Video shows Sgt. Michael Vitellaro on top of the 14-year-old after the police officer wrongfully accused the boy of stealing a bike. WMAQ’s Lexi Sutter reports.
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0:49 Shawn’s dad from Boy Meets World.
I’m washing up a off duty cop, tf you off the clock you catching these hands
😮😮
Phucking piece of shht that’s why I’ll always condone violence towards pigs
Another bad official unbelievable. What tomorrow will bring? ☹️
Couldn’t he just say he is sorry, that he made a huge mistake instead of felony charges? Civil suit, sure this is cause for a civil suit but why waste time on criminal charges. We are not told what led up to this…how did it get to that point…the man overreacted is my guess.
So I saw a more detailed report, the off duty policeman really over reacted. I think the committed a crime and should charged. They teen does have a strong civil case. It is too bad they want to include race into this, it takes away from the bad behavior that occurred, he’s got a problem.
Lose your job for a stupid bike 😂
Glad his homies were there to defend him.
Brown boy? What ever you race baiters. This kind of talk is why we are divided brown lady. Us caucasian people dont refer to ourselves as white people. We are just human like everyone else. Weird!
Oof…bad optics on this one….
Outrageous behavior by the cop. Why was the cop’s kid’s bike blocking the sidewalk right-of-way? Was it a plan to nail a kid for moving it? Seems fishy to me.
Great now he will not trust or like cops for like, a lifetime.
When will people and kids now learn don’t fuckig resist??!!Kids these days have no respect for adults, don’t listen! black kids are becoming criminals because they are told to worship criminals like floyd or others!!! Wtf parents raise your kids to be decent human beings not criminals!!
The man is gently kneeling. That’s what they are trained to do. So stfup you all
Bad decisions come with consequences… with that said… I don’t think its necessary asking the city for an apology unless you are trying to milk it. I was that boy once and the cop got away with it. I never blamed the entire department or city…
Get your money from these demons
Seriously!! Who does this?? 😂😂😂sick people only.
🤣😂🤣😂😂🤣😂
cop will be pig
Drag his as$ on to the court for doing that to a kid
I’m just so happy he is alive!!🇨🇦🇨🇦
That kind of force on a child what a piece of crap
Who actually has sympathy for these out of control brownyouth anymore
I know mine is wearing thin
Was it his bike? That’s all I need to know.
Another anti white anti police officer story from NBC yawn
His approach was wrong but it’s not a race thing the parents are just trying to get money
Everyone needs a Glock to protect against these aggressive police officers that obviously have big egos
Mr policeman thought he had this one. Ha-ha!!
It must be mandatory now..kneeling on a persons back and withholding persons neck down should be automatically fired and place them 5 years in prison.
What is going through their mind when they are performing an act to a child which can result in death..enough is enough!
What type of man does that to a kid smh 🤦🏿♂️
Off duty for life now 🐷🐷🐷
I’m not talking about truth or right or wrong and whose fault it is, but do you think MSNBC will ever show a story about police actually helping someone ?there’s probably hundreds of stories daily about heroic acts by the police ,just like in life, but yet they choose to show the worst in police, continualy why?
We expect more from cops not children
Great! I wonder if the tax payers would suffer from stupid mistakes 🤔
What was the boy doing with another boy’s bike? If he didn’t steal it, then it was just a case of mistaken identity. No need to play the race card.
Well like you said if they was stealing an he only arrested the black child ….I mean do you need extra hands to add two an two??
I Had A Sheriff In Napa California Do The Same Thing To Me When I Was A Teen . CURSE THESE BULLY COPS AND THEIR FAMILIES . May GOD Punish Them For Their Evil Deeds , BECAUSE I HAD NOT DONT ANYTHING WRONG EITHER . *THE USA SUCKS BECAUSE OF THESE MODERN BULLY CRIMINAL COPS*
Yeah, because there’s no crime in Chicago so get rid of police so crime can go down?!!!!,✝️🇺🇲🌈
Well we can’t have good guy’s committing crime too.
PLEASE JOE BIDDEN. MAKE AMERICA GREAT AGAIN. *DEFUND THE POLICE* *HOW MANY MORE* *BLACK LIVES MATTER* *RACIAL PROFILING*
Yet people wonder why we hate cops??
