Police called when Black ROTC student practiced drills with fake gun
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- Опубликовано: 15 апр 2021
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Jathan Walthour, a sophomore at Sanderson High School, was practicing his Air Force ROTC drills on the street in front of his Raleigh, NC home when officers arrived and he put down the fake weapon. A neighbor called police.
Video by Travis Long / The News & Observer
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911 is being totally abused. My nosey neighbors growing up would have just asked.
Now lean back 3inches in a mirror. Head slightly tilted, to work on your “posture” to stand straight. Also, lead your “Walk” with your chin and your chest. Visit a military base or National Guard Unit and copy, duplicate their “body posture” until it becomes “natural”. I am retired 22 years. Master Sergeant. “You” have the “Right Stuff”......
SIR! YES SIR !
Yes. He needs to work on his posture
Hooah!
I seen that too. He's too tall to be curved up like that
Thank you for your service sir...I sure do appreciate all you had and have gone through to protect me..
Thank God, that young man is alright. This could have gone so wrong.
Completely
He wasn't in any danger ever..this is just a bourgeois media skit serving up a dose of pro-police propaganda
Thank you for the support I am thankful for everything
@@asdfbill8020 Okay keep thinking that. At the time I was a sophomore just joining the drill team for our school we had been living in that naborhood hood for years recently the nabor who called had been giving us some issues like calling animal control things of that sort she had been causing issues sense we had moved in with my step dad all of are nabores at the time knew us none of them besides this one person called
I had been wearing my uniform every Tuesday that clearly says ROTC if you look at the twitter post you would see that and that was even before the incident I personally do not like attention as weirdly as that sounds but I do enjoy trying new things and exploring and now I am one of those leaders leading new people into drill and I am a current member in Color guard for ROTC, We do a lot of seriousness things especially for are school and some outside activities as well we are not here for the attention as you have stated before.
I pray this father realizes that the neighbors may be okay with him but they are NOT okay with his black son. Different standards.
@Freddie Boom Boom Washington Stop being delusional. If his child was white....his neighbors would have watched long enough to understand he was doing an ROTC drill .
I agree 100%
Which one of them thought this would be a good idea to do in the street? Annnnd not the backyard?
@@jessicaaudate can't practice drill on grass....doesn't work. And you're likely to break an ankle.
In a predominately white neighborhood and she's surprised that the po po was called! I don't know what's wrong with black people!
Funny she was wearing her "I used to be a people person but people ruined it" shirt. I guess so huh? I can relate to that.
I have that same shirt and definitely relate.
Yep. I got mine from Walmart
wow your eye are amazing how did you see that amazing
yup
I need me that shirt hell a lot for each day of the week singing to the choir feeling her all the way 👏🏾👍🏾
Don't allow this to deter you from your goal. We need people like you in law enforcement. You are already showing us that you know how to de-escalate situations by your actions to prevent an unnecessary death. Your neighbours may not be the people you and your family think they are because they could have called your parents, yet they chose to call the police.
🤣
Whoever called the cops knew exactly what he was doing after two seconds of observing him. That they decided to call the cops anyway is very telling. There should be fines involved (at the least) for the Karens and Kens of the world...
I agree
Who else you going to call? No one knows their neighbors anymore. He could have been hit by a car.
@John Taylor "Playing race card" is a term applied to each and every person who speaks out on racial abuses they either witness or are victim to. The term is a persons way to negate abuses they deem justified. You being willfully ignorant of an abuse because you agree with it does not change the fact that it happened or that it was racially motivated. If you find people calling out racial abuse so offensive, you should ask yourself why speaking on it is so troublesome for you, but the act itself is justifiable in your mind.
bahaha..this is what's known as pro police propaganda. As in ROTC at his university put on a skit to counter what's most recently been going on with the police and black men. (he appears to be a in a stupor).
These cities reputation has taken a hit.. the university community reacts buy putting on a skit depicting a police officer not shooting but instead taking a firm and paternalistic position with the black ROTC soon to be officer himself. BTW I didn't see any police..saw and heard from only white people from the university in this skit and the couple who said they live "across"...HOWEVER I'm seeing a paternalistic relationship here with the whites and supposed cops who supposedly responded to a call.. Tells black man to go home and do that..The INFANTILIZING of the black man (boy might get hurt with the gun).
Skits may convey several meanings on several different levels..they tend to exploit issues of the day to bring our thoughts and emotions to a more comfortable place..
I would recommend training out there every day. Let the fools in your neighborhood see that rifle every day until they are "desensitized".
