Cop caught on tape!

[PastorDaniel]

Several of my friends are cops, I worked as a jail officer, and even I can say he was way out of line. I've never heard of a cop getting so upset about being called "dude".

He obviously had some self-esteem and control issues. I've been in those kids shoes as a teen and know that the usual assumption for was..."it's a skater punk...so he must be a smart alec and have an attitude"

I think the cop went in with presumption.....even if the kid was a smart alec...have you ever met one that wasn't from time to time:?:

[Mike Vande]

Nobody's gonna like this much, but the kid shoulda kept his mouth shut. You do not talk back to a cop, not ever, even if he is out of line. If you have grounds for a complaint, you mak it to the proper authorities after doing whatever the cop tells you to do. At least, you do it that way if you don't want charges filed against you.
Did the cop get out of line? Yeah. Did the kid get out of line? Yeah. They both ought to have consequences to pay.

[Sherry]

Hey Mike, I've missed you!!!

[Pastor Gary]

Nobody's gonna like this much, but the kid shoulda kept his mouth shut.

The kid was a punk, sure, but most kids that age are punks -- the cop overreacted and should be put on desk duty far from public contact, IMHO.

There needed to be one calm, level-headed adult in that scene, and the officer should have filled that role, and not tried to act like a big-shot and then look like an idiot on YouTube.

The Hawaians say "Cool head main t'ing."

[Alan]

Nobody's gonna like this much, but the kid shoulda kept his mouth shut. You do not talk back to a cop, not ever, even if he is out of line.

I can agree, the kid responding with "Yes, sir" a few times and not saying anything else would have probably kept the situation from getting out of hand.

[WindSong]

The cop seemed to be a little jaded and fed up with kids who lack respect and discipline in the home, so he took it out on that one through this prejudice. He was a little over the top but I don't think he should lose his job over it.