That kind of officer will probably have no problem with abusing someone else or starting an unprovoked incident, especially if there is no one there to witness it. Bad cop. Bad person.
If this officer cannot control himself on PARADE duty then perhaps he doesn't need to be on the force or he needs desk duty with minimal interaction with the public. He's a threat to everyone's safety.
I wouldn't even trust him on the computer desk duty. What if someone in the public sends him a nasty email about this incident?! Will he send them a threatening email reply back?! 📨 🖱️🚫
Toddler police DO NOT need to be on the force anywhere, ever, at all! This officer was trying to escalate the situation so he could prove what a loser he is. Don’t they teach officers to have any respect for the public anymore? Kudos to the community for stepping up and proving that a community CAN and WILL stand up to disrespectful police!
They had to know that a false arrest probably wouldn't fly under those circumstances lol. I realize that this is the deep south that we're talking about. But a lot of the cops down there are actually not as dumb as they look.
What kind of childish idiot backs into a person then pushes the person indignantly? A childish idiot with power and weaponry, to boot? Why didn't the other police reign him in? Instead the other police escalates the situation. Did that cop really believe a kid playing brass in unison with fifty other kids pushed him? CRAZY. This is so wrong.
@@ycplum7062 "the other officer" .. you mean the THIRD officer .. the second one with "sheriff" on their back pushed the other student away and was escalating the confrontation. the irony here is the first two were black officers and the third that tried to de-escalate was a white officer. i wish more black people would see this as a note, that cops aren't bad because you are black and they are white. cops are bad because they can be. it's not about race and all about corruption.
These personality types - authoritarian, narcissistic - are the ones PDs love to hire when their psych test should result in mandatory therapeutic counseling and permanent rejection from consideration for employment in any position of authority (especially those involving access to weapons)
Yes, it takes a lot of patience to work with the public. Police should be trained better to deescalate all situations. If we paid them better we could have better people on the force.@@ycplum7062
Wow...does that cop not understand a band must keep in formation and the entire row stopped in exactly the same line/spot? Maybe the cop needs to not stand in the street during a parade route. What a childish and disgraceful act by this officer. As a former band parent I can say marching while playing an instrument and maintaining your breathing and position is a tough job and most don't realize the precision it takes.
The police officers job is crowd control. He has to be positioned between the marchers and the spectators. Street is too narrow to accommodate bands marching in that width, spectators and a security zone manned by police. Suggest either reducing the width of that marching rank by 2 marchers or marching at close interval instead of double interval. This is a suggested fix for the parade directors to make for future parades. I have ridden horses in parades and also rode as an outrider doing safety/security for a womans riding drill team. The parade routes were wide, but the drill team modified their routines to be safe and keep no less than 10 feet from the spectators. Simply just modify the parade formations to safely accomodate the performers, the spectators and police. There should be at least 6 feet, perferably at least 8-10 feet between spectators and marchers, giving police space to work as well.
@@ogcowboy5743 The fact of the matter remains that the cop backed into the band member and then turned and rudely shoved the kid out of position. The kid is the victim here not the cop. That cop had zero business acting as if the kid was in the wrong.
They are obligated to before the law and have people antagonizing them daily. People act like it’s inherently cop’s job to deescalate. More often not, it’s the general public that needs to deescalate and learn how to navigate a lawful society like adults. Cops on duty should NOT be treated like they are just another person, because they are carrying a burden while on duty. I doubt you’ve ever been responsible for enforcing a rule of any consequence while confronted with the real possibility of violent response.
As a Marching Band Parent I'm appalled at that clearly brainless officer's action toward the most hard working student's anywhere the absolute nerve of that yo yo
@@ClarityDetermination Police officers don't break the law, they are the law, haven't you ever seen Judge Dredd? (if you can't tell, I'm being sarcastic)
Wow, I wonder just how many other complaints this officer has? Often citizens remain silent out of fear and will not file a complaint. I am glad people came forward with the video and I am happy this young man responded yet kept his composure. This could have turned out much worse cause its clear that cop wanted to cause havoc and wanted to ruin the parade.
I hear people complain about kids "always being in their phones." Cool...but it is ONLY because of the phones everywhere that we can see this officer do wrong. Otherwise, he'd clearly put all the blame on this kid, AND probably try to ruin his life.
