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WATCH: Texas cop throws black girl in a bikini to the ground, threatens teens with gun

The officer has been placed on “administrative leave” after a wave of outrage across America.

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A POLICE OFFICER in the town of McKinney, Texas has been suspended after the release of a shocking video, which shows him violently wrestling a teenage black girl to the ground, and running after others with his gun drawn.

The incident, which has caused outrage in the United States, took place on Friday evening, but the disturbing video was not reported in the media until tonight.

According to Fox 4 in Dallas, Texas, the brutality followed a disturbance at the Craig Ranch Community Pool, where a number of African-American teenagers had gathered to go swimming.

Local police claimed they “did not live in the area or have permission to be there,” and had been fighting.

However, eyewitness reports indicated at least one older white woman began shouting racist abuse at the children, and a fracas developed.

Brandon Brooks, a local 15-year-old, who is white, and shot the original video, told Buzzfeed News:

I think a bunch of white parents were angry that a bunch of black kids who don’t live in the neighborhood were in the pool

The video shows black teens standing around and being ordered to leave the area by McKinney police, and some being forced on to the ground, despite no apparent disorder or violence on their part.

One officer in particular – understood to have since been suspended – shouts numerous orders at several children on the street.

In one especially shocking moment, he drags a bikini-wearing teenage girl, understood to be 14 years old, to the ground by her hair.

When others approach to attempt to stop the brutality, the officer can be seen pulling his gun and chasing after them.

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He returns to the girl, orders her “on your face”, before kneeling on her back as she can be heard weeping.

Warning: This video contains violence against children and strong language.

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In a statement tonight, McKinney police said:

First responding officers encountered a large crowd that refused to comply with police commands. Nine additional units responded to the scene.
Officers were eventually able to gain control of the situation.
McKinney Police later learned of a video that was taken at the scene by an unknown party. This video has raised concerns that are being investigated by the McKinney Police Department.
At this time, one of the responding officers has been placed on administrative leave pending the outcome of this investigation.

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    Mute The Galway Crusader
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    Jan 22nd 2021, 4:15 PM

    What will they be basing the calculated Grades on? These students won’t have done any 5th year exams (due to Covid this last year) and no mock LC (from Covid this year).
    99% of LC students in a regular year would take your hand off for calculated grades. The State Examinations commission need to start planning for an open book exam rather than teachers handing out grades with little to no basis for the result given

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    Jan 22nd 2021, 4:54 PM

    @The Galway Crusader: There is only one viable solution. Rock, Paper, Scissors.

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    Jan 22nd 2021, 5:52 PM

    @The Galway Crusader: I agree 100% with you. They haven’t sat down and done a Final end year exam since there 2nd year 3rd was their Junior exam a State exam and none of these can be used. I know they sat 2 Christmas exams but what could be asked of them in each of these test exams. Have they completed even 8months of schooling since all Lockdown’s. Home schooling is new to them unless you are a border. They go to the study hall each night and I say would find it easier to adopt than day students. I do think they have to seat the Leaving but I do fear for them unless they study pass papers in their courses it may be the only way for them to get thegrade they need if the exams are held in June.

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    Jan 22nd 2021, 4:49 PM

    Good on Reuben Murray. That young man would run rings around the minister with his mature approach to this situation. She should take note. The LC isn’t going to happen. We just need Norma to wake up and realise that.

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    Mute Tony Gordon
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    Jan 22nd 2021, 4:45 PM

    Junior certs student THE FORGOTTEN
    No info on mocks and juniors cert, children facing into state exam for the first time don’t even get a mention, no dates, no update NOTHING.

    it isn’t just leaving cert students.

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    Mute Jonnie Marre
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    Jan 22nd 2021, 4:48 PM

    @Tony Gordon: junior cert is irrelevant! Forget it! It won’t happen and should be scrapped fully anyway.

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    Jan 22nd 2021, 6:19 PM

    @Jonnie Marre: I’m glad you think having a child locked up going through the exact same experience as someone heading into the leaving cert, stressed out of their minds irrelevant.

    Sure who cares about them.

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    Jan 22nd 2021, 4:43 PM

    It makes more sense to move to a continuous assessment model. Perhaps the journal could run a poll on the topic, just a suggestion.

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    Jan 22nd 2021, 5:04 PM

    @Jules: agreed as next years leaving is also going to be affected here at this rate.

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    Mute Maria Heraty
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    Jan 22nd 2021, 4:50 PM

    Why not do an exam as planned but half the curriculum….if they have 30 chapters do the first 15 chapters and same for every subject ….. at lease half the pressure but still some form of an exam in the end …. to much missed school for the normal LC to go ahead

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    Jan 22nd 2021, 6:23 PM

    @Maria Heraty: chapters? The days of teaching directly out of the book are long gone, thankfully.

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    Jan 22nd 2021, 6:25 PM

    @Maria Heraty: Would the student’s still have to answer the same amount of questions or half plus you would be taking away half of the curriculum that more then likely would be a favorite for a lot of students and be banking on answering 1 or 2 questions on those. I fear this question won’t be answered today or by the Minister if your idea was presented but its a start. I would like to see our teachers & TD’s do what you just did “Give an alternative”

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    Jan 22nd 2021, 5:13 PM

    The junior cert is gone! It’s junior cycle now! All higher and ordinary gone in all subjects except for maths English and Irish and even they have been made easier! Only common level in all the others! Sure it’s only a joke of a thing nowadays

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    Jan 22nd 2021, 6:17 PM

    @Dino Manning: Like you to say that to a stressed out teen.

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    Jan 22nd 2021, 8:16 PM

    No child should be stressed out about Junior Cert, where is the stress coming from?

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    Jan 22nd 2021, 9:33 PM

    In the North at the end of 5th year you do an exam on everything you studied that year, then that course work is over. In 6th year you study second half of A level and do exams at end of that year. 5th year exams called As and are then added together to give an overall A level mark. If for some reason you drop out after 5th year you still have a qualification.

    So it’s kind of like semesterisation that happens at plc and some Uni’s

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    Jan 22nd 2021, 7:47 PM

    Just a heads up, as an examiner I’d have received my application for this year by now from the SEC. They haven’t sent me anything yet. What do you make of that?

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    Jan 22nd 2021, 6:59 PM

    You’d have to feel sorry for them, it’s basically an early experience of what third level is like, getting new material right up to the death fired at you in notes. On a normal year, most good teachers would have their subject fully covered before the mocks bar one or two bits.

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    Jan 23rd 2021, 10:06 AM

    Could they possibly do in-school mocks in April to build on their calculated grades, and then see about the actual Leaving Cert?

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