's not true cause any cop that sees this and doesn't intervene is just as bad
@@battleborn8658same. They can just get a job somewhere else if they are fired. They better not be able to touch a badge, weapon, or be in any position of power for the rest of their lives. They should be forced to flip burgers for the next 30 years.
They probably think he's on drugs or homeless or both. They look at people like that as nuisances they have to deal with and not human beings they have to protect and serve.
This whole encounter was disgusting. That poor guy had money & was just trying to pay for his things. Shame on everyone involved!
Simple answer.
Oh you’re having problems? Well maybe this machine is broken. Let’s cancel the transaction and take you to customer service to get you all fixed up.
@@madtabby66 Even if the store employees didn't want to help the man, the police should've assisted him and protected his rights to shop there. To serve and protect literally is the central mandate of their job.
It was also a failure because of those goddadmn self checkouts. A real clerk could have handled this easily.
@@CytoplasmicGoo It is literally their job to do that.
@@CytoplasmicGoo nah that's the old mandate. The new one is "to punish and enslave"
“Well sucks to suck man” when he said he was getting a lawyer is absolutely disgusting conduct from the officer.
This was hard to watch…I hope Mr. M is doing ok. Proud of his legal team for taking appropriate action.
'I did not see you where cops!' 'we cant help it that you are that slow' (or words to that effect). I was like: WHAT. ARE. THEY. SAYING!
I always hated cops, but these cops... I DESPISE.
McManus needs a grade of A+. He stated his 5th amendment and asked for a lawyer. He also did not resist and was cordial in every way while others would have fought.
As a disabled person who lives in an area with questionable law enforcement this video is very much appreciated.
Ditto. At no other time in history has the disabled population been more at risk in having a law enforcement encounter. LEOs routinely deny use of canes, crutches, wheelchairs, prosthetic legs or arms ("dangerous weapons") to verbal abuse, law lying and deceit, to denying life saving or medical maintenance medications while in custody. Where's the ADA in all of this? And I don't mean assistant district attorney! I mean our representatives from the Americans with Disabilities Act. They have only one job... to help protect and serve Americas disabled population.
Bring back the death penalty
I am also disabled, the cops in my county shot a boy with autism while he was signing “I love you” and the cops got away with it. Cops murder people EVERY SINGLE DAY and get away with it.
I'm sorry for any struggles that you deal with because of insensitive people. I'm just a normal person that cuts hair but honestly the biggest joy of my job is learning and growing with the kids that I cut that have disabilities. I think everyone should be able to do the things that everyone does. No one should be made to feel less than, especially when they have no controls over how their bodies operate
When was it criminalized? @@yezusdascumlord7609 It's terrible to have the death penalty. Rich killers go to amnesty countries to avoid penalization of their crimes, thus taking their serial killing to these countries.
We must do away with the death penalty. The only way to keep wealthy killers out of other countries is to criminalize capital punishment.
Mr McMannis gets an A, for calling these cops FAKE and asking for a lawyer.
I was surprised he didn’t receive a rating. He did better than a lot of “competent” people would have done. Good on him for asserting his rights.
He’s surprisingly perceptive: he knew they were mall security before they did!
@@Rickmakeswhoa there buddy, you saying disabled people are incompetent? I hope that's not what you're implying
@@brianbadonde9251no your one of the "competent" people he's talking about😂
i hope he isn't implying that!!!!!!@@brianbadonde9251
I can't believe Target hasn't gotten more press for this. The police were definitely wrong, but this could have 100% been avoided if Target didn't call them in the first place.
They called for another shoplifter that had already left and where already on scene and that’s when they somehow decided to go mess with this man. I hope they both pay him very well
Somebody needs to put target on blast. Target is definitely discriminating against this customer. I can’t put into words how I feel about the police officers involved. All 3 of them should’ve been fired
Disabled doesn't mean stooopid
It's all about racism and discrimination. As a former officer with Houston PD in Texas, when off duty, on my regular daily basis I observed two Walmart employees following. I showed them my receipt and all went fine. When I was walking in the parking lot I was stopped by a security guard, showed him receipt as well. I picked up my car and went home. And this happened just because I'm of a Mexican origin.
