That cop did great in what was shown . Im sure the kids were scared but it could save their life. Carrying a BB gun around acting like its a real gun can you shot with a real gun .
BettyBoop Wolfe I agree carry a BB gun that looks like one now I understand why the teen last year was shot wow those BB guns look so much like a real gun and the mother said on the news the officer should’ve known that. This officer did not shoot and did a great job without issues only with parents which should get a ticket for that.
I'm sure the cop was scared too. So he had to make sure he go home too. What was the people in the background telling those boys when the cop was telling the boys to listen to him and not them? And why are the boys running around with a toy gun? I don't see nothing wrong with what the cop did.
Pop3395 still, can’t we just see that we have too many cases when we came this close to lose someone for nothing, whatever is a black kid or a cop? Can’t we see that other countries have police with gun and they still go to respond people with knife or rifle with absolutely calm? I don’t family to rely on the decency of a cop, but on the readiness and god training, 6 weeks against years in college and academy abroad. We are a joke. While those kids deserve to be punish for being stupid, we cannot dismiss how bad the officer worked here.
So It takes a black officer to finally deescalate... I give him a thumbs up. I understand how scary it was for the kids.. but that officer showed restraint that is commendable and we should acknowledge that! I am so hlad those boys are still alive!
@Peg Leg Everything is racist in our country. You can't see or feel it because obviously you are not black. You are probably better of just not commenting right now because you don't understand and all you will do is cause more anger. May God Bless you, keep you well and Bless you with more compassion and understanding.
I'm sick of seeing everyone play the victim card. C'mon I'm black and I can see through the BS. Why don't you put some glasses and a suit while you at it? Every time there's a confrontation between a black guy and a police officer they always feel the need to play the victim card. You totally didn't have a bebe. Probably don't what kids do and showing it online as if it's a real gun. Lucky you didn't get shot because if you took it out and the cop shot you. Sorry not sorry but I'm on the cop's side.
First off, no one cares if you’re black or not. Not all skin folk are kin folk. There is a great reason bystanders felt compelled to speak up when they see a gun pulled on black males by cops. Luckily there was a plausible explanation as to why here, but there are far too many instances of it being negative not to be concerned. Not to mention, it’s not illegal to carry a gun (especially in GA) the issue is what it looks like in the hands of young black males. (See the white man w/ semi automatic walking around the Atlanta airport carefree). In the end, luckily no one got hurt.
thetriplethreat3 what??? It’s illegal for a child to carry a gun no matter what race. You can not justify condemning THIS officer. He perfectly handled that situation. They are lucky it wasn’t a gun happy white cop because all of them would have got popped. Stop it. It was a bad decision on there part and I hope they learned from it.
@Suzie Q shouldve been called "Black Lives Matter Too" considering having a movement with the word Black causes constenation and extra scrutiny for many!!
Unfortunately, parents get mad at everyone else before they get mad at their kid. They'll get mad at the principal, teachers, store owners, and the police and not tell their child right from wrong.
Yes, this particular officer did a great job, he even spoke well to the kids. He drew his weapon because he didn’t know if the kids were armed, he didn’t want to shoot and he didn’t want to get shot.
I don't believe he should get fired but pointing a gun at kids when no weapons are visible is not a good look. When I was little, my cousin and I was walking with a toy shotgun. We got stopped by police officers who asked to see it. They never pulled their guns out. They told us that we shouldn't have removed the orange cap at the end of the barrel, so that it wouldn't look real. We learned an important lesson that day without being traumatized.
Haven't seen one person not on the cop's side. I said this morning in another video how much I support black lives matter, but this officer did absolutely nothing wrong. It was 5 against 1 and the person who called claimed that one of them was in possession of a gun. He was extremely calm and understanding and kind to these kids. He should be commended for his actions. These kids shouldn't be out doing the things they're doing if they don't want trouble - whole thing is an absolute joke and these families in this story just want attention.
As black man with blacks kids i must say the cop did a great job he should be commended he stayed calm and made sure the kids knew he didn't want to hurt anyone but he was called because someone might have a gun so he must also be very cautious great job other cops should take notes
I'm sick to do death of this. Cop did his job. Kids being criminals. Parent defends kid. Lock up the parent's and the kids. I'm over this crap. Bless his heart. I'm done. As far as I'm concerned NO lives matter anymore.