The officer was trying to bait him into a physical response. That officer has some deep personal issues. Obviously this is a racist community because of the inaction.
yes, bait him, that's what thug cops do. If you're driving, they also try to bait you into speeding. They will come alongside of your car and speed up, then slow down, trying to bait you into speeding to get ahead of them to change lanes. It happened to someone I know, but it was a dnr pickup truck.
Take legal action, that was not a “bumped into moment”, the band member was obviously “shoved” and all he was doing was performing as he ought to have been. The NOPD officer needs to be relieved of his duty immediately and fired. Now, the cop is a total loser for doing what he did. He’s on a detail making good money. And the idiot goes and does something like that. Hire an attorney and sue personally the cop and the city and find out why the cop did what he did because I promise it’s not his first offense. And good on you Mom for standing up for your son.
In the hood Black people mistreat each other all the time. This cop obviously has the hood mentality. He should be charged and fired for this misconduct. This is utterly disgusting and behavior very unbecoming of someone in law enforcement.
The cop reminds me of road rage incidents where the one who did wrong assumes the other driver did something wrong and then rages on the innocent driver. This cop backed into the student and then assumed it was the student who bumped into him. Not only did he have the wrong perception (in the cop’s mind he believed the student bumped him) but then he also assumed the student ran into him on purpose rather than assume it was on accident. That is a very dangerous person to be a cop. He fails in perceiving what actually happened and then he fails to act appropriately.
Sure, lets react to 1 video angle and not bother researching for other video angles that clearly show what happened. The band member obviously hit the cop first on purpose, maybe with his elbow or something equally as painful so the cop simply defended himself. Be real people, why would the cop do what he did otherwise?? Stop reacting to 1 sided videos, look up the other angles like I did.
Bumping into by accident is one thing, but what that cop did is called ASSAULT. He needs to be charged with assault just like anybody else !! But what's gonna happene is, the police department will find he did nothing wrong to the teen .. just like what cops everywhere do.
You got to walk away and let the video speak for itself. The kid should know this and should know that nowadays EVERYTHING is on video. Glad it never escalated past verbal stuff. Thank god for the other bandmates that were there to deescalate things, since the "cop" or "guard" cohorts didn't seem to care.
Any parent of a Band student knows the, intelligence , and dedication it takes to be in a band and marching band is on another level. So sad this officer had a chip on his shoulder. And that kid didn't deserve that.
I don’t even live there, but I’m a band mom and that is crazy! These babies come show up for their city, doing what they love and to treated like that is sickening!
I'm old enough to remember when the cops knew what they were doing during parades. That behavior is so beyond unacceptable. What kind of an idiot steps in the parade route? It's not like parades have changed in 60 years. Unbelievable.
Police their at Mardi grah 🎉very disrespectful to all the Marching Bands that perform in the parades.deliberately getting in the Marching Band space while they march.I see it all the time
I'm old, too. But it's not that we're "old enough to remember when the cops knew what they were doing". It's that we're old enough to remember when there was no recorded evidence and no medium for millions of people to view it.
If I shoved someone I bumped into at work, I would be immediately fired with possible charges. Why should cops be held to a lower standard than a fast food manager? He's walking around with that temper and a GUN!
Good, because I thought that was fowl when I saw that. The young brother was only performing. If the officer is that much on edge, he should do something else. That wasn't cool at all. Which is why the police got the reputation they got with Black folk. He wanted a reason to do something to that young brother.
Some actions are always foul but using the wrong word to describe that action will never be a bird. You've run afoul of the IDP. The Internet Dictionary Police. 🧐👮🏽♂️😃 fowl noun 1. a bird of the order Galliformes that is kept for its eggs and flesh; a rooster or hen. foul adjective 1. offensive to the senses, especially through having a disgusting smell or taste or being unpleasantly soiled. "a foul odor"
She shouldn’t have to be grateful to get correspondence from the city, it should be expected. This is unbelievable and shows the entitlement so many cops have.
How can you have all these young people coming to New Orleans to celebrate with the city and perform for the city and have them being threatened and put in harms way by the very people who are supposed to be protecting them. Who’s going to want to send their children next year.
this? LMAO, this is why lolz? Grow up. Most of yall don't like police because they are the ONLY people in yalls lives that might hold you accountable. Most people trust police.