Seriously, just have someone help the guy pay for goodness sake... Even if Target did ask the cops to remove him they should have known that was illegal.
All 3 cops should be in jail ...period ....
Seeing them treat him that way is heartbreaking. I’m sick of these tyrants
if they couldnt see he was disabled i really dont know what to say
@@paulrichards6894 I'm reasonably sure they knew. They just don't give a flying fuck. They're bullies behind a shield.
@@paulrichards6894they see he is disabled. It’s impossible not to. They are just heartless, evil tyrants.
Me too. Absolutely fucking sick of them.
@@cslack813 think all 3 should be sacked and why didnt anyone in the shop help him...i live in the UK and i know someone would have helped him not called the police
Absolutely heartbreaking. I’m a father of four children, with our 4 year old being autistic. This scares the living hell out of me.
I hear you. I have a family member who is autistic. There's another video on RUclips of a cop roughing up an autistic young man that I've seen recently.
ADA, if proven guilty of violating, is not something to be trifled with. Keep that in mind.
@@notsheram “People nowadays have so little compassion or warmth left in them.”
I've felt this way for a long time.
I have a 7 y/o on the spectrum, absolutely terrifies me as well.
@@notsheram yeah, and those with no surviving family are screwed because society wants them put away like they did in the 50s
Their lack of compassion for a person who is clearly disabled is absolutely disgusting!!
I literally started tearing up just watching him at the checkout trying to buy his items. Is it that complicated to just ask another human "are you ok and do you need any help?" Imagine how far that would have gone!
I tend to lack empathy myself but this video made me want to vomit 😢. Are they even human?
My dad had Huntingtons Disease, i wouldve thought pretty confidently that he was a tweaker had i not experienced it. Without experiencing disabilities and abusers in your environment being commonplace, it makes it easy to quickly decide if someones worth the sympathy. Yes, I am saying active junkies may earn less patience or sympathy and thats okay with me.
Police are disgusting period.
Nonsense. He was reducing the efficiency of their auto check out lanes. He can shop elsewhere if he's not capable of functioning in their stores. Also, retarded people are a real inconvenience. They are worse than people with children. He should be put in an asylum for his protection and ours.
Watching this almost brought tears to my eyes. This is a sad and terrible case of all that you have outlined. The guy should sue Target and the Police dept that wrongfully arrested him.
I saw this one. These cops behavior is simply disgusting! As someone who has a disabled family member, I was outraged. Can they not tell the difference? Nope.
Target called the cops. Targets behavior is disgusting too.
They are the hammer, everyone is a nail.
@TRC296 They can tell the difference, they just don’t give a shit. This is what happens when you give a badge and a gun to tyrants.
@@DrummerJacobTarget when someone steals 😇
Target when a disabled man takes too long to shop 👿
Great post...
"I told you. That's your own fault you didn't listen, okay." Man, this former office is a real piece of work. I hope people treat him with as little compassion as he showed in this encounter.
His "sucks to suck" comment was way over the line and disrespectful and unprofessional. I hope he can't even get a job as a security guard at target. He deserves to be a patty flipper at McDonald's with a very demanding manager.
I hope the former officer's next encounter with police is worse
I hope the former officer faces the same illegal treatment he gave to a disabled man
I sincerely hope he becomes another video on Police Activity
What are the odds that Trget hired the unemployed former police officer as a security guard? He semed to want to treat their customers with the same lack of respect their current security had.
@@syko2164unfortunately He is a pawn in the pathetic police department that let him acted the way he did. Those old fuks that operated pre body cameras FULLY SUPPORTED him until modern social media and Digital cameras became the norm…and they got caught doing what they taught them.
@@syko2164 - I certainly wouldn't want him preparing my burger, let alone working the cash register. It's better that this sociopath go and work someplace where he doesn't have to be in contact with the public. Let him pour concrete, or work in the sanitation department - anything but police work.