Okay I can agree with that. Maybe that way they get tired of calling in on
I do not agreed, if he has a yard, stay in his yard and out of the street. Too many stupid people nowadays and some might do something stupid. He expose his self and increase his risk of being shot if not by the police by someone else.
I can’t agree what if the wrong officer show up what if the young man is having a bad day and challenges the officer because he’s tired of this
@@queensfamilyhomeschool7615 So your saying you/he has to life his life to keep away from fuckup police. His squad may not perform on grass, you prob don't know but sharp foot movements don't work well on grass. BOTTOM LINE. Why should he have to change his life because some neighbor bit cops doesn't see it the same way.. There are plenty of cops who would drive up, ask what's up... Victim says practicing for drill team... Cop says "Cool". Show me some drills.. That happens we now have happy cop,happy victim, pissed off neighbor when cops gives'm hell for being stupid
Why does it always have to be a white or a black thing? this is not a white or a black thing? or even a gun thing? This is about being in the middle of the street with cars driving Around your child!!! I think I've replaced my mailbox and Poll 3 times In the past 5 years people coming down the road texting drifting off the road taking out my mail Box😵.. and keep on going.. Practice ROTC in the street? Really In the street🤪
Way to stop a person from wanting to serve
i didnt get thst impression
@@madsxaeaii9373 Yes.. the neighbors called the cops. So yes...it is showing this young man why serve your Country
@@headishome8452 the neighbors called the cops bc it’s a kid *-whom is clearly not old enough to own a gun-* in the streets with something that looks like a gun. With all the fear mongering going around about how terrible fun’s are coming from the media; of course they are going to end up calling. And I think the kid and the family understand that.
@@headishome8452 lol I didn’t mean to do that strike through comment. How strange
@@madsxaeaii9373 Nah you misunderstood the family. Just listen carefully, especially to the mother.....that family doesn't think the cops were called because of the gun fear from the media. They believe the cops were called simply because it's a black kid with a gun. Review the video and listen to the parent.
Karen's and Ken's are everywhere thank God he didn't get hurt
This is very true 😂😂😂😂
True
@V NOT even a little.
Hell no
@V Not really. Although it's difficult at times to say for sure what's fake or real.. But use your common sense @ V.
The Rolling Calves ; would been more on edge seeing you on any street..
They were concerned for his safety. So they called the police who would show up and possibly shoot him on sight.
Like they did Tamir Rice.
Ok keep repeating this LIE.
I was thinking the same thing
Kid would've been shot had he attempted to run or act like he was trying to shoot police. They don't shoot on sight, they shoot people who threaten the safety of others, or those who act like they're going to threaten that safety.
WHO WOULD YOU HAVE CALLED?
I'm proud of this young man. The parents did a great job 👍
No, they didn't. He has zero masculinity, discernment, judgement, or awareness. I did ROTC and served well over 20 years, I've never known anyone to practice in the middle of the street. They failed this boy by not telling him the truth, he was wrong for practice gun drills in the middle of the street, they are telling him he's the victim. This boy is being failed by the liberal minded adults in his life.
@Chris Dick No, just saying his adult should teach responsibility. Simply say "son, you have to understand your contribution to this situation, that was not the best situation place yourself in"
No both parents are clueless and could have got their son killed by the police. We see unarmed black people getting killed by police. Why would they allow their son outside with a fake gun in a predominately white neighborhood and then act surprised by what happened. The parents are idiots.
the parents are the problem. my son wouldn't be in the middle of the street then later on tv wearing a juneteenth tee shirt.
If the call is unfounded the caller should be arrested.
He saw someone with a gun... did I miss something? We just standing in the streets with guns now?
@@jessicaaudate and if he would've watch and noticed the kid doing drills and not a scary black person with a gun there would be no need to call 911.
@@jessicaaudate if white, yes.
As an USAF veteran . Son keep it indoors while not in uniform because there are lots of folks that will freak out because they are scared at heart . That said , Son I wish You all the best !
Common sense should have told her not to have her son outside the yard with a fake gun practicing drill. Doesn't she not watch television
Why not the father?
Keep it up young man ,,black ,white, yellow ,green.... it doesn't matter,,,👍 you stand tall🇺🇸 you stand proud 🇺🇸and stand Brave... 🇺🇸hooah !!!!
🥰💪🏼
But his not American his African?
@@miguelrojas6435 Ignoramus.
