re: Total different take on the Ricky Jefferson saga

I get it that this is a "multicultural" newspaper, a self designation that is almost certainly a guarantee that it is no such thing. And I fully expect them to side with the local kids against the cops.
However, these are quotes from alleged eyewitnesses ( named) and if they are close to being accurate, there is just no case here, except for law enforcement overreaction.
On the other hand, somewhere out there in Jeff Parish, a white, plains clothes detective just got a promotion...