Ok, this one hurts my soul. I pray this man gets the justice he deserves.
I just hope he got a bike somewhere :(
Unfortunately I went to school with Kenneth Skeens. He was pretty unhinged in highschool but didn't seem like the type to be like this. Crazy to see one of my favorite RUclips channels talking about him.
I've been working with mentally challenged people for over 20 years. This got me in my feels. How does a "can I help you sir?" situation turn into this?! You don't need training for this, just some common decency.
Exactly. Anyone with two brain cells rubbing together could see this man was harmless and was having some difficulty. How about help him complete his purchase and where he wants to go. This was ridiculous. Trumped up charges on this guy for nothing. Pretty pathetic.
Common decency from police? What colour is the sky on your planet and how are you liking your stay on Earth?
"Common Decency"??
The Officers involved have none!
It's almost like you can look at the cop and see he has something wrong with him .
And he is a killer to boot ! How was he even put on the street with a gun !
The problem is with the police officers there is the mental illness of narcissism and psychopathic tendencies. It appears that's all they're hiring nowadays are these kind of criminals with badges.
“You’re under arrest for resisting arrest”, lol no underlying charges, and then “refusing to provide his name”, which are basically “secondary charges”, with no underlying initial charges.
This behavior is shameful and disgusting.
I've been arrested for resisting arrest. All I did was ask why I was being arrested. I didn't physically resist. They said I was under arrest, I put my hands out to be cuffed. They tackled me down and told me I was resisting. Spent the weekend in jail before arraignment. Felony conviction for asking why I was being arrested.
Didn't find out until later that they had originally stopped me for a traffic warrant. I'd forgotten to pay a ticket. They never told me that on the scene of the arrest or the entire weekend I spent waiting to see a judge.
After the arraignment for felony resisting arrest they sent me home. Didn't even hold me on the traffic warrant.
It's been 20+ years, my license is still suspended because NJ invents new surcharge fines every year for old tickets. I haven't even lived in that state since 1999. Every time I paid them they would create another fine and keep me suspended.
Any interaction with cops can screw up your entire life forever.
I went through the same thing in 2020. I have a 42 minute video posted on my channel with all the statutes that exempted me from every charge that the police officer you legally filed against me. What makes it even worse is that my charges were not dismissed like they should have been instead the district attorney and the judge is all conspire to convicted me even though it's a hundred percent against the written statutes of Pennsylvania.
I was arrested and ticketed for obstructing my arrest because I refused to tell police where I lived.
@@kaindabadguy technically, you are required upon your notification of being arrested, to provide certain information, or be charged with a crime, this requirement can vary in scope, depending upon the state in which you live.
They are supposed to only be legally entered to the name, and the date of birth, but some will try to extend this to include location information like address and telephone numbers.
@@LuckyCharmsMiniFarms with respect to “the law” it’s obvious that when the people, catch the government doing wrong, the government can, and will find some way to try to hang a “case” around the neck of their victims…
They do this to our “First Amendment, Rights, Auditors”, to ensure that they can’t continue to hold police and government entities, to account…
Not only the cops should be sued, but the store should be sued too.
Boycott target
@@nathanielm77 I already do.
@@Redmow51 I’ve been boycotting Target for a while too but this is another reason to
@@nathanielm77 Yep. I'm getting sick of these stupid corporations.
heart breaking is that the poor guy is saying he was treated like this before, by some security guys
This story was so sad. There was literally no reason for them to approach him with the hostility and aggression that they did. The man is clearly trying to make a purchase, but instead of assisting him with the purchase of the bike.....the escalate the situation and embarrass and harm the man. Shame on Target and shame on these officers and their entire department.
I give the department props here for holding the cops accountable, too often they close ranks and nothing ever gets done.
@@chrisbammer4946 Barely accountable. Maybe they think they can get away with it by just assigning blame to one of the assholes instead of all of them.
Fact is, police like this are cancerous. They need removed with prejudice.
@@chrisbammer4946who trained these cops to act like this ??