As a musician myself we have enough things to worry about. The routes are marked, and we spent a lot of time making sure we spaced out correctly. It's the cop's job to keep the route clear for us. That's what they are there for to keep people out of our way including himself. That parade is often a mass of humanity, beast and machine. Once it gets going it can't just stop and often time we are not looking where we are going because we are looking at the music or the leaders. They would tell us to double knot our shoes because tripping could get you trampled and start a chain reaction, and there is no way you can stop to tie them. It's in the publics best interest that that parade line is treated as if it was one big slow, but unstoppable beast and the policemen's job is to keep its path clear. This man besides having a bad attitude doesn't understand his job. He is there for the O.T. pay and not to make sure the parade goes off without a hitch.
I’m so glad you are supported by the community. Very sorry your son was treated so badly by an authority figure miss using their power and authority that way, no wonder young people have little respect for law enforcement. If this incident went down as has been presented, after an investigation, then this adult authority figure should be fired as they are making choices not suited to their job. Obviously they can’t be trusted to conduct themselves in a professional, upstanding manner especially around young people.
The lunacy of this situation is that it’s a parade-IN NEW ORLEANS! What citizen is not acutely cognizant of instruments and formation? The officer, if minimally human, should have been cheering those young people on. His job was to protect the marchers-oops.
In this situation, the marching band was the talent and the police officers were security if security roughed up the talent at a venue that security guard wouldn't have a job. We're supposed to hold police officers to a higher standard than security guards and this is not a higher standard. This is someone who took a personal accident as a slight and escalated the situation. That type of lack of impulse control has no place being a cop, security guard, not even a meter maid.
Absolutely. The cop didn't realise that they had come into the space he had moved from and stepped back into it. A normal person would turn and say "Oh, sorry my brother. Didn't see you there." and give them a pat on the shoulder and make sure they were ok. But no, this guy had to make it all about him and his ego. Just terrible self control. And he has a gun???
That officer's behavior is just a small symptom of the bad culture of the police department. Otherwise he wouldn't feel comfortable acting that way, especially in front of a big crowd of people.
if the cop was willing to do that with thousands of eyes watching because the person he was assaulting was part of the entertainment they came to see, imagine what he's willing to do when nobody is around to witness
Remember, the priority is the parade and members; security detail is there for THEM. You wouldn’t be out there if it wasn’t for the parade and band members. Show some respect to them.
I also remember back in the day when my aunt, a cheerleader instructor for Cohen, would carry string/rope on the outside of the girls, meaning “don’t cross this line” while they’re marching! I love all my parade bands but heaven help if he would have pushed a St. Augustine Marching 100 band member. I once had to apologize to them because I walked in between them before they marched because I forgot; you don’t break up the band(plus I’m an alumnus🤫). Was that officer a transplant? because he should know better to not get an attitude, but have pride respecting this culture that our bands have down here!
Officers that have more than one formal complaint should have their qualified immunity removed for five years i’m sure than they would have a change of heart and character
This officer should be released of all his duties . Judging from what we saw he must be getting away of wrong treatment of anyone he runs into. He also needs to be investigated of his power missions .
Imagine getting into the way of a parade, and blaming a damn student who's just there playing his instrument? Does this officer not know any better than a toddler who has learned not to get in front of parades?
It’s OK for her to ask for an apology, but she can do that while she obtaining her lawyer to sue the police and the police department for the ignorant ways.
Officer should get fired, if that was White kid he would have not don't anything at all and the mom should 100% press charges immediately no question about!!
im glad the entire incident was shown. the Edits ive seen on S.M. start with the cop shoving the kid and you didn't see what happened before. This PROVES the child didnt DO ANYTHING and the COP was at FAULT backing up into the parade line.
WOW this is outrageous behavior this guy shouldn't be a cop & should be removed from the police department & never be able to work in law enforcement ever again
If you want to think about visiting NO for Mardi Gras or any reason, this ought give you pause. Nope, your city is too dangerous. Even the cops are needlessly violent.
I've been to NOLA for Mardi Gras many years in a row. It's a big city with big city problems... I wouldn't ever judge a city on one stupid cop or incident. Visit, have fun, be smart, and know that a**holes are everywhere!
That police officer is way to stupid to do his job! Unbelievable! He can't figure out that he is the one that has to move out of the way of a marching band! Absolutely stupid police officer!!! He should be put on desk duty for ar least a year if not fired!
