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- A 12-year-old boy was handcuffed and detained after Lansing police mistook him for a car thief suspect.
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How do you mistake someone taking out the trash for a car thief? 🤨
you all look alike
Look at the color. This is a racism issue
@@dude8273 sounds racist!
Because all chocolate bars look the same. 😂
@@AngelicoCiudadso do yall goof troop
Meanwhile, the actual suspect got away because cops got the wrong person.
Meanwhile this is a ridiculous comment. They don't know it's the wrong person until they talk to him. Until they issue police crystal balls this will happen from time to time.
@@Thunderbyrd.Maybe you’re from a different planet or something but here on Earth talking to him and cuffing him then attempting to put him in a squad car are not the same thing
@@user-gr3nh1ox8mol thunder turd is a boot kisser
@@Thunderbyrd.If cops don't know the difference between a 12 yr old & grown man. When the suspect the cops were looking for was a grown man. They're not fit to be police & clearly suck at their job.
@@Thunderbyrd.They don't know if the 12 yr old boy was the adult man they were supposed to be looking for?
They said he was at the wrong place at the wrong time. Well when is the right place and right time to take out the trash??? ANYTIME parents say "take the trash out", it goes out.
@@gordoncalhoun4725 What car thief wears green neon shorts? And not a white shirt. And what was the relative age of the thief? And what about the skin color? It looks like the only thing they "might" have gotten right is the neon shorts.
@@gordoncalhoun4725 Hey dum-dum, you already addressed it earlier. You got short term memory? The point was get a better description. 5 year old in neon short? Arrest him too? The kid was 12. I would be more cautious. Maybe in the circles you hang around 12 year olds are stealing cars. I didn't know they walk around so carefree.
@@gordoncalhoun4725 You were arrested because you were a criminal. You got what you deserved. This kid did nothing wrong and you feel no sympathy for him but somehow we're suppose you feel sympathy for your thieving arse? I don't think so. What can you say? Don't steal.
I bet that kid was not detained every time he took out the trash. So except this incident all the others times he took out the trash were the right time and place to took out the trash. While this happened while taking out the trash, it was not about the trash, it was bout wearing neon shirt and light gray t-shirt that could be confused with white which happened to be the same as the outfit of the car thief. Police wanted to clarify who the kid was and only detainment can guarantee a conversation, otherwise if you are not detained you can refuse (and it is recommended by legal experts) not to talk with the police. You either allow the police to investigate or you can expect a higher crime rate in that neighborhood.
@@pepepiedone7127 As a lawyer, I can tell you the police can investigate all they want. You do not have to help them in their investigation; you are not obligated. They cannot detain you without reasonable, articulate suspicion. They cannot arrest you without probable cause. To put an individual in this case in handcuffs amounts to an arrest, an illegal arrest. You can only be detained in handcuffs if the police has reasonably articulated why they need to put you in handcuffs, usually for officer safety.
In this case it is unlikely a 12 year old without a weapon or attempt to evade the police is considered a danger to the officer. You do not know what an "investigation" consists of and the proper procedures because even suspects have rights.
File a lawsuit against the city since they’re the ones hiring trash to be police.
they won't win. cops acted in "good faith" because the kid wore the same clothes as the person they were looking for. they act like the boy was wearing an orange shirt. white/grey can look similar
This hate will only make the city worse.
They won’t win
Unfortunately, Qualified Immunity, will cover this crap investigation. The cops could have shot the kid, and qualified immunity would cover them......Ridiculous.
@@MKshaboygin99 Win or not, it makes a point.
Put this behind us?!
Are you serious!? It doesn’t work like that!
Yea you should just complain about it on youtube like it’s your job. That’ll fix it
not with blks it dont they want to sue over everything
@@gordoncalhoun4725 shut up boot licker, they could have done a better job
@loganmalough2379 You are absolutely correct, it does not work like that and I truly hope this childs family sues these cops! If he would have ran, he would be DEAD!
Then what do you want instead? Such a simple mistake should ruin these brave officers lives?????
I feel like that description of the suspect is total BS. I think they added it after the fact to justify arresting him. I'd be interested to hear the dispatch call where someone reported a suspect wearing neon shorts and a white shirt. They always say that. "Well he matched the description".
Yep. That is the game. They were desperate for an arrest and picked someone they thought would be "good for it".
Yup, I immediately felt that same way. How many kids are wearing neon green shorts taking out trash.
All just a narrative until any of you have evidence for what you're saying.
@@droiduseruserdroid1731 They were doing their jobs. You might not know this, but black kids steal cars frequently these days.
@@BobLanglarwell the police can easily show how this was a mistake. Release the relevant dispatch call logs to the public and details of exactly when and where these car thefts took place. That kind of transparency would help their position. Of course if this information does not support their narrative.....
Most of you are missing the point. HE WAS 12 YEARS OLD. Embarrassed and treated like a criminal. The people saying it is no big deal and he should get over it. Think about the most traumatic thing that ever happened in your childhood. A child takes priority over everything. Period. The police then give a half-ass apology saying “He was in the wrong place at the wrong time” Seriously?? How about “We were wrong and detained the wrong person, WE APOLOGIZE”.