They are just covering their asses now
"Don't catch a Felony charge by hittingme or anything"... THAT just shows their malicious and criminal intent to destroy a person's life.
Absolutely Pathetic.
Happened to me.
New mexico police? DID HE SAY NEW MEXICO🤣🤣🤣😭😭 AHHHH ITS OKAY. You may have 10000s of these videos to enjoy HANDSOME POLICE. We all seen the real actual footages of . NARCOS. Related. 🤣🤣😭 MAN SIR ESCOBAR. I understand why those people . JUST SAW SOME POLICE STANDING THEN. NEXT FOOTAGE. 🤣🤣🤣✊🏿🫶🏾 HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA
@@farhanhasin9487Dude, what the f*ck are you on?
@@farhanhasin9487huh? Do you not understand grammar or are you a bot?
Im disabled, though not as badly as this guy is. The amount of people who struggle to understand that i operate differently is insane, cant imagine if i was like him
I feel you man, Even my family who have lived with me for years still get upset and confused when my disability rears it's head. It seems it's hard for people to understand that everyone is basically an alien and works differently.
i was almost tearing up watching them treat that man like that. i really wish i was there i would’ve helped.
such a diabolical legal system. Every time I think I've seen the worst the US law enforcement has to offer, a video like this comes along. mind blowing.
It's outrageous this man is being treated like this.
Not surprising,considering how America treats the mentally disabled.
@@TheDogGoesWoof69 Dude, if you can't see this guy has a mental disability, I don't know what to say. That's like seeing somebody who's falling-down drunk and not being able to tell.
No wonder we have a generation that think communism is a good idea
Awful and horrible, those police officers totally lack of consideration with people with disabilities, really awful.
I'm more surprised the officers aren't aware of their own
I wonder if Mr. McManus knows just how many people are coming to support him through this disgusting miscarriage of justice.
As a former deputy… this disgusts me. Take all their badges. Great video and commentary. How hard is it to be a good person…?
For a cop, damn near impossible
Impossible for those target employees that's for sure. Not a kind bone in their body. At least two employees should been fired as well.
@@consaka1as a cop u get called by karens all the time. The cops job is to tell the employees of target that this is ridiculous and should offer a way to get this resolved without upsetting anyone. The cops protected and served the crap out of a disabled man.
@@BatLB Yeah I know. But the cops first job is to start their investigation with the Karen. Does her accusation even have an ounce of common sense to it? Does she have any proof of actual wrong doing that actually breaks the law? Most of these Karen cases never really need to be investigated past the Karen.
Because a Karen that saw a guy sitting in his car has not seen a crime. If the cop wants to be nosy he can walk over and see and say, "hey how's it going? Just making contact" "Have a good evening, day or whatever". Done and dusted. For the most part he doesn't even really need to bother the other party.
The problem is these bad cops earn the hate. Then good cops get lead poisoning.. to regain public trust and some safety in your job I suggest all you good cops police your own first..
Their behavior was absolutely sickening...
I genuinely had tears running down my eyes as he was saying “I was just getting my money out” what a fucked up world this has to be for this poor man to be treated like this. It makes me sick
Me too this is horrible
I wonder if this is how citizens felt in 1940 Germany watching the Gestapo...
I’ve been a police officer for years and I’m a veteran, this video fucked me up. I’m 25, I haven’t been around the longest but I do my job the absolute best of my abilities with helping the public as my number one priority. God forbid I ever work with a officer like these guys, I would lose my fucking job and mind. Shame on them, it couldn’t be more clear that he was just genuinely struggling. This is what makes me beyond embarrassed to wear the badge and a brother hood with pieces of shit like these guys.
@@josephclark7243 You live in the safest time for a human being, commenting from one of the safest countries in the world. But fearmonger more bud
I love when officers say "well, everything is on camera, so" as if they think that is going to help their case...
Poor guy. Absolutely vile behavior. These officers don't see civilians as human!!! I can't believe this
Cops no longer see America as Mayberry, they see it more like Falugia...... and they see their role as an occupying army.