To me, the cop did a great job of responding to a group of teens with one possibly being armed with a gun, in this case one that looks exactly like a real gun. But, to this cop's credit, he controlled the situation for his safety, & equally important, for the safety of the kids! This is what you want from cops in this cases like these. Calm communication & most significantly, no one was harmed or killed. This is what I would want from cops addressing kids that a store owner called & said waived a gun. I don't see the need for outrage in this. When I was a kid I bought a cap gun & my mother founds it & nearly whooped my ass. Not because she thought it was real, but because she feared that if someone with a gun cop or not thought it was real, I'd be inviting the wrong kind of attention. She was right. I was young & ignorant when I got thinking it was cool to have a toy gun that looked real, but at that age, I didn't think it all the way through. My mom snatching & trashing that cap gun may have saved my life! That was 40 years ago! Thanks Mom. I love you!
wow, this is proof that cops are trained to see black people at the enemy. You know who they traing a pit bull to fight other dogs from birth its all the dog knows is to fight. You cant retraining that do to be a pet they have to put him down. This is what we have to do to the police. I was so disappointed by the police chief for his tap dancing performance. He has to go because his speech totally omitted the fact that his cop acted like the pit bull, his cop ran to attack the black people on the unverified word of the complaintant. How family is that any different when a white woman says that a black man did anything and the police attack just on her word alone. He should have watch the proof first verified what looked like a gun then conduct his investigation in a professional way. The police mentality is like that of the fighting pit bull.
WTH WAS THEY DOING WITH A PLAY GUN THAT'S HOW SHIT HAPPENS THE POLICE DID WHAT HE WAS SUPPOSED TO BE DOING DON'T BE MAD AT HIM CHECK YOUR FUCKING KIDS FOR HAVING A PLAY GUN, I GUESS NO ONE HAS TALKED TO THEM ABOUT WHAT CAN HAPPEN IF THEY ARE SEEN WITH ONE GLAD NO ONE GOT HURT
They are demanding for him to be fired. Well damn, so these kids brought the officer back to where they had hid the BB gun that looked like a real gun they were using as a fear tactic in one form or another. That mother should be thanking her lucky stars her son didn't face any sort of charges. What's this world coming too & then you have a bunch of people interfering in the background not even thinking it could possibly scare the officer who is alone & in fear himself not knowing what these kids have on them & all he knows is there is a possible gun involved. What bullshit. Your kid isn't that scared because he was out with a fake gun acting like a damn fool. Hes only scared now because chaching, let that cash register ring. 😒🙄
Since these parents are ungrateful and unappreciative at how this black male cop gave these teens a teachable lesson on the dangers of carrying a fake gun, Garrett Rolfe should have handle this situation.
Sounds like to me and I'm Black this officer should be commended as well as the kids. This officer was engaged with the kids and kept it real. He tried to keep the kids calm and support them and himself. Great job officer and kids.
Not a fan of cops, but this one did nothing wrong. He played it like I wish all cops would...cool and professional. The kid and mother are playing up to the cameras.
💯 they aren’t talking about how they were trying to steal in the store. Or were outside the store waving a realistic looking gun around . They didn’t throw the BB gun in the ditch because they were doing good things . Kid needs his ass kicked not to be giving a spotlight .
The police officer was told by the store owner the boys had a gun. The officer was following protocol he had to be cautious. I don't think he should be fired.
Come on people let’s not get carried away, fire the police for what? How about thanking him for doing his job and reassuring the boys they are safe. The report was one of them had a gun; a gun was found fake or not it resembled a gun. Yes I agree the parents should have been notified, but when are parents going to take responsibility for their children? Why is your child associating with someone carrying a resemblance of a gun. Wake up people!
Wal-Mart sell them to children's parents around Christmas time. Is a child's life worth such a that gift . And you sound like you or no one you know had a BB. Gun
Malcome Shabazz i had bb and pellet guns since i was 6, but parents never let me walk out the house with them ever! Cuz they knew the cops would get called!