What does the cop think he did? Apparently the cop has never seen a parade before, or a marching band in a parade, because when you’re in the marching band, you don’t move, you never break formation. The cop backed into him for fricks sake.
Do you think it is because the police officer has never seen a matching band before? Do you think that anyone watching a matching band for the first time doesn't catch on how to act?
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Disgusting and they wonder why we don't respect them. If that student had pushed that officer, he would've been arrested immediately and possibly brutally assaulted . Because you know the cop would've been in fear of his life.
Wow no reason for you not to research other video angles first before commenting right?? The band member obviously hit the cop first on purpose, maybe with his elbow or something equally as painful so the cop simply defended himself. Be real people, why would the cop do what he did otherwise?? Stop reacting to 1 sided videos, look up the other angles like I did.
The real problem here apart from a petulant police officer is the dangerous after effect of it all. Anyone who has ever played trumpet knows a bump can cause a split lip and no playing until it heals.......
That was so inappropriate of that officer to do that. He should be taken off of parade duty. He's definitely got a chip on his shoulder. Shout out to the young man for standing up for himself and aslo to his bandmate who had his back.
I'm with the family. The video aligns with everything. This is not one of those families trynna grab a free money bag. I hope that even if he doesn't get an apology a rain of abundant blessings come his and his family's way❤
I would make it officer, apologize and put it online. He needs some public shame and humility for what he did to that kid. Can’t go around treating people like their dirt.
Sgt. Alfred Russell is a disgrace. He's faced discipline issues before and is now being investigated for payroll fraud. This guy has no business being a police officer.
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That’s officer has no place wearing a badge. If he treats a band member like that, imagine how he treats the public on a daily basis. Bad cop.
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@@always_markb🍪
CHILD!
That kind of officer will probably have no problem with abusing someone else or starting an unprovoked incident, especially if there is no one there to witness it. Bad cop. Bad person.
During a parade with hundreds watching no less than
It's not because it's happening more often, it's because it's being recorded. I'm glad they got that on video
Exactly.
exactly
Truth
Well also there is a lot more terrible people that exist now...the population has gone up 10 fold so has evil
Police said they are bitterly disappointed that it was caught on film and that next to nothing will happen the cop involved.
If this officer cannot control himself on PARADE duty then perhaps he doesn't need to be on the force or he needs desk duty with minimal interaction with the public. He's a threat to everyone's safety.
He assaulted someone. You would have been charged.
Take legal action ? Cop assault ed a minor?
Jail he needs jail, if I did that I’d go to jail. Not desk duty
I wouldn't even trust him on the computer desk duty. What if someone in the public sends him a nasty email about this incident?! Will he send them a threatening email reply back?! 📨 🖱️🚫
Screw that. 30 day suspension without pay!
Toddler police DO NOT need to be on the force anywhere, ever, at all! This officer was trying to escalate the situation so he could prove what a loser he is. Don’t they teach officers to have any respect for the public anymore? Kudos to the community for stepping up and proving that a community CAN and WILL stand up to disrespectful police!
There were no toddlers involved. The cop and student were both adults. Stop spreading misinformation.
@@mynameisworldare you dumb or something.......?
Both kids immediately turned and got in his face. Poor babies, did that black policeman hurt his feelings. Play that victim card
If the officer didn’t want to be out there, he should have just stayed home instead of picking on a child.
"adult" lol he is 18 but never-the-less a student in high school
@@Jourdainist The would have charged the "18 yo child" with assault as an adult if he had done what the cop did.
@@Metqa In the US 18 is considered an adult. What age is it in your country?
Poor baby
Thats Overtime Pay Tho 😅
Enough is enough! This officer is a danger to the city that he is payed to SERVE! NOT AGITATE!
Let me guess, YOU think joe biden has done now wrong either, right?
Thats racist
@@gilwood7530 I hope you ain't really this dumb.
Paid.
@@southendbosGrammar Nazi.
I’m surprise NOPD didn’t charge the youngster with resisting arrest.
They had to know that a false arrest probably wouldn't fly under those circumstances lol. I realize that this is the deep south that we're talking about. But a lot of the cops down there are actually not as dumb as they look.
@@buddygrimfield7954 can't be said for a single officer in this video. but I hope you're correct about others.