Obviously you have not heard of the "kia kids". Being handcuffed in the back of a cop car is not harrowing. Grow a pair.
That was such a narcissistic “apology” . They didn’t discuss any officers being punished, any way they are going to prevent this from happening again. They said he was in the wrong place at the wrong time which he wasn’t, then they say let’s just put it behind us. Wow pathetic.
They can't promise its never gonna happen because then they wouldn't be able to stop anyone. I think most people would be fine proving their innocence if they match the description instead of letting suspected criminals wander openly on the steets.
I am a FIRM believer that the police everywhere cannot apologize for any wrongdoing they cause to citizens. For this reason, "I" will never TRUST the police in any situation!
@@lukewalker4813 I didn’t say they should promise that it would never happen again. I said, try to find ways to prevent it from happening protocols that would ensure the police do better I’m not saying they should guarantee that it will not happen, again read my words more wisely next time. and before you say something stupid like “I never implied that you suggested that they should promise that it would never happen again.” you literally told me they can’t make those promises. I was not implying that they can make those promises. And you did say I was.. 🤦♂️
@@lukewalker4813 This was a kid! I don't think most people would be fine with their kid being handcuffed and put in the back of a squad car, while being accused of a crime they did not commit.
Because it was an honest mistake. The outfit was similar and he was in the area. I really feel bad for the kid, but come on. Be realistic.
"Is that a white shirt or light grey? It's hard to tell. Maybe the witness thought it was white? I dunno. It could be, but I don't wanna get yelled at for making a mistake. Just let him go. Maybe the next car thief will wear more distinguishing colors".
Why were they so in a hurry to isolate him from his parents and from being out in the open where cameras were rolling? If he's the driver of a stolen a car shouldn't the car be somewhere near him?
THAT part.
You really can’t comprehend basic policing, can you?
Cops aren't bright .
@amiralions2681 👍🎯🎯🎯🎯
You sweet summer child. You realize car thief's often dump the cars and run away.
And the fact that none of the officers had enough sense to see him taking out the trash and ask him where he lives!!! Once again, instead of community policing, they just grabbed a kid and left consideration for community out the window. Look how many officers show up for a 12 year old kid and not one of them would slow down long enough to even ask the kid where he lived. That kid will never trust police again in his life!
This is why crime is so high because you spend all your time on innocent people and the one commiting the crime gets away.
No, crime is high because people like you call for defunding the police and encouraging criminals.
Yes that's the reason!
I saw this story yesterday and thought it was pretty sad. However I didn’t know the son was only 12 years old. Do cops really need to go right to handcuffs when investigating a potentially innocent young child?
They knew he wasn't the thief. If there even WAS a thief.
If you haven't been watching the news for the past 20 years, cops tend to view black children as adults. Teens and boys will be called men, and girls will be called women. Black children are constantly adultified due to people's projections of their ridiculous internalized fear of black adults.
What happened to innocent until found guilty???
cops don't work at circus everyday guessing people's ages, smh
They do that a lot. They grab you because there "has been theft, robbery, burglary" in the area recently. So??? What does that have to do with anyone going about their normal day? They are lying. They are harassing. They need to be fired.
But why? I went outside like 10 min ago, no shirt on, no shoes, just shorts and I went to put the trash into the trashcan and then I came back in the house. Taking out the trash is something that we all have to do
The police should get sued for traumatizing that kid
Put the tax payers on the hook once again.America the free! What a joke!😂
It’s not the taking out the trash part. Y’all fall for this stuff too easy. The cops had a plausible cause to detain him. The description matched. And yes light grey shirt can be mistaken for a white shirt. This isn’t racism and isn’t worthy of a national news story.
@@Mr_Fairdalethat's your opinion :) makes no difference lol
HE WAS 12 YRS OLD!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!@@Mr_Fairdale since YOU don't understand this, do you want one of YOURS to be next to be arrested for no reason? That's how God shows you will learn empathy
@@tiowe4860 And he looks like he's 14-16. He's nearly as tall as some of the officers. This isn't some tiny twelve year old that looks like a kid. And a shocking amount of crimes nowadays are being committed by people in their late teens, so stopping someone that looks 14 isn't something horrible.
This is very traumatizing and confusing for a child. His family needs more than an apology!
He’s not traumatized lol. We really do live in the softest of times
@@Mr_Fairdale Oh, you’re so hard-core, Mr. Fairdale lol Do me a favor sweetie, go get a life or at least move on to someone else’s comment.
He deserves nothing and that's what he'll get.
It looks to me that some people purposely want to see themselves as victims at any occasion that they can find. Perhaps to cover up for some of their other shortcomings. In any event, one rarely hears this sort of simplified victim talk from people who are intelligent.
Not a CHILD?
This just makes my blood boil. I have kids and if this ever happened to them, I would be so outraged, I'd have a stroke cussing out these dumb cops.
the kid just so happened to be wearing the same clothing as somebody else. how hard is this to grasp?
This happened to my son 20 years ago, I was a Mother BEAR with the cops. They were looking for a redheaded older man who robbed a doughnut shop, my son is of Mediterian descent (black hair) mistaken for a redhead?. they pulled him out of his car Guns Drawn handcuffed and on the ground. He was 16 at the time and still traumatized by this, it doesn't leave you. Dosen't trust the cops, never will!