This is a rare instance where a social worker should have been called to assist the man. Police aren't trained to show compassion
Most don't. It's them vs the public. The public is the enemy. A family friend became a cop, and it's like their own cult. He only hangs out with cop friends and abandoned everyone else. Even convinced me not to make a complaint about a cop who wouldn't charge someone after I was attacked in the street. He was on duty at the time and their helicopter was involved tracking people
My wife has had a series of strokes that limits her ability to speak and to understand. This brought tears to my eyes just imagining her being a similar situation and the heartlessness of the officers. It's absolutely disgusting.
I’m sorry to hear about your wife. I hope she is doing well :)
The level of incompetence that these officers displayed is astounding and not only did they fail as officers in general they failed as human beings.. the lack of training, education clearly is on purpose they hire people that will take orders no questions asked policing has become militarized.. Problem is they are working for the public where there leadership isn’t there to oversee them long enough to see if they’re right for the position the other problem is they are not taught how important the constitution and rights are let alone actual law
It really is unfortunate police departments seek to hire the dumbest individuals capable of filing a resume.
Thanks for sharing as a health worker it too upsets me to think that anyone with physical or mental disorder is treated this way when they already had a long an ardent journey to get back boy some kind of homeostasis. God bless you and your wife and family here’s yo wishing you all the best.
@@ButterflyTwinkle1968”homeostasis”…wow, such big medical terms. Listen, this guy may have had a stroke or some other issue on the past, but “disabled” he’s not. He may have some slurred speech, but he’s very much on point in terms of interacting with cops and others.
And if you think I’m being too hard on the man, look up the definition of “disabled”.
Utterly disgusting cruelty by the employee and cops.
I didn't get 3 minutes into this without asking "why didnt they just help him"? The police, target someone could have helped him. this was a horrible show of humanity.
Thank you.
The right to remain silent does not mean you do not have to identify yourself or respond to officers commands, it means that during a criminal investigation you do not have to answer questions if detectives are investigating a crime. An officer asking you to identify yourself is not a crime being investigated.
@@DCShaneTours what does that have to do with my comment?
Right? It’s so ridiculous.
A little bit of patience and compassion and this whole situation could have been avoided.
Instead they go straight to use of force and arrest, just disgusting.
Probably because police quotas don't count helping people.
Despite his disabilities this poor man knew his rights and he handled himself well. He is worthy of being graded. You shouldn't have taken that away from him.
Agreed. He gets an A.
I agree and think it's low expectations discrimination, however the charges against him were dropped for being unfit to stand trial. I think it's fair that ATA piggybacks off that ruling and doesn't grade him because of it.
@@dh14785200A+
A Target employee should have taken him to a closed register and help him handle the payment. Sickening.
Do you expect anything better from a store that believes in selling transgender baby clothes?
Why take him to a closed register? Just help him at the open register like anyone else.
@@lisaa3978I think they meant take the old guy out of a like find a empty register use there code to cash him out and then he’s gone
@@lisaa3978Are you dense? He’s not just a regular person, he has a disability. That’s the whole reason to take him aside to expedite him paying.
@@ItzRanzo Old guy? Take him out of like? Why? A disabled person (or old guy) has the same rights as you. Do you want to be taken out of like if you are having difficulty? An employee or even another customer, should just respectfully and quietly help you where you are and not draw attention to you.
i remember seeing this video for the first time and I went through so many emotions, I wish I was there to help that man. No compassion for a fellow human being.
I've worked in Loss Prevention and security for over ten years (in the UK, not the US). That man was clearly not well, and aggression from multiple people would only serve to aggravate a situation where compassion and questioning would have EASILY resolved the issue. Ridiculous.
The Loss Prevention clowns in the US would not do anything to robbers if they did catch them stealing. They treated this poor man like he was a criminal instead of helping him in his struggle.
@@JoseGarcia-M4Y4N yea because thats definitely a blanket statement you can make about an entire country from 1 interaction in 1 video. What job do you hold in what country? Cuz whatever it is I guess every single person in that field is also a dick if your statement holds true.
ervery one involved where p.o.s.and someone should have stepped in ! fs across !!!!