@@justinmathis4276- So kids want to be big and bad walking around with a gun and you expect others to come investigate the issue at a disadvantage? Why don’t you sit up and sign up to be a cop and go do it without a gun, or just go do it in a way that you can show everybody else how it’s done. I’m sure you will be willing to put your life on the line more and more unnecessarily just to save someone from being a little bit scared. Right?
I’m sorry things are going from zero to stupid. The cop is one man 5 boys and a report of a gun , which was found. If the boys weren’t playing with a realistic looking toy none of this would happen. Why is responsibility for their actions not being accounted for. I get being scared, but don’t play with guns that look real and there is no story.
2020 is the year where logic is non-existent. It's clear from just seeing the mom not talk about her son's actions but blame the cop and put words inside of his mouth also. All he needed was some glasses to look educated and that's how you play the victim card 101.
Samurai Nelson What’s that gotta do with anything, whether they are white or black or orange, the same applies they shouldn’t have been plaguing with a toy gun, what is your point.
The police is professional in handling this, did not shoot but instead try to control the situation. He shown restraint enough. We should not think that children will not use firearm , what happen if there is gonna be a sad ending of a school massacre again? Give the officer a credit instead. He is not Derek Chauvin.
Watch the guns aim drop when he said don’t move and the kids cooperate... from what I saw he never raised again... well done officer and the kids for listening and not escalating situation further...
thrillamoe50 You’re trash, that’s like saying fuck a veteran. No cops start their day wanting to kill people, instead they put up with nonstop bs from people like you to protect society
SAVION WELLS stupid bitch my house got broken into 4 years ago, alarm was on and everthing. We had live location on all the apple products, i called yhe detective 30+ times, i found officers on patrol and showed them we the stiff was which was 10 miles downthe road. The police told me “ you had home owners insurance right”. So when i say fuck them its because those bitchs are paid to do nothing, my whole homes now supports the second amendment & we cant wait for someone to try again. So FUCK THOSE BITCH PIGS
stirling I support veterans, you’re dumb as shit for that comparison. Why can bitch made police officers disregard The (R.O.E)? Why do our troops have to literally get shot to shit before they can return fire but yet a police officer who is suppose to be trained to deescalate situations can say “ i feared for my life” and then empty the whole clip. Operation red wing would have been a success and those navy seals would be still alive if they could have terminated the comprise but they died because they let those terrorist go who ran and alerted 150+ fighters.
What is the mother doing about this boy? Mothers you need to warn your kids to stay away from bad company. What are they doing with a toy gun. See how simple they could have lost their lives. Thank you officer for thinking before acting crazy. I don't think the officer is to be fired he had to protect himself just incase it was a real gun. I think he did a great job dealing with the situation. Thank the Lord no one got hurt.
@@MrOliveroky1 Hey Shaun I know how u feel this world is unfair, but this time I have to speak it as I see it. Right is right and wrong is wrong. When I was young I could not take something home that I did not leave my home with. Tthat to show u how serious my mom was. Not even hanging out with kids that were up to no good. My mom would kill me. I can tell you now I have never been in trouble with the law. When I'm stopped, I speak polite to the law men. I have seen lots of unfair treatment, but I try my best not to give them any reason to kill me. Every country is different. You have one life you have to try and save it at all cause. Mother's raise your children the way God tell us to raise them. Go back to the bible. If they kill your child they will have the judgement on their heads. May God have mercy on us all. Blessings all.🙏🏿
@@vannymac5529 Being polite to an officer does not guarantee that your live will not be taken. In Africa kids are free and play with you guns all the time, it is not a big deal. It is ridiculous that kids have to deal with this crap.
THE POLICE TOLD THEM TO CALL THEIR PARENTS🤦🏽♀️🤦🏽♀️🤦🏽♀️🤦🏽♀️🤦🏽♀️🤦🏽♀️🤦🏽♀️I AM SOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO SICK OF THIS. The police acted so professional with these kids. NOW THE ACTIVISTS COME OUT OF THE WOODWORKS WANTING TO FIRE THIS OFFICER INSTEAD OF TALKING TO THE KIDS ABOUT HAVING A FAKE GUN. LORD HELP US ALL🙏🏾🙏🏾🙏🏾🙏🏾🙏🏾🙏🏾🙏🏾
Bobby Digital , and ALL it’s doing is further dividing us. I refuse to believe the MAJORITY are part of this movement, I honestly believe it’s a small majority causing the problem and the MEDIA is the ring leader. I’m black and have MANY MANY black friends that are not a part of this movement. I just WISH that some whites wouldn’t put us ALL in ONE category.