Did you watch the video?
Did you listen to the words? How hard is it for YOU to grasp?
Watch it again bozo.🙄👎
How dare those cops do there job! If the suspect had red pants and a yellow top does that mean they going to stop everyone who is wearing red pants and yellow top?
and a discussion was warranted, not handcuffs, he posed no danger .@@MDbandit10
Traumatized is exactly what the cops want us to feel
Police people seem independently operated and controlled by whims and opinions of themselves, supervisors, judges, townships, cities, counties, and states! (Police people are not educated lawyers, and many of them today are without high school diplomas!)...
The deputy/policeman jobs attract mentally abusive psychopaths, sociopaths, pedophiles/child molesters, and narcissists like drugs to an addict more than any legal profession!.
Bad police people must pay financial damage from their own pockets for unlawful acts against innocent taxpayers or the policing problem can only exacerbate greater hate and demise further dishonoring the "for profit" profession!
QUALIFIED IMMUNITY IN ITS ENTIRETY; "Must be ABOLISHED " ...!
Nah, that's what the media wants you to feel. The cops were just doing their job. Look at the facts, the kid wasn't treated wrongly, they weren't racist towards him, nothing about this investigation happened differently than any other investigation. The kid was swiftly released once they found out who he was, just like in any other investigation. This is how our system works.
What was traumatic about this besides the father?
I am traumatized by cops as a child
@@davidsmiths5471another white male comment.
For every negative opinion. It may sound funny,comical or just doing their job until it happens to you or a loved one.
Fire all police and Defund then WHAT? Oh ya we see what!
oh well if cops came up to me and detained me cause i was wearing a similar outfit to one described and then let me go after a few minutes i wouldn’t be tramautized. idk seems kinda like a normal situation to me yk. but you guys just cause he’s black tjink it’s racist. sorry people make a mistake.
Yup for sure white guy happened to me twice walking to work for grave yard shifts at hotel in San Diego! Both times said looking for a suspect in the area. Searched me for weapons. No hand cuffs asked for ID checked and let me go. Listen to news spin keep saying a child is not a teenager!@@kadin783
@@kadin783 I'm not black dickhead.
@@kadin783But, it's not a mistake. Goverment statistics prove Blacks are targeted by police more than wyt ppl. If cops can't tell the difference between a 12 yr old & when a grown man was their suspect. Then it's not a mistake. It either the cops are unfit or racist. Or both! Especially, when modern day policing is rooted from the slave patrols.
What a real cop would have done?
Roll his window down and say, "Hey young man, how're you doing?"
"Do you live around here?"
"Cool."
"Well hey man, you're not in trouble or anything, but I need to talk to one of your parents real quick okay?"
"Hello Sir/Ma'am, I just wanted to let you know that your son is currently dressed like a perp that we're after and it might be a good idea to change into something different before going back outside. You never know about some of these other officers that are out here and I would hate to see your son get gunned down by one of these idiot hotshots."
"Thank you Sir/Ma'am, have a good day, and take care young man."
@@larry6601 Actually it all comes down to common sense and treating people with respect. I'm sure you've heard about the man over 70 who was killed over posting silly things on FB. That probably could have been avoided by simply sending the local Sheriff to his house one afternoon to have a talk instead of the fed's sending a full SWAT team at 6 in the morning while the old guy was sleeping. Most people, no matter what age, aren't going to be thinking straight when being startled from bed under siege.
@@redstate502 And real common sense would tell you nothing happened in this incident!
Poor kid! I'd feel the same... hope things get better for him.💔❣
Yeah they will file a lawsuit and get 50 M .He will be alright
silly ass emojis bruh
Edit:Doesnt mean I found it funny
They will ... $$$$$$
What about people who lost their car, do you feel anything for them ?
Well when a lot of Black kids age 12 steal cars, it makes all Black kids that age look suspicious…
Poor kid! I'm sure he was frightened!! 😔❤️. This was not a good introduction to the police.
I don't know, seemed fine to me. He walked away with only a few minutes taken out of his day.
Black people are just waiting for this to happen to get money 💰, it must suck to be a police officer..
@@chatoljg4913Anyone this happens to can and has filed a lawsuit. Attempting to make certain things a Black only issue is quite biased, prick!
@@chatoljg4913Boot lickers are just waiting to not hold police accountable for their screw ups.
Lets hear the radio call where the suspect was described to be wearing what they are saying
the only descrpcancy is the white shirt grey shirt. its not like the kid was wearing an orange shirt
@@MDbandit10Neon is not a color. They would have said “neon green” if the description had been that close.
yeah, neon can be any color, but it was pure luck they had the same neon green shorts on? wake up@@kimberlycronen3998
Please hold these abusive police accountable. Seriously!!!
Abusive? Huh.
Shutup. This happens all of the time. Police are there to catch criminals. They rarely get an extremely accurate description of their subjects. I have also been profiled and detained accidentally... and I'm white. I didn't make national news though. Don't be such a mindless sheep. It's embarrassing.
