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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]The officer can absolutely stop the girl to question her.

He shouldn't have put her in handcuffs.

Neither officer should have told the other girl to stop recording.

He should have used the evidence-based procedural justice approach that incorporates:

Respect: Treating people with dignity and respect
Voice: Giving people a chance to be heard
Neutrality: Making decisions in an unbiased way
Trustworthy motives: Ensuring that decisions are made with good intentions

That's what the cops should get disciplined for.   They could have just told the girl she matched the description of someone who stole a car, and tell her they need to ask a few questions.  Where are you walking to? Where are you coming from?  And so on. And when her story doesn't leave room to still potentially be the suspect, they need to apologize for taking her time, thank her, and let her go. 
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Training is obviously a problem here. American law enforcement, unlike basically every other developed nation, is under-educated and operate under force-first SOPs.

Even within the context of US law enforcement, this officer is beyond the pale. From start to finish, he treats these children with contempt and uses more force than is necessary. I hope he's fired. [/quote]

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