Funding terrorists and making kids fight them. God bless america
@@justflex6745 indeed
I was born in 85 and as kids we always had toy guns, bb guns, then real guns walking around as kids whats wrong with the world 2day
Same here.... now elementary school kids get in trouble for pointing the finger like a gun and saying pow.... or playing cops and robbers... crazy world
@@dwightboy85 I remember when my son's pre-school called me about my son making a gun out of the toy blocks they gave him to play with.
The world today? I was born in 1965 and nothing has changed! The same racism still exists! It's just being recorded!
I was born in 73, some of the kids in high school had gun racks with rifles in their trucks. The seniors used to go hunting after school. No problems
@@rollingsteady3107 bullshit guns got a bad rap nowadays it has nothing to do with race
How unfortunate, and you know his neighbors have seen him before. That's just racist.
Neighbors are part of the problem
His dad said that they had just gotten the gun ...how would they had seen him before ?
@@ralphtakeoff7669 Fred means that they have seen him in the neighborhood before. So they know he lives in that area. Also if you just take the time to see what he's doing, you can clearly make out that he's no threat.
No, it's foolish for anyone to drill in the middle of the street to where car have to maneuver past you. If I lived in that neighborhood, me and the adult would have had it out versus calling the police.
@@jalapeno3395 I watched a car past by him in the video...could have easily used the driveway.
He's alive. I was an ROTC member as well however we always trained at school and at numerous parks football fields in the climate we're living in now I know I wouldn't have my child in the street practicing an ROTC drill not wise or safe at all. Stay safe stay alive kid
The park A safe place toPractice today let’s not forget aboutThe12Years old in the Park playing with his toy gun in the parkWaiting on his mother to come out the store cop rolls up get a call and the people said it probably was a toy gun but that didn’t make a difference they shot him dead two seconds after I got out the car so no I would say even the parks is not safe these days
typical non black answer...as if we havent been killed in every place you can name. white teens can walk around with assault rifles and nothing about that is smart or wise.
Then why do it at all?
I'm sorry but y'all know better.
Ikr
Seriously 😐 they actually thought him practicing in the street with anything resembling a gun wouldn’t cause alarm? What planet are they living on🤷♂️
Read the Constitution
@@wsc2533 No need to read a constitution that was written by white men for white white men. If the Constitution was for all then yes my view would be different. You and the rest that think like you need to acknowledge it’s purpose and usefulness doesn’t apply to all Americans. Good day!
Yeah I'm thoroughly confused as well
@@DanielBrown-rd3il Mr. Brown, thank you for your reply. You assume too much and thus err too far. I am a person of color, but that is beside the point. Your comment suggests that Mr. Walthour should modify or restrict his behavior to avoid this type of incident. That is exactly the point: why should he do so? Provided he is not infringing any local ordinances such as blocking the traffic etc., he is perfectly entitled to drill with a mock rifle or a real rifle. Why should he have to adapt to the sensibilities of others? Hence my comment was simply to say -- he should be allowed to enjoy and exercise his constitutional rights (even those, as YOU say, designed by white men). Your suggestion is actually discouraging him not to do so. I think the RUclips term is UNO.
@@jessicaaudate Please see my reply
My drill team practiced at home with PVC pipe filled with sand. I'm glad nothing happened in this situation. Who ever call should've observed and knew he was practicing!
Not in the middle of the street
They knew he was practicing, they just wanted to call the cops on the man, which they did.
And now the father knows his neighborhood is not quite as safe as he thought it was.
@@cscdriver1645 , They didn't know he was practicing.
Well, he definitely needs to practice. God bless this young man for his determination and perseverance.
Thank you after a year and some change a lot has came a long way and actually now Currently apart of are collar guard team, looking back at it I realized a couple mistakes that I have fixed
Thank God he wasn’t hurt, but.Reaching out to speak to a minor without letting his parents know that there were concerns about his weapon, i think was unprofessional.
Excuse police don’t need do that lol
why
They stopped and talk to THE MAN practicing drills! They don't need to speak with his mommy who wasn't there.
@@roccobro That is a child. He's 15.
@@roccobro yes they do
Being black you have to know that we are perceived differently. That's the way it is, that's the way it was, and that's the way it always will be. You have to think twice on everything we do.
This will continue to happen to OUR people because WE are GODS Chosen People ( ISRAELITE ) !!!! RETURN TO HIS LAWS ( TORAH ) or continue to suffer!!!
He's lucky officer Derek didn't receive the call to attend. You probably would be telling the tails today!!!
Umm, that's "tales", not "tails" but yeah, I get ya.
@@dmvbay2535 I'm happy you get me but it's officers Derek you should "get ".