@@MotherOfDragon117Yeah, abusive. And lazy. And low IQ. Fat, power-tripping, wife-beating. Should I go on?
@@PresidentFlip are you mentally OK?
@@bwow6800 yes, I’m not a low IQ pig or pig simp like yourself. You did know that cops are mandated to have low IQ, right? Look it up. Also look up how 40% of cops abuse their wives
You won’t, because you’re mentally retarded. Do the world a favor, and help increase the average IQ while freeing up precious water and oxygen that your useless existence is wasting, europoor
I don’t understand how this keeps happening over and over. The trauma the shame and embarrassment this kids must feel! Oh how I hope and pray this child heals…..
Cops have immunity. So they don't care who they hurt. They are almost never held accountable, especially not personally, so it really isn't surprising they act like this.
Where is the trauma actually!
@@davidsmiths5471I’m sorry, because there’s no question mark and you make zero sense. Are you asking how that child could be traumatized by BEING HANDCUFFED, SURROUNDED, AND QUESTIONED BY POLICE?? 🤦🏼♀️
@@user-pt1cz4ot1e You shouldn't really try an correct a persons punctuation! When you actually use CARTOONS TO SPEAK! And yes that's how law enforcement detains a person of interest in the real world! Allegedly he's an intelligent kid! So if he has good parenting and education there wouldn't be anything traumatizing about this!
@@davidsmiths5471 punctuation makes a difference in how sentences work. Using capital letters is to emphasize important points. Emojis are to express the emotion that can’t easily be expressed through text, especially for someone with autism. Not sure how you think any of that is an insult, being as YOU were the one that made no sense. You understood me fine. 🤷🏼♀️
I’m glad your life has been perfection, but that’s not how trauma works. Having support afterwards helps, but it doesn’t mean it hasn’t already had a lasting effect.
You still need to learn correct punctuation. You’ll end up saying something very wrong to the wrong person. Wouldn’t that be more embarrassing than arguing about how another human should react to something scary happening to them? Go get a PhD, and then we can debate again. I prefer not to be the smartest person in the room.
That happened to me back in 93 when I lived in Michigan a friend and I was coming out of liquor store and I saw a police watching the store when we first pulled up to it, we bought some beer and when we left the police followed us not even a block from the store they pulled my friend and I over, We had not done a damn thing, cops ask us for our ID and told us that we looked like someone that they were looking for. And that the person they were looking for had rob the liquor store that we bought the beer from. Why would my friend and I rob a damn liquor store and go back and buy beer from it. I guess all black people look alike to them. So sick of this crap.
What's your point actually! Did something happened to you?
@@davidsmiths5471 Yeah! My friend and I were hand cuffed and taken to the police station and once there the police Sargent looked into the matter and he realized that we wasn't the guys that they were looking for and we were released they apologize to us it was a mistake on their behalf.
@@sweets6865 So it was an honest mistake! Just like this video!
Since they caught the actual suspect the news media needs to show us a side by side picture of the two. Was the actual suspect 12 years old too?
May he be a teenager? Seen any footage of TEENAGERS Stealing lately?
@@thomasgentry6201I’m pretty sure they ddnt catch him outside his home right next to a dumpster taking out the trash 🤡
All black teenagers don’t alike 🤦🏽♂️
they didn't know the age, so if the kid was wearing the same clothing, they can detain. kid fit description, no case for a lawsuit because he was just detained, not taken down to the jail and arrested
@@MDbandit10 Wrong.
I’ve seen 12 year olds that look 30 so you never know
So sad for this young boy. This has to stop.
What needs to stop is this horrible media narrative that this is some horrid traumatizing situation that can never be recovered from. The reality is this is just any normal investigation. The boy matched a description in an investigation which by definition means he has to be investigated on the spot. I recommend you looking up Terry V. Ohio for a reference. Remember, the kid was treated with full respect like any other citizen would be in that situation. It's unfortunate but these situations are a reality of having police and investigations, you have to be able to do investigating if you want to find the perp.
These cops are unreal.
no...they are real alright...they are trying the patience of African American MOTHERS.....NOT SMART!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
No they're real, they made a mistake. Get over it.
@@loukahn2000 What the mistake is exactly ? A clarifying action cannot be guaranteed unless the person is detained. You have the right to walk away if you are not detained. But if detained at least somebody else can look at you and clarify.
@@loukahn2000 That's no mistake! You get over it 🤡
you could same the same thing about a certain race that is responsible for most of the crime i could tell you what race but NAHHHHHH YOU ALREADY KNOW.
This needs a huge lawsuit! This is nonsense. Handcuffs and in the back of a police car? The police aren’t even apologizing. They’re doing a CYA by saying his outfit matched that of a criminal. It’s so they don’t get sued. But that’s exactly what needs to happen.
Lazy people trying to cash in on police departments like usual 😂
Yeah sue the police so our taxes go up more and police lay down on the job more while crime increases like it is doing all because one kid has to deal with that fact that kids his age are actually carjacking and shooting at police like what happened about a month ago in Florida.
@@JeffSh00ts yep. Lazy police who can’t tell the difference between white and grey and between a minor and a mature suspect. It is only when taxpayers rise up and demand change that police will do better. The money going to these folks is from the taxes people pay. Not the police union which will pay zillions to defend them. It’s silly, really.
