Bodycam shows officers detain a 16-year-old after managers demanded a company vest.

The X post showed police detaining a teen at a Walmart after managers asked for her vest back. The video captured officers repeatedly urging the teen to hand over the vest and leave peacefully.

  • Phoenixz@lemmy.caEnglish
    10·
    1 month ago

    I’m divided myself about this…

    Let her keep the vest, it’s a 5 dollar loss, is it really worth the publicity, the work, the crap that comes with it?

    The girl was constantly breaking basic rules, which I also understand isn’t a good thing. She’s still young, and needs to learn, but we all have rules. This rule “no eating at the cash register” I understand and agree with, I would not like it if a cashier takes my groceries with dirty chocolate hands or something

    Then, police over a fucking 5 dollar vest? I’m guessing this is the USA?

    Listening how the girl responded I feel like she has some anger management issues, I wonder how her home situation is. Most kids don’t respond like she did when being fired.

    Then the US police being US police, what can I even say about that that hasn’t been said a million times already?

    Just overall a lot to say about everyone in this video, I guess my takeaway is that she needs help

    • godsammitdam@lemmy.zipEnglish
      5·
      1 month ago

      You have more empathy than the management, legislators, and law enforcement.

      And that’s the problem. You looked for a cause, talking about her home life potentially being difficult. You treated her as a human being and are looking to help her.

      That’s not “tough on crime” policy nor does it help for profit prison systems nor law enforcement meet their quotas. She’s not a human to them, she’s a statistic. Those with capital are the people they protect and serve.