The person that called the police, was not convinced for Jason safety. No they was concerned he had what appears to be a real GUN. At they could of done is speak with his parents. I can't understand why they need to know everything black people are doing. They have to much time on their hands 😶🤦🏽♀️🙄
If it was a white dude with an assault rifle in a Dairy Queen, then it would be fine.
@@tiffanyholman4028 Exactly! Rifles are not illegal.
Front yard? come on guys. What did you think was going to happen? People are driving by. Get out of the street and go in your back yard.
Do you tell that to kids that play in the streets in their neighborhood?
Facts
@@StudentDoctorAntonioPatterson I understand brother and it wasn't a real rifle...but I get it...the climate we're living in.
He needs to stand up straight while he's practicing!
He needs laps in the street, not gun play, he looks ridiculous. He is sloppily built, his movements are sloppy. Looks like the adults set him up for failure. Maybe they are looking for GoFundMe donations. He's not making it through any bootcamp or collegiate ROTC program at this pace.
@@masculinitymatters9030 girl go play in traffic. At least he's doing something positive. You're commenting about how he looks, when that's totally irrelevant. You would probably call the police just to get someone killed. Judgement day is coming for you evil racist. You are so miserable.
@@sheliajones4676 Thank you!!!! This person is in EVERY comment just being awful!!!!
@@sheliajones4676 When you are doing drill it is important to have a very sharp, disciplined, and uniformed appearance.
He wouldn't be practicing "which he is doing terribly" if he didn't care about his drill and ceremony prowess. He's most likely on his JROTC's drill team, drill teams compete against other school's to win awards, accolades etc. It's akin to being on a football team and playing terribly.
Sure he's putting in the effort to improve his drill, but he's doing it all wrong, and bad habits are hard to break.
Also he's doing it in the middle of the street, and he looks like a complete tool.
The world we live in. A kid can't be a kid.
Um what ?
Rudy J , yes. True statement. Kids cannot do what we did back in the 60's and 70's. I didn't play with toy guns, but we rode our bikes in groups, we played outside until dark.
Not so today...Kids cannot be kids today, like we were kids long ago.
Having a gun in the street?
@@jessicaaudate u new or something ? back in 70s-90s people had guns in the streets all the time playing with bb guns etc and nobody batted an eye
@@InternalxHD born yesterday
Parents watch these kids the way these cops coming in shooting and asking questions last should have you on high alert ... Noway this kid should be in the middle of the road with anything similar to a gun 🙅🏿♂️ do you remember tahmir rice ? If the cop would of been a bad cop this kid could of been killed ..
These liberal 'adults' are grooming a victim, not a man. This boy should have discernment, judgement, and awareness at this age. There is no logical reason to have to do drill movements in the street with the gun purchased by who? He has a driveway and a back yard.
Good thing there were not Karens around when i was a child, me and my buddies all had air riffle BB guns and we all walked to each others house with them, hell if today's Karens saw all of us with our BB guns, they would have called the National Guard to tell them a bunch of kids from Latin America is invading our neighborhood, i say Latin America because i grew up in a diverse community and I along with my friends make up every color in the USA.
Karens have always existed. You just didn't encounter one then.
@@SisterKnight or maybe they minded their own business back then.
The next door neighbor told my dad directly. He was white and we are black. My big bro got in big trouble when a stray Bebe went through his window. It was actually me who shot it. Hehe. What has happened to people?
Keep up the Great Work, young man...
I admire the kid for wanting to try to be a good soldier.
I'm a black mom with 4 black sons. I think it was foolish for this black teen to be in a predominantly white neighborhood and thought it was okay to practice with a replica gun. That neighbor was actually doing him a favor by being worried with the racial tension going on right now throughout the USA. He's blessed, because history shows this situation could have gone in the wrong direction. He just got the right officer to come and check on him that day... His parents need to get their heads out of the clouds...smh
@@daynegomez8334 you and I BOTH know that's not always true. There is BOTH a police problem AND a parenting problem. The young man in this video seems to come from a pretty decent family. I just think they weren't thinking logically when allowing their son to have a replica of a gun in the middle of the street knowing the dynamics between the black community and the police force. My son is a black police officer. So, I know there are good cops and there are bad cops. There are good parents and there are bad parents.
@@daynegomez8334 furthermore, there are plenty of instances where people were NOT resisting arrest, but were STILL shot dead in cold blood.
@@daynegomez8334 what do you mean show you??? Don't you watch the news? Orlando Castile, Trayvon Martin and the list goes on and on. Let's not play dumb. Please stop. Don't you dare suggest that every single shooting was about black people resisting arrest. Your last name is Gomez, so you should know better...smh.