@@gordoncalhoun4725 which is exactly why there ought to be a lawsuit. Apologized for what? They did the CYA and moved right along. Next!!!!
Snowflake generation 🤡
This happened to me when I was walking to my friends apartment. They said I matched the description of a person who robbed someone at knife point. They were about to cuff me when one of the officers to the others to release me. It made me feel uncomfortable around police officers for a bit because before that I had good relations with the police because I was a police explorer
Showed you where u really stand
Mistakes happen. No point crying about it.
@mrtopcat2 if that mistake is on a child, that can be a crime and a
@mrtopcat2 if that mistake is on a child, that can be a crime and a
@mrtopcat2 if that mistake is on a child, that can be a crime and a
How can someones home become the wrong place? And taking out the trash during the day is all of a sudden the wrong time
Yet another case of arresting the wrong person. This should never happen. How could the officer mistake a 12 year old taking out the trash with a fleeing car thief. Police have to do better quality work if they want community support and trust.
he was detained. they never saw him take out the trash, and they didn't know his age!
Maybe because he wasn’t arrested, but he fit the exact description in the exact search area supposedly… so yeah
😂
@@gordoncalhoun4725 The media is pumping out a lot of these outrage stories lately. I wonder what the agenda is. This is usually done during major election years.
@@MDbandit10bro ur a racist
*We hope we can put this behind us* is NOT an apology, or an acceptance of responsibility. Who was in the wrong place at the wrong time? The kid in HIS OWN complex, actually doing a chore, or the cop that was so intimidated by him that he had to cuff him immediately before hearing that he lived there?
I hope this family sues the ever-lovin' s*** out of this dept.
They definitely sue, all the police had to do was ask more questions like where do you live, why are you here, etc, and confirm they got the wrong person.
They did and the police did nothing wrong. They detained the boy while they questioned him, the got confirmation that it wasn't the kid and they let him go. What the police did was totally legal and their system worked because the kid was only detained for a few minutes. I'm not at all surprised the mom will sue, she won't win and she knows that, she only wants money from a settlement. IF she sues she will only be using her son to get money.
@@Thunderbyrd. Stop slurpping every cop's wang. It's against the law to detain and question a minor without a guardian present for EVERY question. You're so ignorant about everything because you've never had to live in fear a day of your pathetic life. Google is free kid, use it.
Sue for what? Ask where do you live? OK since you live over there cant be you!
@@Thunderbyrd. They handcuffed a 12 year old......unnecessary even if you are detaining someone.
@Thunderbird yea until it's your own 12yr old kid that's being detained ..we will see if you say the same thing
and needed cuffs because and placed in locked vehicle because . . . yeah, that's what I thought . . . 112 pounds, a good foot shorter than LEO . . . and needed cuffs and placement in vehicle because why again?
its proper protocol to put people in handcuffs, don't be silly
I feel so sorry for the little boy and his family and they should sued
Sue their as ! My heart goes out for that boy having to go through this BS
Get ready to write a check, citizens...
For what? This was totally legit. Police looking for the bad guy, they detained this kid and found out he was they wrong one and they let him go within minutes. Totally legal and legit. He was never arrested and thrown in jail.
@@Thunderbyrd. 4th. We shall see...
@@zigwil153 These people NEVER ceases to amaze me! They think whatever you do to others is okay. No wonder native Americans are treated like SHXT in THERE own country and they think that's what it should be. Amazing as hell!!
no case for a lawsuit, cops made a good faith detainment. they didn't say he was the criminal, just that he fit the description. kid was detained not arrested. they investigated further after detainment to realize kid was on the one
Dashcam footage should show a suspect with the similar clothing if what they say isnt a lie. If it was the same color clothing then I think the mistake can be seen and understandable but unfortunate. The fact the footage wasnt immediately released shows they was likely lying and should be immediately fired.
IT doesn't show they were lying. Different departments have different policies on when and how they release body and dash cam footage. But go ahead with your anti-police BS, at least they were out there doing their job. They could have easily said, "oh well, maybe we will get them next time"
The Police Officer should Not fired. They were possibly back up and got a description over the radio.
@@Thunderbyrd.I hope you have black grandkids one day. 😊
That's always their go to! Oh you fit a description!
@@Thunderbyrd. So you believe a car thief would be running around taking KIA's in Neon Shorts?? One that looks prepubescent with trash bags in their hands? You believe this actual image would be on someone's dashcam...really?
Wtf that's clearly a child. I hope that family sues tf outta that PD
Police are tasked with detaining people while investigating a crime. Also, Yes, it's a thing that 12yo kids steal cars to joy-ride.
Well, with their victim mentality, they probably will. Hopefully the judge has enough sense to throw it out.
@@MotherOfDragon117i hope they win.... the kid is innocent.
Just imagine if this young man had ran out of fear?
He would be DEAD, that is a fact in America.
Why would he?
@@MotherOfDragon117 because he was scared. You may not understand it but some people are scared of police.
@@johnpaulwebb3440 only because they believe the BS they read online.