@@SpydersByte ACAB.
❤ 🇬🇧 thank you for the reassurance
I’m only 2.5 minutes into this episode and it’s clear that kindness and compassion would have resolved this so easily. 🙄🙄🙄
Yes, 'can I help you?' 'I am trying to get my money out to buy this bike' 'oh, is it ok if I help you? I am security, you can trust me' 'oh ok, its 281 dollar' 'lets see, you have 180 on the table, we need 100 and then we need another 1' 'here is 1' 'sure thing, now all we need is 1 hundred' 'a twenty here' '80 to go' '10' '70 to go' 'I have 100 here, now its too much' 'thats ok, you can take 30 from the pile, now its exact, lets count the bills on the table together: 1 hundred, 2 hundred, 20, 40, 60, 80, and 1. See? 281 dollar' (cash register sounds) 'thank you' 'you are welcome'
But no. We get 'police' 'protecting and serving' the sh*t out of this man.
I live here too. Target will never get another dime from me.
@@baskoning9896 I've never heard an American officer say 'Can I help you?' without it being a sarcastic rhetort aimed at someone who was trying to do the right thing by interfering with an illegal stop or detainment, typically someone they went on to brutalise or wrongfully arrest.
What bothers me the most about this interaction is that he articulated himself so well. They just never took the time to listen to his side and what he was trying to communicate.
Imagine how many people have been locked up in the past and had no cameras to hold these cops accountable.
The cops just have no patience or curiosity to understand what’s going on. Ask questions take your time be a member of the community
right, I’m so glad he didn’t tell them his name and he said it’s his right to remain silent. the officers are so dumb.
My heart. That poor guy. I back the blue 90% of the time, but shame!!! Shame on them for not simply helping him and moving on. And shame!!! Shame on Target for trespassing him. Good on that GA for taking up charges against the officer.
As a nurse, if I treated my patient this way, my fellow nurses would turn me in, I’d be fired and likely lose my nursing license… And rightfully so.
This isn’t a matter of training, this is a matter of humanity, character and integrity. These three cops had a perfect opportunity to do good, it would’ve been relatively easy and would go along way towards changing the narrative about our current state of law-enforcement culture.
I 100% agree with the humanity part. This isn't something you need to be trained for, except maybe by your parents, it should have been immediately obvious that something was "off" and patience and some humanity should have been shown.
This is by design
correct no training will help them.
That's because your profession is noble. You can't compare yourself vs pigs.
You are right, I don't understand. Plus they have qualified immunity, why?
As a citizen of Albuquerque myself, I am absolutely sickened by this display. I am disgusted that my taxes pay their salary.
Well Albuquerque is a absolute shit hole, sorry you live there
Bro Albuquerque police are world renowned for violence,there's literally dozens of videos on RUclips of your department
Write your local, state and federal representatives and demand action, let them know that you will vote according to their response and get as many people to do the same.
But yet you'll do nothing about it
New Mexico attracts the haters 4 real tho
As a disabled handicapped man myself, this makes me highly pissed off 😡 . Hope every single one of those tyrants gets fired
I was pissed off too...
As a perfectly able body person I’m enraged! That cop should never be in charge of any thing ever!
Same here. It hurts to see how they treated that man when it´s fairly obvious when he speaks that something is not 100%. They could have handled that so much better just by asking him about his situation in the beginning. As a handicapped disabled man this gets me fuming.
@@einarsveinn8667 In looking at what the shopper was doing and what he said he clearly understood what he was doing and what his rights were even as they were being trampled, and how did the Police prosecutor not decline to proceed either?
so should the asshole target work
This is just so cruel and wrong. this is the cruellest thing ive ever seen
That poor man gets a A++ for taking steps to protect his right and remaining peaceful in a scenario that was scary.
Such lack of empathy can only be called evil.
@@user-md8tr8dg5t who? Scranton Joe? Hahahahahaaaaaa
@@user-md8tr8dg5tlike yours did😂😂😂. What does your whataboutism have to do with this case again in NEW MEXICO? 🤡
Well we knew that as soon as we saw them in costumes with badges and guns.
