Maryland police defend officers' actions after viral videos showed them kneeing and deploying Tasers on Black teenagers to enforce a vaping ban on Ocean City's Boardwalk.
after viral videos showed them kneeing and deploying Tasers on Black teenagers to enforce a vaping ban on Ocean City's boardwalk."The video from this weekend in Ocean City is deeply disturbing. Vaping on the Boardwalk is not a criminal offense,"."Black and brown children should not be tased while their hands are up. Officers should not kneel on the back of a minor. Vaping should not yield a hogtie.
Four teenagers from Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, were picked up Saturday night and charged with various offenses, including disorderly conduct and resisting or interfering with an arrest. This latest confrontation unfolded just before 8:30 p.m. ET as officers patrolled the neighborhood by the boardwalk and 12th Street and found a group vaping, according to aLocal codes ban vaping and smoking there, and a group of teens complied with officers' original commands to stop vaping, officials said.
As they walked away, at least one in the group started vaping again, leading to another confrontation, according to the town's statement.Video appeared to show an officer repeatedly thrusting his knee into one teen who was already pinned to the ground by other officers."We are aware of the social media videos circulating regarding this incident. Our officers are permitted to use force, per their training, to overcome exhibited resistance,” the statement said.
“All uses of force go through a detailed review process. The uses of force from these arrests will go through a multilevel examination by the Assistant Patrol Commander, the Division Commander and then by the Office of Professional Standards.”
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