@@MotherOfDragon117Cause he's a child and could've run out of fear. Are you people that out of touch?🤡
Explanations, you are violating someone's civil rights. No explanation will cover it will make you innocent. You need to do your job while preserving people civil rights which is your job.
good comment
What is your job?
@@Thunderbyrd. my job would a carpenter now my job is not dying before I get to enjoy a little Social Security. Can't arrest anybody until you have pictures and names and solid evidence. You can't go out and pick on everybody in the neighborhood or stop everybody you have to have a reason a Cause. Police can't just go rushing everybody they think might be guilty they have to have more evidence than just a shirt and pants description. Especially when everybody wearing similar clothes.
It's time for Michigan P.D to cut a check. This is why it's important for Police Reform. An apology isn't going to fix this incident
F THAT
NEON SHORTS WHITE SHIRT
NEON SHORTS LIGHT GREY SHIRT
EXACTLY THE SAME
Police should just stop investigating crimes full stop.
Or maybe it is time to just let B neighborhoods to go down in crime. I would be happy for your Police to come over and keep my neighborhood even safer.
EXACTLY!@@drumtwo4seven
Agreed@@mrtopcat2
I remember being pulled over once with my youngest son in the car. I was pissed off and embarrassed at my negligence(70 in a 65mph).This father handled it so much better than I would have.
The police left about the part of "black skin". You don't just put people in handcuffs without knowing what you are after. Reasonable, articulable suspicion for a detainment, and then reasonable cause for an arrest. There was none here.
Idk care what people say. But I would be traumatized. 😢
Imagine the people we never hear about.
Thank you all for not calling this youngster a preteen... and actually stating his age.
Bless him. Poor kid
AHHHHH MONEY WILL MAKE HIM FEEL BETTER
My brotber went to jail for about three weeks because he had on black shorts and a white for robbery ...wasnt him tho at the time they said he did it he was playing with the kids from next door ....hurt me obviously
They were looking for a grown man. He’s a child. Let’s not overlook that detail police conveniently gloss over in their press releases. The age of the suspect had been broadcast and the age difference was obvious. To some people. If they bother looking.
That is what happened to my friends little brother in Iowa. His parents freaked when he didn't come back. The police tried to say he was a runaway cause it was late at night. The family moved away as fast as they could from that corruption.
This is why I hate police. They are predators you should keep away from your kids, if you want them safe, but that still don't mean they won't come out of the darkness to pray on your child like my friends little brother.
This wasn't the only time they messed with children either.
This brings me to tears. That young man is going to be traumatized for a long time.
LOL! Give me a break!
Bet he feels really tough detaining a 12 year old 🤡
Are you new to America? 12 year olds are running around with guns stealing cars and killing everywhere in the USA.
Until law enforcement fixes their problems, they will continue to self inflict their defunding.. by getting sued.
Yeah but the city with all the people will also suffer. More crimes, less businesses.
The p0lice are proving to be incompetent 🤡
Is always the "they fit the description" when will this stop 😢
When people stop committing crime.
When they stop fitting the description? Actually, police can detain you just for being in the area of a crime. It's their job to solve crimes, detain and arrest people.
Maybe when senseless crimes stop
Maybe when cops grow a brain🤷♂️
Wow!!! Poor child
Meanwhile, the Kia thief is still on the run…. Great job you dopes..
@anidiotmakesthings i would not presume to have authority over other humans…
That's putrid and they wonder why we want to defend the police kind of makes sense when stuff like this happens we do have a crisis in law enforcement big time
The police can get past all of this as soon as that family gets paid.
Did the cops come to the conclusion after arresting him they were looking for a guy in green neon shorts & white shirt??? Or was there an actual report before they ever came in contact with this kid?
he was detained. they both had on green neon shorts!!
They didn't arrest him
@@MDbandit10And was the suspect the 12 year old or a guy with the same clothing but a different person. That could be possible you know. Wearing the same clothes as someone else doesn't mean you committed a crime because the suspect wore it too.
end trafficking of all which includes rape
All the comments focusing on him being a child. There are plenty of 12 y/o car thieves.
Yea ..try to get one to take out the trash before he goes CARJACKING 🙄 and remind him to put on shoes 🙄🙄
Ugggghh, this is ridiculous and exhausting . Just admit that you screwed up. He is a child- this type of situation is highly traumatizing, insane, and unacceptable to be so nonchalant or casual, the dad and community have every right to be outraged and it’s not OK to normalize this type of situation. They didn’t even attempt to ask questions to assess the situation properly, this boy speaks eloquently and is educated, he was clearly doing some chores. Also they just issue an insincere apology to try to sweep it under the rug 🙄… They need proper training on how to logically assess a situation, and weed out the incompetent officers that they have in place. It’s all “whatabout-isms” until it happens to your child or family member, smh! Terminations & lawsuits all around!
