re: JP cop vs LaPlace HS student UPDATE

I didn't see this posted anywhere but this is the officers report.

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-As the detectives walked near a crowd of 20 to 30 people at 9:38 p.m., they saw and heard several people shouting, "F--- the cops." The detectives made contact with the group, identified themselves as members of the Sheriff's Office and told the crowd to leave because the parade was over.
Becker was in the group. The detectives walked away in hopes the crowd would calm down and leave. A few seconds later, the group began chanting the same refrain. Becker was screaming "F--- the police," joined by about five or six others.
-The detectives identified Becker as the "main instigator" of the chanting, causing others to become irate and aggressive towards the deputies. Because the group seemed to be out of control and refused to leave, the detectives again approached Becker, still chanting.
-This time, the detectives smelled alcohol and burned marijuana wafting from the crowd. Breaux again identified himself as being from the Sheriff's Office.
Becker then pushed Breaux in the chest, saying, "F--- you, pig." Breaux grabbed Becker's arm and told him he was under arrest. Breaux tried to put Becker on the ground in a "prone position" to be handcuffed.
Becker began punching Breaux in the face and chest with his free hand. Breaux responded by punching Becker in the face several times "in hopes of gaining control of his violent behavior."
-As Breaux held onto Becker's arm, others in the crowd began to punch the detective on the side of his head. Becker and Breaux continued to scuffle, still on their feet at this point.
-Breaux and Becker traded punches for 10 to 15 seconds before he was able to bring the teen to the ground. Breaux continued to try to cuff Becker as Poche pushed away others in the crowd.
-While on the ground, Becker reached for Breaux's throat. Breaux grabbed Becker's arms to break the teen's grasp but resorted to punching him several times in the face and eye. Becker let go and Breaux got him into a prone position to be handcuffed.

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The whole situation is stupid. The officer is not a well trained professional. Before anyone says police are trained to deal with stress, just save the bullshite for people who don't know any better. Their little training academy simply does not have money to screen and train these guys. You absolutly can not teach someone how to handle themselves in a stressful situation in the time allotted by the academy.