Bobby Digital , It still makes no since to me as to WHY the parents are not addressing the REAL issues. This kid says “he feared for his life” THEN WHY THE HELL was he at the store with his friends brandishing a FAKE gun?? Why don’t the PARENTS address that??? My parents would have beat the living daylights out of me had me or my brothers done something like that. That’s called running with the wrong crowd. I just seems to me as if they are AVOIDING the real issues of TEACHING there kids at home RESPECT FIRST to ANYONE. I’m SICK of the BLAME games.
The cop originally had the gun pointed down to the ground… [On a call for 5 kids carrying/displaying a gun call from business owner…] Seen the group of kids matching description and getting the upper hand immediately to prevent any sudden gun pull pointed gun in their direction until they all complied and raised their hands then he immediately pointed gun away from them slightly and towards the ground and then immediately after that to a in front of belly position pointing at the ground full… He did what cops are supposed to do to ensure their and or others safety... The cop pointed the gun no longer than needed and was cautious ... And kids running around with guns that look like real weapons is not good considering the way that cops ended up thinking Tamir Rice had a real weapon because he, or someone, altered the toy to look real as much as possible... The job STARTS with parents who NEED to keep real looking toy guns OUT of the hands of children and make sure any such type toys they play with are the BRIGHT BLAZE NEON colors that are easily identifiable to Law Enforcement… btw did Kamari alter his toy gun too like Tamir??? Understand!? : twitter.com/ScottTaylorTV/status/681567388580577280
One of These Is The Toy Gun Tamir Rice Was Holding: Prosecutors The toy gun is "functionally identical" to the real gun, the office says. abcnews.go.com/US/toy-gun-tamir-rice-holding-prosecutors/story?id=35982086
@@jasonau427 How would you suggest an officer confront 5 people, alone, with a 911 report from a credible source/ known business owner, not an anonymous tip, that one of the 5 has a gun...not maybe, but "he has a gun" ...🤔
I hope she teaches her child to not play with guns or realistic looking guns. Also to stay away from bad groups of people. If you didn't watch the video of the incident or are just being plain stupid than your comment will be ignored.
Batman The Dark Knight I am a retired cop. I understand how things can go bad fast. My response was for all the negative coverage on him drawing his weapon.
@Super Blimp The kids were brandishing a gun at a store. At this point in the narrative, no one knew it was a BB-gun. The officer did not know if they still had what could have been a real gun or not. What if they still had the gun and it was real and drew it on the officer and fired at the officer before he could unholster his? Maybe we would have a dead officer and you would be giving medals to his murderers.
@Super Blimp Really. An officer of the law is just supposed to stand there and get shot. You're saying that when he puts on that uniform in the morning to go to work he loses his right to self-defense.
@Super Blimp I don't care what you think the marines are taught. If a perp pulls a weapon, any weapon, on a police officer, that is a threat and the police officer has the right to defend himself against that threat. He does not have to wait to get shot or stabbed first. If the perp attacks or attempts to disarm an officer the officer has the right to use deadly force to prevent that. The officer does not have to wait to be shot or stabbed before he can act. The officer in the scenario did not know the gun in question was a BB-gun and he did not know that the perps no longer had the weapon. He had every right to go into the situation prepared to protect his life. If one of the perps made a move that the officer judged to be an attempt to draw a weapon the officer does not have to and should not have to wait to be shot. All you are doing is spouting liberal nonsense.
@Super Blimp That's not what you said. You said, "Cops are supposed to put their lives on the line for us. That includes the willingness to take a bullet." That is simply not the case. With the possible exception of the President of the United States, no one is required "to take a bullet" for anyone, but that is what you said. Now, if you want to backtrack and say they need better training I will tend to agree with you. But I will never agree that they need to be trained to take a bullet for me or anyone else. I will never agree that they need to be trained to wait to be shot at or rushed at or stabbed or pummeled before taking defensive or offensive action. As soon as the danger to themselves is clear and present they need to be able to take action to neutralize that danger. And if that means lethal force then that what it is.