Absolutely shameful!!! WHY traumatize this child AND his family!!!
im sure they are more traumatized by the crime rate among their people
That's horrible. 😢 poor kid & family. They're good, decent people, still get harassed
"Damned if you do, damned if you don’t "
I can't imagine the trauma it must take to prevent a 12 year old boy from wanting to take the trash out.
i am sure a little money will help him out after all thats what this is all about some races always looking for a handout i could tell you what race but NAHHHHHH U ALREADY KNOW
cops should be fired and charged with attempted kidnaping thats what it looked like to me
Hahahaha
To be clear here, when the cuffs are put on, and the person put in the police car, they have lost their freedom. You can call this detainment, to the person now in police car is arrested in their mind.
I would sue them SO HARD!!! What a bunch of complete idiots!
What in the world??? My son does the same, take the trash bins out and brings them in every trash day. This comes to my mind sometimes, not just mistaken by the police but by bad guys...so I stand out there and watch.
That's so sad when parents have to guard their own children just to take out the trash.
This world is getting more insane everyday!!!
ploice are...
No we just getting exposed to it more
@@robertmarley8852 Oh come on. There's more to it than that. Life is getting more complicated all the time...
Insane is when black 12 year olds are sticking guns in people faces when they carjack them. It's also insane that people get mad at police for questioning someone who fits the description of the one they were looking for. The kid was only detained (perfectly legal in all 50 states) for 5 minutes until they figured out that it wasn't him. They will never be able to solve crimes if they don't try and that means they have to talk and question people.
@@Thunderbyrd. Insane is when grey and white are seen as the same colors. The two are not the same . How insane is THAT?!?
Handcuff and detain first, ask questions and think later.
They need some retraining, if a twelve-year-old looks like a car thief to you then you need a desk job.
police apologizing because this video went viral, its not a sincere apology. If their officers cannot identify a man and child by just looking at them, they should not carry badges let alone patrol streets.
Did they manage to arrest real suspect or that suspect was made up character to cover their mistake?
Exactly
So you really believe that the police were intended to catch the wrong person? Maybe the Police should just let the thieves get away, who steal your cars? Honest mistakes happen. Get used to it. Not everything has to do with R.
@@mrtopcat2 you will have a different take if that's your son or yourself. monitor, investigate thoroughly before anything. material stuff can be replace, no need for any escalation. these aren't rare, it's a happening nearly everyday, so over time, it race or not it tend to lend one-sided, but nice try. Think outside your comfort zone.
@@NightSociety No. I already explained my position about it and that is the bottom line. It may sound unbelievable to you, but that only shows your weakness. Strong people and strong families don't think alike you do.
How could the kid be in the wrong place, wrong time. He was at the apartment complex where he lives, taking out trash.
Did the description include the word child?
We need police reform. Badly.
To play devil's advocate for a moment, police were given a description of a black male wearing neon shorts and a white t-shirt. This kid had on neon shorts and a ligt gray t-shirt that could have easily been mistaken for white by the witness. Police detained him for a few moments to ensure he wasn't the car thief. It looks like he wasn't abused in any way and was released a short time later. Put yourself in the officer's position and think about what you would do if you saw someone matching the perpetrator's description in the area a crime was reported.
You’re not playing devil’s advocate. You’re playing the racist idiot advocate. Police officer need to use common sense.
The real criminal in this case is the car thief who's actions have affected this young mans life. Sue him. Let law enforcement thoroughly do their job. While uncomfortable the young man will be fine.
I think I'll wait till ALL the facts get out ... the kid wasn't THROWN to the ground, he wasn't being yelled at or pushed around in this video. Cops are still allowed to make a simple mistake. Light shirt, white shirt, Jesus .... picky picky picky.
Let's turn this around ... little thief stealing cars runs behind an apartment, hears the cop cars out front, grabs a bag of garbage off the steps and pretends to be taking the garbage out, cops run past him, thinking he's not the bad guy ... they find out later the guy shoots a neighbor and NOW the cops are in hot water because they didn't question the suspect when he was carrying the garbage bag … It's a TWO WAY street, folks .... Here in Canada, the cops are allowed to detain you for up to 15 minutes without having a good reason, no judge will side with you because you were momentarily detained, the Law up here says that you can't sue because you were " inconvenienced" for less than 15 minutes, after the 15 minutes you DO have a right to sue for unlawful detention.
I've been in the same situation and all i did was walk out my front door as cops were driving down my street. They detained me for a few minutes and then let me go.
Bc that's what normal people do
@@strongmermaid4651nah, normal people are owed their constitutional rights
Wow, unbelievable.
It's a true fact no kids have ever stolen a car before.
It's a wonder that they didn't shoot first and then ask questions later like they do for most "suspects".
It's a wonder you are able to function with the stupidity that is bouncing around in your brain.
Then lie about the kid lunging at them, thought he had a weapon, etc. Whatever lies they are trained to say.
Remember to sue
Remember to draw your firearm when the suspect who looks just like that runs up on you and tries to carjack you at gun point which is happening daily. 12 yr olds too.
This is the actual two tiered justice, it’s disgusting! This is unimaginable
I use to not understand, I use to think everyone was treated equally. Then I hit my 30s and everyone didn't feel the need to hide their hate suddenly. I look like a white Karen so I must agree with them. Their faces when I ask them if they meant to say that hateful thought out loud. The back peddling. I dyed my hair bright blue during the worst of Trump times so black ppl would just be normal around me and not have the static of them legitimately fearing the power I have as a hysterical white woman in the south if I want to play the card.