@@MikeMade1000 Well, they did not charge him. The band member I mean.
@@MikeMade1000 So it can be said.
if you have that little patience then you don't need to be a police officer.
What kind of childish idiot backs into a person then pushes the person indignantly? A childish idiot with power and weaponry, to boot? Why didn't the other police reign him in? Instead the other police escalates the situation. Did that cop really believe a kid playing brass in unison with fifty other kids pushed him? CRAZY. This is so wrong.
The other officer tried, not successfully.
This officer doesnot have the temperament to do anything other than push papers away from the public.
@@ycplum7062 "the other officer" .. you mean the THIRD officer .. the second one with "sheriff" on their back pushed the other student away and was escalating the confrontation. the irony here is the first two were black officers and the third that tried to de-escalate was a white officer. i wish more black people would see this as a note, that cops aren't bad because you are black and they are white. cops are bad because they can be. it's not about race and all about corruption.
These personality types - authoritarian, narcissistic - are the ones PDs love to hire when their psych test should result in mandatory therapeutic counseling and permanent rejection from consideration for employment in any position of authority (especially those involving access to weapons)
Yes, it takes a lot of patience to work with the public. Police should be trained better to deescalate all situations. If we paid them better we could have better people on the force.@@ycplum7062
A cop who thinks he is above the law because we don't hold them accountable. Thats who.
That’s assault!! I would press charges immediately!!!
Don’t know what ur seeing Bootlicker! B
@@thefamily512you clearly can’t be a native of the area
@@thefamily512no the cop backed into the student it’s on video then the cop turned around and pushed the student
@Kenkappa89 I agree. That's exactly what happened
@@thefamily512 Wrong. The cop backed into the band member and then proceeded to assault him.
If that cop will do this in such a massively public setting, imagine what he does when no one’s looking or recording!
If that Officer can do that eith ALL those people around can you imagine what he does when he is alone with his victims!!!!
Wow...does that cop not understand a band must keep in formation and the entire row stopped in exactly the same line/spot? Maybe the cop needs to not stand in the street during a parade route. What a childish and disgraceful act by this officer. As a former band parent I can say marching while playing an instrument and maintaining your breathing and position is a tough job and most don't realize the precision it takes.
The police officers job is crowd control.
He has to be positioned between the marchers and the spectators.
Street is too narrow to accommodate bands marching in that width,
spectators and a security zone manned by police.
Suggest either reducing the width of that marching rank by 2 marchers
or marching at close interval instead of double interval.
This is a suggested fix for the parade directors to make for future parades.
I have ridden horses in parades and also rode as an outrider
doing safety/security for a womans riding drill team.
The parade routes were wide, but the drill team modified their routines
to be safe and keep no less than 10 feet from the spectators.
Simply just modify the parade formations to safely accomodate the performers,
the spectators and police. There should be at least 6 feet, perferably at least
8-10 feet between spectators and marchers, giving police space to work as well.
@@ogcowboy5743 He also needed some situational awareness with the fact they had stopped behind him.
@@ogcowboy5743 Bands have marched this way since I was in the band in the 80's and there was no issue until now.
@@ogcowboy5743 The fact of the matter remains that the cop backed into the band member and then turned and rudely shoved the kid out of position. The kid is the victim here not the cop. That cop had zero business acting as if the kid was in the wrong.
Common sense is what the cop needs. The family should sue, forget the apology.
Cops have the most fragile egos
snowflake level fragility
SOME cops. Stop waving your tarbrush.
Maybe not all cops but the legit cops are a minority, cops like this represent the police force just as much and outnumber the decent one
They are obligated to before the law and have people antagonizing them daily. People act like it’s inherently cop’s job to deescalate. More often not, it’s the general public that needs to deescalate and learn how to navigate a lawful society like adults. Cops on duty should NOT be treated like they are just another person, because they are carrying a burden while on duty. I doubt you’ve ever been responsible for enforcing a rule of any consequence while confronted with the real possibility of violent response.
@@michaellopez2070 Yes, a marching band demands a violent response. BECAUSE COPS ARE WARRIORS
When they said NOPD had a "public integrity bureau," I almost spit my drink out 🤣🤣 what a joke. ACAB for real lmao
They're literally full of sh!t.
