Do you have a problem w Syracuse kid being arrested for stealing chips?
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If he were white he wouldve been let off as a kid, that was doing stupid kid sht . But they Out here treating him like he a grown man that stole a pack of menthols.
Cop know damn well he wouldnt do that to a child in his neighborhood. Procedure shouldve been to find his parents, not put him in a police cruiser.
Cop know damn well he wouldnt do that to a child in his neighborhood. Procedure shouldve been to find his parents, not put him in a police cruiser.
It sucks because no kid should have to go through this but I'm more concerned about his punishment. An actual charge and such can cause problems for him down the line depending on what he wants to do later on. The arrest itself, as terrible as this seems, can be a learning moment. When I got arrested as a kid, it was a learning moment for me. Not in the best way but still. That said, I do think some police are too quick to slap cuffs on kids sometimes, especially if they are black.
If he were white he wouldve been let off as a kid, that was doing stupid kid sht . But they Out here treating him like he a grown man that stole a pack of menthols.
Cop know damn well he wouldnt do that to a child in his neighborhood. Procedure shouldve been to find his parents, not put him in a police cruiser.
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I really hope lil man ain't a repeat offender at the same spot allegedly from what I read. 
But the cops should have immediately gotten his parents and have them come down to the spot and handle the shyt.
But the cops should have immediately gotten his parents and have them come down to the spot and handle the shyt.
get these nets
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Breaking News
Did Syracuse police arrest boy, 8, over stolen chips? Viral video explained
by CNY Central
Tuesday, April 19th 2022
A Syracuse police officer holds a boy who is suspected of stealing from a store on the northside. A video of police taking the boy into custody and putting him into a patrol car has gone viral on social media platforms (Photo: Kenneth Jackson).
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — A viral video of a little boy being taken into custody and put into a patrol car has launched an internal review at the Syracuse Police Department.
The video, now viral on all social media platforms, shows three officers taking the 8-year-old into custody, for what the man recording the video says was stealing a bag of chips.
The video has been viewed and shared tens of thousands of times on Facebook, TikTok and more.
Kenneth Jackson recorded the incident after police stopped the boy at a store on the city’s Northside.
A 30-second clip of a viral video showing Syracuse police place a young boy into a patrol car for allegedly stealing a bag of chips. Editor's Note: CNY Central edited this video to remove profane language and to protect the child's identity due to his age and because he has not been charged with a crime. (Video: Kenneth Jackson).
"What is y'all doing?" Kenneth Jackson asks an officer holding the little boy by his arms as he cries.
"Guess. Guess what I'm doing," the officer responds.
Jackson continues to ask officers to explain why they’re taking the boy into custody.
Another officer tells Jackson the boy "was stealing stuff."
Jackson cuts off the officer and says "Nah man, so he's stealing a bag of chips you're treating him like an old cold ******** killer?”
The four-minute and 19-second video becomes increasingly tense from there, with Jackson swearing at officers and calling them names as they put the crying boy into the police car.
Jackson told CNY Central he saw terror in the child and decided to intervene.
"There's a way that the police need to interact with kids and what they did that day was completely unacceptable," he said.
He posted the video on Facebook, where it first gained attention. It was repurposed onto other social media platforms where it garnered more views and comments from people across the country.
The attention prompted Syracuse police to release a statement Tuesday saying the video contained "misinformation."
They said the little boy was never placed into handcuffs, and while he was put into the patrol car, he was taken home where officers spoke to the boy's father. The boy was not charged with a crime.
In follow-up inquiries to a department spokesperson, CNY Central was told the boy wasn't hurt and no other force besides placing him into the patrol car was used. All three officers involved were wearing body cameras, which are being reviewed, and they will remain on duty during that process.
Syracuse Mayor Ben Walsh said he contacted Chief of Police Kenton Buckner when he learned of the video.
“The officer knew the child from prior interactions,” Mayor Walsh said in a statement, “and explained to him that he was being taken home. The officers returned the child to his family and discussed the incident with his father before leaving without filing any charges. What occurred demonstrates the continuing need for the City to provide support to our children and families and to invest in alternative response options to assist our officers.”
CNY Central brought the video to the attention of Dr. Keith Taylor, a policing expert at John Jay College of Criminal Justice in New York. He said police did what they were supposed to do in detaining the 8-year-old and driving him home.
"You don't see any inappropriate use of force by the officers," Dr. Taylor said. "They're simply doing their job."
Taylor said it is natural for community members to feel protective over young children, but the national attention on the video has shifted the focus of concern in the story.
"The focus seems to be on a bag of chips and not on the concerns of the store owners, the potential pattern, and the child himself," he said.
Taylor said it is the responsibility of officers to get the child back to their guardian in this situation.
Yes, that was excessive and fukked up by the police.
Fund the Police 