Kept his cool lol. This happened to me and my cousin when we were kids. The white cops did not point a gun at us. Its not about race. Some people are just in the wrong profession.
@My Own Private Idaho I honestly wasn't affected by it due to the way the police interacted with us. We was made aware that carrying a toy gun that looks real is not a good idea. We were kids in the 90's living in a rural town where a lot of kids had BB guns, so we didn't think nothing of it. I don't believe the cop should be fired but maybe should handle it differently next time. He didn't see the gun when he arrived and how did he know it was the right group of boys? What if cops start showing up to all calls like this, knowing the amount of false accusations that goes on? Could he not just stop them until backup arrives? How would you feel if that was your child being held at gun point? I believe the cop was scared and overreacted. People who can't keep their composure shouldn't be cops. Hell, I can admit that I probably wouldn't be a good fit. When done the right way, I believe it takes as much skill to be cop as it takes to be a doctor or engineer.
I know right, I am so glad he didnt just walk up and start shooting those innocent kids, just like the white cop did to the poor passed out drunk in the Wendy's drive thru. I mean really, he just walked right up to his car window and unloaded his glock right into that sleeping man who never even put a hand on the officer. 👍
Learn the simple rule, just stay home and don't do stupid things. I would have done the same thing cop would have done if I see some stupid people caring a gun. Bb or real. Stay home and you won't be dead. Keep in simple. Know the "kiss" " keep it simple stupid"
can you hear how dumb your sounding right now? kids are just totally gonna stay inside and never come out to play...im a 20 year old white kid from portland oregon and i used to walk around with bb and pellet guns as a kid and nobody ever fucked with me...its a race issue with these police
@@semetics5656 when was that? 1960??? you got to come out of your home instead of watching rerun of leave it to beaver! Times have changed long time ago and I know you don't want to admit to it, but you are a racist your self. Stop with these false bs accusations and making up bs stories, 9 out of 10 these stupid people always do something stupid in order for themself to in the situation.....;p
If this happened to me because I had a Bebe gun or one of my friends had one and I was still walking with them I would have never made it to the press conference my dad would have tore me up.
100%! You cant expect a officer approaching a group of people who was reported that one of them has a gun and they were fighting without any protection. Kids gots their feelings hurt because a gun was pointed at them? Then maybe do not fight around in public with a replica of a gun!?!?!?!
Storekeeper: "thought I was gonna get shot by some punk with a gun." These kids should have thought of wandering around with a bb gun to begin with. The police did well to save their lives as well as others.
I am guessing you never played with a toy gun as a kid. Because I did, and most of men of my age also did. You may have played with dolls, but a lots of us played with toy guns. Why? Because they are toys. I find it strange people here pointing finger at the kids. Kids + toy gun = most men in the world, did when young.
The officer did a great job on Monday. The kids were all the way WRONG! Im thankful everyone was able to return to their homes unharmed. Every parent/guardian was contacted. Not sure why the mother is stating that she wasn't notified. There was a gentleman onsite Monday who spoke for 2 of the kids. I believe he stated that he was the uncle to both. A grandmother was there for her grandson and the two other young men were taken home by the police and their parents were informed. We need to ask ourselves, at a time like this, why would any of these kids have a gun and brandish it. Be it a BB, water or real gun. We can not rally for wrong and call it an injustice!
Before you judge the police think about the situation that was very professional to the point of a great policeman not policemonster . Thank you OVERSEER.
Keep the little thugs at home and off the streets ... If the parents would be parents and not stick their kids in front of video games to be a babysitter ... They might know better and do better ... But a lot of kids in Atlanta get put outdoors at daybreak and not allowed back in until dark ... Great parenting people ... NOT 👎
@@stevemilligan8708 I own a gun and it looks real, just like the one in the picture looks real, but I don't go into a store with my buddies and toss it around. Why? Because I have better sense.