This is a shining example of how fundamentally broken the system actually is. That was assault and he has not been charged
As a Marching Band Parent I'm appalled at that clearly brainless officer's action toward the most hard working student's anywhere the absolute nerve of that yo yo
“Yo yo” I like it 😂
That yo yo committed a crime.
@@ClarityDetermination Police officers don't break the law, they are the law, haven't you ever seen Judge Dredd? (if you can't tell, I'm being sarcastic)
Wow, I wonder just how many other complaints this officer has? Often citizens remain silent out of fear and will not file a complaint. I am glad people came forward with the video and I am happy this young man responded yet kept his composure. This could have turned out much worse cause its clear that cop wanted to cause havoc and wanted to ruin the parade.
He has a few forgot his name he is a Sergeant for NOPD
That disgrace of a officer is Alfred Russell, I filed a complaint on him for the crime I witnessed on video@@DeadIox
He may have several complaints, because it's very rare that they have worked more than one district. In the article they listed a total of 3 districts
I hear people complain about kids "always being in their phones." Cool...but it is ONLY because of the phones everywhere that we can see this officer do wrong. Otherwise, he'd clearly put all the blame on this kid, AND probably try to ruin his life.
The officer was trying to bait him into a physical response. That officer has some deep personal issues. Obviously this is a racist community because of the inaction.
yes, bait him, that's what thug cops do. If you're driving, they also try to bait you into speeding. They will come alongside of your car and speed up, then slow down, trying to bait you into speeding to get ahead of them to change lanes. It happened to someone I know, but it was a dnr pickup truck.
Take legal action, that was not a “bumped into moment”, the band member was obviously “shoved” and all he was doing was performing as he ought to have been.
The NOPD officer needs to be relieved of his duty immediately and fired.
Now, the cop is a total loser for doing what he did. He’s on a detail making good money. And the idiot goes and does something like that. Hire an attorney and sue personally the cop and the city and find out why the cop did what he did because I promise it’s not his first offense.
And good on you Mom for standing up for your son.
How many times have this officer mistreated their own black people and gotten away with it .Yes get legal action. Fire that officer !!!
In the hood Black people mistreat each other all the time. This cop obviously has the hood mentality. He should be charged and fired for this misconduct. This is utterly disgusting and behavior very unbecoming of someone in law enforcement.
He should lose his job period. He assaulted a student duh playing his instrument in a parade. That makes noooooo sense whatsoever!
It is so tiring when the entire country needs to hire cops. He can drive to the next town and apply.
The cop reminds me of road rage incidents where the one who did wrong assumes the other driver did something wrong and then rages on the innocent driver. This cop backed into the student and then assumed it was the student who bumped into him. Not only did he have the wrong perception (in the cop’s mind he believed the student bumped him) but then he also assumed the student ran into him on purpose rather than assume it was on accident. That is a very dangerous person to be a cop. He fails in perceiving what actually happened and then he fails to act appropriately.
Disgraceful....He should be suspended. The cop actually assaulted that young man for no reason at all.
Sure, lets react to 1 video angle and not bother researching for other video angles that clearly show what happened. The band member obviously hit the cop first on purpose, maybe with his elbow or something equally as painful so the cop simply defended himself. Be real people, why would the cop do what he did otherwise?? Stop reacting to 1 sided videos, look up the other angles like I did.
Stop reaching, you know damn well you didn't look any other videos. You looked at the same video like the rest of us 😆. Cop was wrong.
@@jamesa.smith.7794 Nah, that's childish
@@thefamily512you claim to have seen "other videos"- where? Post some links.
@@thefamily512you're obviously either a badged terrorist or a relative of on because you speak foolishness
Bumping into by accident is one thing, but what that cop did is called ASSAULT. He needs to be charged with assault just like anybody else !! But what's gonna happene is, the police department will find he did nothing wrong to the teen .. just like what cops everywhere do.
I want the child to get an apology also. So sad to watch😔. Watching from Reno, Nevada.
You got to walk away and let the video speak for itself. The kid should know this and should know that nowadays EVERYTHING is on video. Glad it never escalated past verbal stuff. Thank god for the other bandmates that were there to deescalate things, since the "cop" or "guard" cohorts didn't seem to care.
Any parent of a Band student knows the, intelligence , and dedication it takes to be in a band and marching band is on another level. So sad this officer had a chip on his shoulder. And that kid didn't deserve that.