@@daynegomez8334
Are you stupid or something, Gomez??? 😜
@@daynegomez8334
Now you want to throw a tantrum, Gomez??? 😏
Not in this age of time🤔Fake gun or not!Practice in your backyard.Not in the middle of the street.Think smart..Because it could of went left..
Pale people are a banal culture.
Yup, in your backyard, on your own property!!
Yeah. I'm just glad he didn't get hit by a car
Yet white people walk around with guns in full view everyday with no problems. A white 17 male killed 2 people with a riffle or whatever gun it was and walked past the cops afterwards. Not one cop said anything to him. But this young man can't practice with a fake gun in his own front yard.
What happened to our freedoms? Or is that only for white people?
@@ambercolbert I couldn't agree with you more, my sole concern is the climate we all exist in, do we really need to lose our children over a situation that could've been avoided? C'mon, we all know what's going on in the world today so let's protect are children when and whenever possible!
Yeahhhhhhh.......probably best not to practice in the street!!!!! You will get calls!!!!!
Straight up if I thought I saw someone marching in front of my house with what looks like a hunting rifle I don't think I would call the police I would just assume they are gonna get called though. Doesn't matter if I know em either I'm not going outside
He really shouldn't be in the road with a gun. People didn't know it's fake.
How come when it's someone white out in a road - any damn road - with a real AR-15, it's not a problem, huh?
That's a dumb comment. Every video on RUclips with a white guy walking down the street with an AR the cops are called. Stop with the race card bs.
@@Cleangrowersusa thats cap, i seen white people walk in the road with loaded rifles and nobody bats an eye but as soon as a person of color walks with a bb gun everybody quick to call cops
Smdh 😔 they didn’t care about him practicing... whoever called is mad about this interracial couple. Second, come on guy... you can NOT be married to black woman and be oblivious to what black people go through in this country! Now you got about 90 percent of the black experience which is about as close as you will ever get considering you are not black so you basically have nothing to worry about in this country.
I'm sure it had NOTHING to do with a person walking around with a rifle.
@@thunkjunk practicing walking in formation and doing drills should have been a dead giveaway that he wasn’t a crazy person with a gun walking around. Not to mention his dad was right there as well giving him marching commands.
@@dareallyst You are lying! You are straight up LYING! lol How pathetic and disrespectful to all people who face racial profiling.
He was alone and he had just gotten the rifle the day before according to dad. According to mom, he came in the room and told his parents the police had just left. It could have been because he was black. Or maybe not. There is no way to know that. You can't assume that without being racist yourself.
I'm confused as to why he wouldn't do this in his back yard as well
Good for you young man. Follow your dreams. Great parenting here.
Maaaaannn, in this climate, you can't move like you don't know the climate! Jus sayin...
Right we must use our five senses in this world today 🤦♀️😨
I'm sorry but knowing how things are nowadays why do this in public. I think it's stupid and he should be practicing in his own home or yard.
Yep
The police told him to practice on the backyard despicable I'm glad they did not shoot them but they have no right to tell him to go play in the backyard
the kind of do the middle of the street isn't public property, snd if the neighbors ont wnt him on their yards then yeah
THAT is true unless they said it for his safety.
@ช่องน้องจิมมี่ when I was a child I played with cap pistols I play with toy guns water guns all up and down the street no one called the police on me let kids be kids
@@davidjohnston351
That was then this is now. The days that we are living in is about surviving and he should not be in public with anything that resembles a gun; if the wrong cops had showed up I'm sure the outcome would have most likely been deadly for this Teenager.
Exactly!!!
Who ever called the cops just wanted and hoped to for action . What a shame
He most likely lives in that neighborhood, so why were the cops called?? When a crime is actually happening, those folks who call the cops on everything else are never around then...🤷🏾♂️🤷🏾♂️
Every kid who ever shot up a school lives in a neighborhood, too. It's not everyday you look up and see a kid marching down the street with a rifle. I would have been concerned too.
@@zandrafaulks8813 sound like he does this regularly so still, now someone call s the cops.. he is in ROTC, so the nosey person that called had to see him in uniform at least once..
Respect to the police officers. To whomever called the cops. Don't let fear and hatred cloud your judgement. Keep up the good work young man.
i am glad the police handled this better then the rest of the other ones. This could have been ugly. Sometimes people need to pay attention to their neighbors more instead of jumping the gun, no pun intended. glad he is ok and i hope he moves forward to become what he wants and helps to make changes for the better. good for him.