@@stevemilligan8708 it's not only okay to own a gun but to know how to use it responsibly... Some kids actually have been taught not to go out in public and abuse the privilege of having even a BB gun ... I blame the parent not the kid ... But thanks for making a very good point ... Educate yourself and your children on guns ... And if he wasn't a little thug wanna be ... His mother would not have had to hear about it from someone who recognized her son on a video ....
Put yourself in the cops shoes. There's a bunch of kids and there is info that one has a gun. Do you think the cop should have just walked up there, knowing one guy is said to have a gun, and just took that chance? What if your kid was that cop. You would have wanted him to be safe. I think he did a great job and the kids need to be more careful.
Imagine someone showing only the part where the cop is pointing the gun without having context and understanding exactly what's going on. That's why I'm so sick of people. These people find any way to make the cops look bad.
The cop was on a call about 5 persons and 1 gun, you have to understand that the officer is in a dangerous situation in his mind and still worked to descalate the situation. Yes it's scary to have a gun pointing at you, but it's scarier still to be approaching 5 men alone one of them might have a gun and you don't know if or which, without the advantage of drawing first. They also did have a real looking fake gun minutes before the incident. At least they didn't have it on them and couldn't get jumpy and go for it.
They coached that teen to act like he thought he was going to die. The cop didn't do anything wrong in this case. And this is coming from someone who don't like cops.
@@ethanhebert8945 you're not exacty a brain trust....................., USE MY NAME AGAIN YOU GONNA MEET YOUR WORST NIGHTMARE, YOU'LL BE BEGGING THE COPS TO INTERSEPT ME!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Mother should sit down with her son and have a long talk, tell him, you know how you felt when you had that gun pointed at you, the fear and seriousness of the situation. Well son that's how the store clerk felt when he saw what he thought was a real gun being's waved around by some kid. Then he needs to be marched down to the store, gas station what ever it was, and made to apologize to the clerk. Oh ya and most importantly the mother needs to thank the officer for the way he handled the situation.
Exactly, too bad they are always victims and mom will do no such thing. Its how they are taught to think and half the country lets them get away with it.
because they would have to admit to carrying around a bb gun that looks like a real gun ...which is what brought about the situation in the first place.
That's laughable. ALL PEOPLE ARE INNOCENT UNTIL PROVEN OTHERWISE. The officer was Black as well as the children. In fact, there was no argument that something was out of order. They are kids.
@@hairmajesty5636 the kids had a bb gun that looked like a real gun that's why the po po was called watch the fucking video and the way things stand right now all black people are innocent regardless of their STUPIDITY.
@@feliperodriguez6885 I did watch the video. There was clearly something out of order( something was wrong) In this case, the kids definitely should not have had a BB gun in public. They are kids! I stand on my original statement...this was a lesson they won't forget.
@@hairmajesty5636 what lesson? They feel like they are victims of police brutality. Backed by their parents, the media, and morons like TI. They didn't learn shit.
Samurai Nelson I’m not white, I’m black. These kids need to quit playing around with guns. I don’t care if it was a bb. Go play basketball, read a book, video games or something else positive.
The thing is that the store owner called the police reporting a gun.Everytime somebody calls in a report of a gun they just get away with lying and causing shit like this.
Who's lying? They had a gun. News story even states that the boys were shown the store video....of them, with a gun. The kids even told the Cop that they'd tossed it in the bushes....where the Cop then found it. So.....who's lying???
The officer offered several times for them to call their parents and let them know what was going on. The fact the his mom didn’t know as soon he got home is on her kid! She is enabling her kid to disrespect authority by demanding the cop be fired.
I commend this Officer how he handled this situation. The kids lied until the owner of the store produced a video of them in the parking lot with the toy gun that looks real.
@@drjohnsonhungwell5115 oh I know, like Floyd's family who didn't even associate with him and his kids didn't even know him and they have all become multi-millionaires overnight. It's disgusting.
Good thing he is a wuss and didn't pull out the toy gun because he would have been shot right on the spot. If that kid was me my dad he would have beat the crap out of me for painting the tip of the gun black. What kind of parenting is that? I wasn't allowed to take my toy gun outside when I was a kid because it looked real even with the orange tip I even got into so much trouble for painting my Super Soaker black because even tho it has 2 water canister on top of it looked like a *gun*
