06-10-2015, 11:08 AM
The teens apparently didn't break any laws, they weren't resisting arrest as there was no probable cause and no arrests were attempted, and it's not against the law to run or leave when you're told to leave.
It's also not against the law to talk shit about the cops (if that's what happened) as you're moving along.
The girl in the bikini was leaving, as she was told, when Casebolt apparently thought she was talking shit. He threw her down to the ground, put his knee in her back, and waved his gun at her friends who'd come closer after her cries for help. I don't think that's contested by anyone, and it's reflected in the video.
It's a huge stretch to suggest that the kids went to the publicly-advertised free pool party thinking the cops would be called and setting up a scenario whereby they'd get hurt by a cop so they could file a suit. They just went to a pool party, some people at the party didn't want them there, a dispute broke out, and cops were called to diffuse the pool-side confrontation. That's my understanding.
However, Casebolt's inappropriate handling of the situation and what his chief calls his "indefensible actions" may well result in him being charged criminally or civilly.
It's also not against the law to talk shit about the cops (if that's what happened) as you're moving along.
The girl in the bikini was leaving, as she was told, when Casebolt apparently thought she was talking shit. He threw her down to the ground, put his knee in her back, and waved his gun at her friends who'd come closer after her cries for help. I don't think that's contested by anyone, and it's reflected in the video.
It's a huge stretch to suggest that the kids went to the publicly-advertised free pool party thinking the cops would be called and setting up a scenario whereby they'd get hurt by a cop so they could file a suit. They just went to a pool party, some people at the party didn't want them there, a dispute broke out, and cops were called to diffuse the pool-side confrontation. That's my understanding.
However, Casebolt's inappropriate handling of the situation and what his chief calls his "indefensible actions" may well result in him being charged criminally or civilly.