re: Buckeye, AZ Cop Fights 14-Year Old Autistic Kid He Thought Was Doing Drugs In A Park

How come after everything had been explained the cop still had him pinned down and wanted to know "you got anything on ya?" Power trip plain and simple.

Does it look bad? Yes, but the cop sees a kid he thinks could possibly be using drugs. He approaches the kid, who is resisting and seems to not be acting "normal". Its not like the police will assume, without being educated "maybe he is autistic".

It's not like the police said "look at that autistic kid, I am going to go mess with him". We all make mistakes at our job, but the difference for police is... That when they make a mistake, it usually affects someone.

The policeman should have let the kid go when he learned he was autistic, but maybe it is procedure to call another unit to come to the scene as a checks and balance.

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Unfortunate misunderstanding, but a pretty good outcome.

The cop didn't shoot anyone.

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Come on now... thats a pretty low expectation of the boys in blue. Do you always think so low of what they do?

That is a terrible situation.

The cop is 100% in the wrong. No doubt about it.

Fortunately for the cop, the kid is a calm and highly verbal Autistic boy. I have seen tons of nonverbal and aggressive kids with Autism and the cop probably would have tasered them for stimming with a string in their hands.

I can't believe any cop in 2017 would not know about Autism or kids with low IQ's. Wow that is really bad.

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Cops need to be trained

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That is the response every time something happens.

So let's get this straight. Cops should be:

Wyatt Earp gunfighters
Bruce Lee hand to hand fighters
Dr. Phil marriage counselors
Phd level experts on all mental illnesses for instant field diagnosis
NASCAR level drivers
Drug experts
Rape counselors
Social workers
First aid and CPR caregivers
Etc
Etc

All for $40k a year with a HS education. Oh, and because we don't want to fund more than one or two cops per thousands of citizens, we can only provide 40-60 hours of training a year and 16 weeks of initial training.

The cop is a typical ignorant, double negative using piece of trash

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People tend to calm down and/or act alot more rationally when they are spoken to instead of accused of wrongdoing right away.

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What? You don't find it calming and reassuring when a stranger who hasn't identified themselves starts screaming orders at you to put you into a vulnerable position?

Cause most people do fine in that situation.

autism is a nervous system disorder that can impair a child's ability to socially interact or recognize socially appropriate social norms or rules, repetitive behaviors that can be observed to calm a child down or certain things such as water.

autism is different for different children, and is on a spectrum. some children have more severe forms while others may only be slightly impaired. several children need a large amount of vestibular input such as spinning on a large tire or swing, some will cover their ears at times for loud or sudden changes in noises. some will only eat foods of a certain texture or color and would prefer that colors do not mix. some may not make appropriate eye contact.

autism rates have increased but at the same time disorders such as Asberger's syndome is now considered a form of ASD.

there are typically no distinct or obvious physical characteristics that can be observed for ASD.

Please educate yourself on the difference between the two. Keep in mind it is possible for someone to have both diagnoses

this is true
some kids with autism can be very aggressive and nonverbal, this is where finding coping mechanisms come into play for these children

"Autism so common in today's world"

The measure of autism rates is all over the place. I doubt the figures that are given are accurate at all. Autism is being over diagnosed just like ADHD.

No disrespect to your child or family of course.


Also, the cop to me didn't seem like he was really all that bad. I'm not sjw but plenty worse videos are shown here of women, drunks, and blacks getting taken down and no one says boo. OT is getting soft.