Actually it was the actions of this young man that was handled correctly. He will grow up to be a great man. All the other shootings would most likely have been avoided if they acted like this young man. I cant blame the neighbor who called it in. You just don't know in today's world. Better safe then sorry. Maybe they didn't know him. We don't know. I personally would have practiced in the backyard, especially now days.
@@jeremycook9094 I understand that. I have just observe before and see what was going on before jumping the gun. No pun intended. I have done that myself. Sometimes you can see more when you really look. Before you act
@@jeremycook9094 not true sir a lot of shootings are due to bad police with no respect or regard for black life. It doesn’t matter how well behave we are they still shoot so like the original post stated this young black well behaved kid came across some good cops period because bad cops would not have given a damn how well behave he was
@@allthingsnew4348 I disagree with you 100%. Are there bad cops? Of course. Just like there are bad people everywhere. But 98% of all the police shootings that I have seen are because the criminals decide to be stupid and not follow orders. Try to fight or evade the cops. Stop putting yourself in the criminals position and put yourself in the police officers position. It's not all sunshine and roses out there for them. A lot of crazy people and they never know what they are dealing with.
@@jeremycook9094 98%? Where in the hell are you getting this stat from? Cops these days are nothing but revenue earners for the court system and they need as many bodies in the system as they can, they don't care about your rights, they'd rather escalate situations hoping to either get an arrest (sonetimes taken to the ground unnecessarily) or use their weapon, stop it with this fantasy
The fact that we aren't preparing our kids for reality in the real world is a crime all by itself. We must prepare our youth to know what to expect from people that don't like you just because of your skin color is to beautiful for them.
But yup. I feel lied to. Like I've understood that racsim was a thing but america Is post racial and my class and accent allowed me to by pass alot of shyt my friends went through. Took me until I was in a school of 85% white for 4 years and only 3 years in did I figure out that I'm "black" that being "black" was more than a color, a culture, a word. That it is literally the most terrifying thing to be in this country and I'm still coming to terms with it. Once I was threaten to be shot by other students that I know have shootting range membership cards and being called the hard R, yup, I learned never to forget what I look like because they will never.
A dangerous crime, too many of us move our kids into strange territory and lie to them and tell them they are just like everybody else. They aren't, and we don't have the luxury to play pretend. Everytime I see a black person shocked by racism I am deeply disappointed.
@ช่องน้องจิมมี่ As a so-called "outsider of America" you should be a bit more careful when passing such sweeping judgements on things you've only heard about and/or read from the media. You have no direct personal and lived experience here in the US. So making that 'race card' statement makes it seem like a mina bird repeating what you've only heard but not lived. No offense meant.
Please provide proof this had anything to do with skin color. My brother is white and someone called the police on him for doing this exact same thing. This happens more than you think, they only highlight it when the person is black.
@ช่องน้องจิมมี่ Well said. These people have been brainwashed by leftist propaganda. Marxists are trying to divide America and these leftists fall right into the trap. The reality is, the vast majority of normal Americans don't give one damn bit about skin color, but they filter everything negative in incident through race colored glasses. It's really sad to see...and dangerous to the welfare of the country.
As a former band member I salute you! Sorry they put you through all of that. But you should do a tic tok where your flip it in the air for a spin when the blues roll in.
They knew how dangerous to do that specially things going on... what are they thinking 🤔.,,
She married a white man she doesnt know truly..now she has insight
yet they allow white men walk down the street with Ar 15's ... My heart breaks for you . my best wishes for you keep up the hard work and you will go far i just know it
Where did you get ur shirt mama. Did anybody read her shirt "I used to be a people person then people ruined it" haha hahaha I love it
Why in the world would you do that in the middle of the street!? Practicing in the backyard was good advice. Better yet join the ROTC and practice with the team. Good luck.
It's a neighborhood with no traffic.....just like you'll see kids in the streets playing football or basketball.....stop the nonsense
@@Emagick77 Yeah, you see kids playing football in the street in the city. Running into parked cars and scraping their knees on the pavement. In the suburbs, they play on the grass in the backyards or in fields made for that. They play basketball on courts made for basketball safe from the traffic. Your comment says more about your background and thought process than you intended I'm sure.
@@quincybirwood2629 that's the dumbest thing I've every heard...so you're saying that in the suburbs, kids don't play in the neighborhood streets? Boy, and here I go thinking I've heard it all. And you assumed I've lived in the ghetto or hood or urban areas because you correlate playing in the streets to being from urban areas or ghetto?... Judgemental generalizations like that is what makes you look ignorant. Smh...