So horrible move. This police guys actually need mental evaluation… How can you knee on a little, harmless kid? 🤔. This is bad. Hopefully this stupid police is prosecuted
Take his kids away from him hes a child abuser
Sharks machines Utah machines machines machines machines machines machines machines machines machines machines
Listen that kid did something wrong ok. Look at him, like a young thug who would steal and rob people
Right an know he will get off cause piggy abuse him….back to basic training
Can’t trust ANY cop
Already saw in the past more of those, even worse movies, nothing changes.
James Brown: “Living in America”, ouch.
Even not wearing a badge or carrying a gun they still love to abuse power. Defund the police
Wonder was it about skin color 🤔
Here we go….another Burn,Loot, Murder event coming!!😖😖
Let’s hope so ….for some reason it the only thing piggy under stand
Well if that what it takes oh well
Just seeing his friends be there to help protect and comfort him brings tears to my eyes… I dont even know why im balling seeing that but that is beautiful!… whoever raised these kids did it right!!!
IMO> Is someone a little Power Drunk? It pays to know the laws before you commit crimes on innocent kids?
The Lawsuit should grant the young guy 2 million dollars
Stop kneeling on people as if you’re some big game hunter posing for your grand picture.
Best news I heard all day
I cannot breath ha…..
Abuse of power.
Congrats on your college tuition.
Brown and black boys are targeted 1000%. Its gonna scar him for life!
Trying to hit the hood lottery..
😢😢😢😢😢
Probably a 33rd degree Mason carrying out his assignment.
I guess they didn’t learn from George Floyd the sky needs to be taken to a field and set on fire
cameras dont lie ,
Ruined your lively hood for what????
Male Karen at it again.
BLM stand all the way up
Lmfao
Cops pay attention. You lose your qualified immunity when you violate civil rights.
Reasonable articulable suspicion…..
You are not above the law
If only they had the same courage when active shooters go on school grounds to harm kids instead of protecting kids the harm them too l & still call themselves heroes?????
😂
Power tripping pig
where were child services when I had to kneel on rice as a kid in the early 90s …
My Aunt’s and uncles have had a similar experience like that in a native American boarding school (1950s), except they made them hold a book in each hand outwards.
When will law enforcement learn they don’t have the right to assault someone just because they have a badge on their chest, a chip on their shoulders and a stick up their butt
why ain’t he doing this to any of the blm supporters?
Hats off to those kids who stood up and defended their friend to that adult bully!
Pigs believe they can do as they please.
A real friend would of executed the cop
They just want MONEY 💰
Rightfully so, he was wrongly accused/assaulted.
Accountability and Justice. She said it. This needs to take place all over this nation! Not just for the cops doing these things but the criminals as well.
People who never been through things or seen things like this happen in real life will swear it never does..
Some stupid cops just never learn. 😆
He shall reap what he sow
i hope that kid is adopted otherwise u down bad
I would love to see the entire video not bits and pieces.
Thank God for his friends being there and thank God for the cameras I mean this is totally uncalled for this poor helpless child is being crushed by this big bully cop he also should be charged for molesting this child because he was grabbing him by his arm and grabbing him all over his body there should be a sexual assault charge
He would ever never did that to a white boy.
He thought a kid stole his son’s bike so he went out to physically put his hands on a child??? Send this hooligan to jail🤦🏾♀️
Wow the Cops still kneeling on peoples backs in 2022. After George Floyd I didn’t think any cops would do the kneeling on folks backs ever again. 🤦♀️
When will there be cop reform?? They need to be trained differently and not pick the power hungry ones.
That’s right! Sue up and down! The only thing that cities, LE agencies and their bigoted operatives value is $$$$$.
I hope this family wipes them out clean!
After everything thats happend, not a good move
White People are so racist
They also forgot to charge him with child abuse.
This cop didn’t learn anything to what happened to George Floyd. I guess some cops still think they are the power. I’m sure he’s going to get let go.
If that was my son I would go after his family. I mean no mercy. This police brutality is had gone too far.
Welcome to America 🇺🇸😂😕😓
Did NBC just conveniently miss a majority of the story? So many questions unanswered here.
Lets make pig bacon
Civil Lawsuit. Yup they trying to get Rich. It’s past the Justice part already.
The cop had a Hispanic last name so stop with his brown boy victim talk
He only got off his back when the White kids said to, racism runs so deep in the veins of many it’s nauseating