14 year old kid in Texas gets assaulted by a cop for wearing a rosary to a middle school football game.
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Bro
According to APD the use of rosaries can possibly symbolize association with a gang and that's the reason they ask students to not wear them visible while on school property or functions.
This kid violated a KNOWN policy. Sorry, but that's on him. Did you read that part and just decide not to post it , or did you just miss it?
The only person behaving like a gang member was the one wearing the badge.
Are LEOs supposed to just walk away when suspects resist?
This is why rationale people laugh when you guys gripe about "abusive" cops only about 1 in 10 actually have abused their position.
Personally, I find a ban on rosaries to be silly, but since there is one, and this kid no doubt knew there was one, when told to take it off, take the fucking thing off.
What could the cop have done in that situation that you would have approved of? Ignored the kid, I"m sure...
The kid probably insisted because he has a right to wear it and a right to be there, because, you know, this is America.
The cop should have realized he was wrong when the kid insisted, and yes, ignored him from then on. Instead, he trumps up a trespassing charge.