I've grown up most my life in suburban Miami...worked for courier companies, home renovations and maintenance engineering work ...Il
My experience alone affords me the right to tell you ,that you're 100% wrong...
@@Emagick77 Go play in the street then.
Backyard just makes sense. Not sure why that thought wasn't the first thought.
Well, he is in the street and myself I can tell its a training rifle. If the neighbors were concerned and knew this young man why not talk to parents if afraid? It could of been handled without the cops unless it got ugly
Because the neighbors are racist and were hoping something bad happened to this young man.
Keep up the good work young man.
In today's current atmosphere the parents demonstrated poor judgment suggesting that their son was ok to practice anything concerning the use of a gun especially on a neighborhood street.
Practicing in his own backyard could also cause concern with neighbors. The best idea would be to practice in the home and be out of sight probably in the basement.
I might suggest contacting the various area agencies as to the best way to implement this type of information to mitigate any community concerns.
Training, common sense and COMMUNICATION would help anticipate any negative issues and deal with them BEFORE any misunderstandings.
I bet the caller knew the gun was fake
of course they did. probably seen the young man in ROTC uniform many times too.
His mom knew his father should have know. I had to teach my Black child this will happen.
Why you doing it in the Streets 🤦🏽♂️..... Yeah, he's definitely sheltered and naive. Bk folks automatically know we can't get away with this without being Harrassed in some form.
Those cops seem like good ones ✌🏾👍🏽
this must be a yank thing but people walking back and forth with a gun in the street is very nuts
God thank you for protecting this child’s life.
Who are the 38 Karen's and Ken's that didn't like this Video?? Unbelievable 😀 thank God I live in New Zealand 🇳🇿
They don't like what happened, dear!
I think doing that in the middle of the street, may make people worry for his safety. Because standing in the middle is dangerous. Becauae it takes one person to act crazy and try to run the kid over. We are all happy the officer that came was level headed. I am glad this child has a passion
In a cul-de-sac? That was a lame excuse for racial profiling.
That's a good neighbor to call the police instead of getting to know your neighbor.
So sad! Unbelievable!
Yet kyle rittenhouse also a teen guns down 2 near cops and not an eye batted
Walked by the police and went back home across states lines with the illegal gun he just used to murder 2 people.
This shows you this young man talked respectable to police officer and he wasn’t killed mom and dad has a awesome young man. I hope he is sucessful in life
Maybe the cops spoke respectfully to him as well. After, he's a citizen doing absolutely nothing wrong.
He shouldn't have to slobber on a cop's nuts in order not to be beaten or killed.
You should know that.
@@cscdriver1645 👍👌✌️😁
They have seen this guy doing his drills its just ridiculous some people don't have nothing else to do but call the police get a damn life already...
You my brother is what america is.. God bless you. Never lose your bearing stay the course believe in your country. Patriots will always stay with you. You are going to be an amazing man. Much love and respect to you and your amazing family.
He was a lucky one. One of the luck black males. His neighbors called the cops. Mom, that means your neighbors don't know you are your family. Be careful as of now. Yes young man . Go practise in your back yard
Why the hell is he standing in the middle of the road doing it. I'm a veteran and imo it's weird
Stand up straight when marching. Stay focus young man, because you are going to live your dream.
Being in the military isn't a dream
Other soldiers looking for their socks....
I was just going to hold my comments. This whole video was weird. North Carolina for you here.
@@VG-rj8pn To many it is. ROTC means he is trying to be an officer that will open many doors for this young man.
@@joshuafoster9338 i know what it is to many. Its proof we are ignorant. Whoopty doo. Rotc idiocy begins the brain washing early
GOOD JOB SON!! STAND UP STRAIGHT!! HOLD THE WEAPON, HIGHER so you aren't leaning down to IT! PROUD OF THIS YOUNGIN!! GOOD STORY!
Damn my daughter was in ROTC, very good program, glad this didn't happen to her as she practiced with her fake wooden gun.
Did she practice in the middle of a street to where cars had to maneuver past her...no. This kid was wrong, his guardians wrong also...he is not a victim.
@@masculinitymatters9030 , anyone can tell it was a fake gun, except those that just panic at the sight of anything that resembles a gun.
This Man is a True America’s Finest!!God Bless You Love ❤️
People need to think twice before they call the police.
Wtf? That person needs to be fined or publicly embarrassed
Love this kid and loved how he handled the situation. Everything seemed calm and respectful. I honestly would have foreseen this same scenario and would have practiced in my back yard from the beginning. But that's just me.