It all makes me so angry. Those first 30 years though, phew. They, they had me brainwashed a bit and very blind. I'm not even sure this would have made the news 5 years ago.
I don't know what the answer is. But I know doing as we've always done sure isn't it. We're just proving the definition of insanity at this point.
No its not. It's just dumb cops being racist.
Hunter Biden a two tiered system?
NO IT'S NOT
YOUR CLOSED MIND IS
BLACK
NEON SHORTS
WHITE SHIRT
SIMILAR HEIGHT
ETC
EXCELLENT JOB BY POLICE
So if you were an officer a d that description came over the radio and you see this kid, not knowing it's a 12 year old, you would go to then too haha. Stop making it racial!
"traumatized" Bruh...if that traumatized him he's going to be in for a rough ride through life. This same thing happened with a white soccer coach who was parked next to a stolen g wagon like a week ago on police activity. You dont see news stories or outrage about that.
As a dad if a cop held a loaded gun towards my 12 year old child, arrest him and degraded him like that. I think a straightner, man to man in a ring, is the only way to truely make him understand just how big a mistake he made that day.
Cops doing their job... dad and kid looking for money. Pitiful
The police cam will determine if they were doing their job accordingly,or just act lazy and detained the 12yr old due to not wanting to do a thorough job. Not saying what police did was right if proven they were doing their job. Just that there is a difference between the two
This was an utter lack of due diligence on the officer's part. They could've knocked on the kid's door to quickly clear his identity up. If his father hadn't come outside who knows how long he would've been detained. Ridiculous.
Good on the 12 year old s part. He remained calm and didn't resist.
Is it police officer personally should be responsible and personally should be sued. Nothing less than firing him is satisfactory. He will continue to make the same mistakes, and the public taxpayer will have to pay for it. This is actually happening every day several times a day Across America with overzealous policing.
sued for what? the boy fit the description and was detained for further investigation. further investigation proved the kid was not the one. but cops had right to stop him, they both had neon shorts and shirts were similar in color
@@MDbandit10 and if the description was a man in a shirt and shorts, a woman with a blue blouse, does not give the police the right to arrest everyone and a blue blouse or any similarity. No please don't get to arrest every black man in the area, even if he's wearing similar close to a suspect. They can stop and talk to them but they cannot arrest them unless there is a reasonable just cause.
they didn't arrested, they DETAINED. u know nothing about police work obviously, because legally they can detain you if you fit the description like the boy did. you don't have to 100% fit the description, that would be silly, because witness accounts can be slightly off@@edwardroche2480
Center like wrong place. Wrong time. Wrong color. Don't feel as full of s*** y'all hearts just full of hate. Poor young man did not deserve this
Deserve what? Being questioned for like 5 minutes and let go? I have news for you, if you want police to stop crime they will have to question people. The important thing is they figured it out with in a few minutes they had the wrong person and they let him go. Besides, what did color have to do with anything? The description of the suspect was a black kid, the kid they questioned was black. It would have been utterly ridiculous to question someone other than a black kid.
Victim of circumstance but you must ask yourself why it happened. BECAUSE 12 YR OLDS WHO LOOK EXACTLY LIKE THAT ARE RUNNING AROUND WITH GLOCKS IN THEIR WAISTBANDS. SORRY IF REALITY BOTHERS YOU.
I would sue that department.
Those officers should at least be fired for harassing the boy.
I can't imagine the trauma this caused this kid 😢
What trauma! Now family looking to get paid!
@@thomasgentry6201 I would do the same thing if this was my kid!
@@LoLoLifeinFlorida "If it was my kid" not.. "If my kid was traumatised". got it.
Unfortunately half the country is waiting for FREE tax payer funded Handouts to include frivolous lawsuits!@@LoLoLifeinFlorida
Well said thats what they are good for getting that free handout@@thomasgentry6201
Police officer lying about the Description of the suspect how do you confuse a twelve year old with someone else.....bs
There are 12 year old car thieves nowadays... He fit the description. Male black, white shirt, neon green shorts. The only difference is he was wearing light grey shirt which is pretty close. Clothing color description isn't always described perfectly so it was close enough to detain him and clear him after investigating.
@andromedah3129 sounds like you are one of those caution peoples yeah I'll bet my lift nut you are
This has got to STOP, I'm really getting sick of it!!! Soo sad
Lansing Michigan has a crime rate four times higher than the national average. I would think that would be enough to traumatize the kid.
"Wrong place wrong time"?! The young child was home!!!!
The child was at home
you're a tard doctor. the wrong time was right after a car theft. the wrong place was in the area the perp ran. again, don't be a tard
Boy: *Takes out trash*
Cops: "And I took that personally."
😅😆🤣It's funny---but it's not funny because that was a child who this happened to.😔
What BS! Traumatized!?! Live through a CAT 5 hurricane for 7 hours, roof ripped off, ceiling caved in. That’s something!
Where the cops, aggressive, NO.
Did the cops throw him to the ground, NO.
Did the cops apologize, YES.
They just want a payday now.
We are tired of mistreatment and then a SORRY....STOP IT!!!!
Wth????