The lack of patience and compassion towards this man is heartbreaking
This is how they treat many black people, sometimes worse😮😮
@@donnajacksonwhite5963this is how they treat the lower class it's not just blacks. the cops are modern gestapo just following orders
I was horrified while watching this by not only the officers conduct but by targets and bystanders lack of intervention…like simply blown away. That was truly baffling and repulsive to watch and target as well as that department should be deeply ashamed.
As a parent with a kid with special needs my heart breaks when I see something like this. The man was so sweet; we should be taking care, and loving people like that not throwing them in police cars. Shame
That’s not the way police work. If you have a stroke at a gas station and the police show up first, you’re going to die from that stroke in a jail cell. Ask me how I know.
Well said. I too am a parent of a child with special needs, and I had a very difficult time getting through this video. I was going to comment something similar, but you nailed it. This is sickening, heartbreaking, deplorable. Too many words to even describe.
Same here
@@huntermckee2279I actually think that he did quite well in that situation. He kept trying to call 911 and didn’t listen to the bullshit of the officers. I hope he gets a decent amount of money for this
@karahall6140 target didn't get away with this
Shareholders were already pissed off about the strange clothing n Satan displays in the store
Now WIDESPREAD title 3 violations resulting in 9 stores being shutdown
COULDN'T HAVE HAPPENED to a more appropriate group of scumbags in target
All public employees involved should be fired and charged with violating that man’s civil rights and discriminating against him.
Target wanted him out of the store because he didn't meet their standard.I believe they called the police on this poor man 😢.
All F.. S..pds around should be ashamed for not calling the Police station and request a supervisor for these newbies, they are clearly looking to get the police department in trouble
too kind.
Completely agree, this was sad. He wasn't a harm to anyone in the store. This could've been avoided so easily, just help the man. Idk why people even shop at Target.
@@gloriaclayton2477I bet if the♿ young man had a gey shirt🌈🎽, target would have love it. 😘🎯💩. Not enough laws against discrimination, violated right vs private business for the public & online platform. Tweeter🐦 got exposed, we need RUclips to be called out. all MSM, business, platforms 🛜🖥️📱need to be regulated or new rules & laws write for them!
What horrible people they are. He obviously needed help and they proceeded to charge him with a crime? This is disgusting.
This is absolutely disgusting! Not one of these cops have the sense to say WTF are we doing to the rest?
Every single person who saw this man struggling and didn't try to help, failed him. Society sucks.
As soon as the video starts rolling I'm scanning the background for people who are concerned too.
I've seen some pretty bad videos, but this one tops it for me because, as you point out, no one done a thing. It's such a depressing video.
youre confusing society with america
@@acesneeks *Multicultural (lol. lmao.) dystopian 'society'
Rome is burning.
Exactly he clearly needed some help and he gets treated like this instead
Everyone in a management role of this target should be fired.
Why couldn’t someone help him check out 😢
Na not with this Monday work ethic and accountability.
@@jb-lm7rdwhoever called the cops without attempting to speak to the man should be fired for certain
...which means these Target Scums are now fully qualified for their new jobs as Police Officers.
Until the US starts to treat their workers with respect, ie, paying them a reasonable amount including holiday pay and sick pay they won't give a proverbial sh*t. The land of the greedy and the home of the coward, enough said
Did that cop say “it sucks to suck” to a mentally disabled man? Wow
Yeah he did. This cop is an absolute shit bag. I mean just looking at his photo it screams of "I got bullied in high school and now I'm gonna take it out on the general public and people I feel are beneath me." What a pathetic little toad.
I could hardly believe it myself.
What… the… fucc……. 💀💀💀
Yup at 14:15, crazy shit
You have to give him props for predicting HIS OWN future.
Love this channel wish police departments used your videos for training this episode hit home for me my wife works with people with disabilities and tells me how horribly they get treated in stores keep up the great work and hopefully our world gets better soon