That’s sadly where they want us as black people.Hiding in our backyards,as to not be seen or heard.What kind of Amerikkk is this that we must hide to do the things we enjoy ? That’s not freedom,or just for all.I don’t think you thought that comment through.
They're more likely to shoot you in the back yard, less witnesses.
Air force suits him just right
He looks like officer material already... I'm so happy he's not harmed...
and he had a "JuneTeenth" t shirt on, so that right there is grounds for police harrassment if your black in Amerikkka
🙄 y would u not practice this in your backyard, this is just asking for it especially if u live in a all white neighborhood
No excuse. You're right, he has the driveway also. His guardians are creating an victim...this boy is bein failed.
Probably driveway isn't flat and you need a hard surface for drills like he is doing
You keep practicing Bro.. semper fi...Do not stop being Patriotic..
He's not in his front yard he's in the middle of the street, the parents should have known better
Kids are often in the middle of the street, it is not a reason to call the cops if it is not interfering with traffic. You should know better than to say something so stupid. You DO know better. You are just a racist. Plain and simple.
If I could give this kid some advice, it would be to learn how to start a business. If you wanna become a soldier, become
an economic one for your family. You won't regret it.
After Tamir Rice ... how could you NOT teach your son about the dangers of a prop gun IF someone or the COPS think it’s REAL, Usually there aren’t no questions asked , HE IS DEFINITELY LUCKY !!!! RIP TAMIR RICE 🙏🏾🙏🏾🙏🏾🙏🏾🙏🏾🙏🏾🙏🏾🙏🏾🙏🏾
and to this kid in the video DO NOT GIVE YOUR LIFE TO THIS COUNTRY WHEN YOU SEE WHATS GOING ON (now first hand after this experience AND also just recently seeing the active duty lieutenant who was maced for no reason which went viral)!
THANK YOU!!!! Wtf were his parents thinking?? Do they not know that they're in america?? They're lucky he didn't get shot!!
I would have helped trained him I was on an army drill team for 2 and a half years and loved it
I'm sorry this happened to this young man. I am Vice Commander of AFJROTC Sanderson Class of 2000. You displayed the characteristics of a well disciplined Cadet. I pray and hope you continue wether Military or Law Enforcement are your goals. Please know young man that the actions of others are not condoned. Keep moving forward and achieving cause you are destined for greatness.
Neighborhood with no traffic, but a SUV drives by while the news and the teen are standing in the middle of the street.
I used to practice without a real gun just doing the movements. I can Still do all of the Maneuvers right Now without the gun.
He needs pushups and laps way more than drill. Talk about victim creation...this boy is being failed by his guardians.
@@masculinitymatters9030 at least there trying, practicing with a fake gun in the street would put people on alert though.
Thank god Im happy he’s alive , please do keep safe and I would say take the advice and practice in your backyard but even then your neighbours could still called the police and if you get the wrong offices they could charge through your garden gate and still shoot you if possible use a stick instead.
and well done to the officer thank god the right person was sent
Marching in the streets with a rifle?
And surprised police were called
Kid called the cops on himself. Practice in the backyard. I was in ROTC too.
He needs higher common sense skills these days in order to keep everyone happy!, It sounds crazy but these are crazy times people!,, Lol, ✨ Be safe! , assume nothing...
How terrifying 🙏🏼💗
He was just set up to die at some time in the future. He assumes that something he did defused the situation but that is far from the actual situation. He was very lucky that the cops who responded were rational and did not immediately shoot him on sight. In Ohio a few years back a young black man was holding a TOY rifle on display in a Walmart when a cop arrived and shot him dead on sight, no questions nothing the cop just killed him because of the toy AND GOT AWAY WITH IT.
This guy is lucky he is still alive because this is rare he didn't get killed .God was on his side that day .
I'm black and I can see why the fuzz was called! He playing with what appears to be a riffle in the middle of the street! I mean.....
@pate heckerwoods I have to be honest I've never witnessed someone practicing that outside school don't mean they don't I've just never seen that growing up where I'm from and I was born in 81
All that stuff you people are suggesting it makes sense but in the end it's still BS you should have to be worried about the cops being called could you practice and drills for ROTC you shouldn't have to worry about the cops being called because you in the street in front of your house or in your yard you should have to go on the backyard to do things that you should be able to do simply so it's all good suggestions but still BS in the end
Would not even be safe in his back yard.
exactly, so many people i see get arrested on their own property for playing with a bb gun thats not even loaded too
Lucky to be alive when police are involved