Video shows a Black teen and a white teen physically fighting at the Bridgewater Commons Mall on Saturday, Feb. 12. Cops who broke up the fight treated the two teens very differently, prompting an internal affairs investigation.
This video shows two officers responding to a fight between two teenagers at the Bridgewater Commons Mall in New Jersey. Bridgewater Township Police Department has asked the Somerset County Prosecutor's Office for help in investigating how the officers responded and treated each teen differently.
Two officers arrive and break up the fight just as the light-skinned teen grabs at the Black teen, who is on the ground, the video shows. The officers pull the white teen off the Black teen and then one cop, a man, tackles the Black teen, pins him face down, and puts his hands behind his back. The other officer, a woman, simply sits the white teen on a couch, the video shows. Then she joins her partner to help handcuff the Black teen while the other boy, unrestrained, watches from the couch.
treatment in the video," Murphy said. "We're committed to increasing the trust between law enforcement on the one hand and the communities they serve on the other hand.", the Bridgewater Township Police said the department has asked the county prosecutor to help investigate. "We recognize that this video has made members of our community upset and are calling for an internal affairs investigation," police said and asked for patience while the probe plays out.
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