The investigators found Officer Joey Williams confronted a situation that "would have overwhelmed any single officer" when he stopped those breaking city ordinance by skateboarding on a downtown sidewalk on June 21st. However, the investigation faulted Williams for leaving a handcuffed suspect unattended while chasing another youth in the resort town's historic Bathhouse Row. City Manager Kent Myers says the ruling was fair. Myers says witnesses supported the actions of the officer. Video of the incident from a business' security cameras show ten skateboarders rolling down the city sidewalk at a good clip. They were followed by Williams, who sprints past the last skater. A video taken by skateboarders and later posted to YouTube shows Williams on top of 1 of the skaters, apparently choking him. The video also showed Williams putting another two skateboarders in a headlock and the officer can later be heard threatening to use pepper spray on a skateboarder lying on the ground.
In this case, i do not believe that the police officer violated any of the skaters rights because they were violating the city ordinances by skating on private property. the video they posted on youtube is perfect eveidence, because it supposedly show the police officer using the focre necessary to retain the skaters.
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I remember watching the youtube video and being angered by it. The policeman did not have the right to CHOKE and physically harm the child! A policman's job is to protect the people from harm not perform it. He also arrested two other children who did nothing but yell at him. The officer should be FIRED!
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