I don’t even live there, but I’m a band mom and that is crazy! These babies come show up for their city, doing what they love and to treated like that is sickening!
I'm old enough to remember when the cops knew what they were doing during parades. That behavior is so beyond unacceptable. What kind of an idiot steps in the parade route? It's not like parades have changed in 60 years. Unbelievable.
Police their at Mardi grah 🎉very disrespectful to all the Marching Bands that perform in the parades.deliberately getting in the Marching Band space while they march.I see it all the time
I'm old, too. But it's not that we're "old enough to remember when the cops knew what they were doing". It's that we're old enough to remember when there was no recorded evidence and no medium for millions of people to view it.
@@ghostrider2314 There's no such thing as a "Mardi grah" 🤣
@@mynameisworld what u talking about Willis 🤣I’m just making my point.
No, you're old enough to remember when cops' misconduct and criminal behavior went unnoticed because people didn't carry cameras.
I agree. The officer needs to make a public apology immediately at a minimum. I think a 3-month suspension would be more appropriate.
@bonefishboards An apology and a suspension.
Without pay. Otherwise it's just a paid vacation for wrongdoing.
If you did that to a cop , I guarantee YOU will get a lot more than an apology and 3 month suspension.
A civilian would go to jail. Suspended? No, He needs to go to jail like the rest of us.
If I shoved someone I bumped into at work, I would be immediately fired with possible charges. Why should cops be held to a lower standard than a fast food manager? He's walking around with that temper and a GUN!
Good, because I thought that was fowl when I saw that. The young brother was only performing. If the officer is that much on edge, he should do something else. That wasn't cool at all. Which is why the police got the reputation they got with Black folk. He wanted a reason to do something to that young brother.
Some actions are always foul but using the wrong word to describe that action will never be a bird. You've run afoul of the IDP. The Internet Dictionary Police. 🧐👮🏽♂️😃
fowl
noun
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a bird of the order Galliformes that is kept for its eggs and flesh; a rooster or hen.
foul
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offensive to the senses, especially through having a disgusting smell or taste or being unpleasantly soiled.
"a foul odor"
The officer was black
She shouldn’t have to be grateful to get correspondence from the city, it should be expected. This is unbelievable and shows the entitlement so many cops have.
How can you have all these young people coming to New Orleans to celebrate with the city and perform for the city and have them being threatened and put in harms way by the very people who are supposed to be protecting them. Who’s going to want to send their children next year.
That cop committed battery and should be arrested.
All cops believe they are better than you.
Perfect example of why
We DO NOT TRUST LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICER'S!!!!
this? LMAO, this is why lolz? Grow up. Most of yall don't like police because they are the ONLY people in yalls lives that might hold you accountable. Most people trust police.
No apostrophe
@@andreshernandez1180no brain
@@benjaminkilroy2491 I wouldn’t go that far.
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SALUTE to the young brother that stood up wit the dude that got pushed
The officer not only needs to be removed from his assignment, he needs to be prosecuted for assault and battery.
As a musician myself we have enough things to worry about. The routes are marked, and we spent a lot of time making sure we spaced out correctly. It's the cop's job to keep the route clear for us. That's what they are there for to keep people out of our way including himself. That parade is often a mass of humanity, beast and machine. Once it gets going it can't just stop and often time we are not looking where we are going because we are looking at the music or the leaders. They would tell us to double knot our shoes because tripping could get you trampled and start a chain reaction, and there is no way you can stop to tie them. It's in the publics best interest that that parade line is treated as if it was one big slow, but unstoppable beast and the policemen's job is to keep its path clear. This man besides having a bad attitude doesn't understand his job. He is there for the O.T. pay and not to make sure the parade goes off without a hitch.
I’m so glad you are supported by the community. Very sorry your son was treated so badly by an authority figure miss using their power and authority that way, no wonder young people have little respect for law enforcement.
If this incident went down as has been presented, after an investigation, then this adult authority figure should be fired as they are making choices not suited to their job. Obviously they can’t be trusted to conduct themselves in a professional, upstanding manner especially around young people.
How hard is it apologize for their mistake?
The lunacy of this situation is that it’s a parade-IN NEW ORLEANS! What citizen is not acutely cognizant of instruments and formation? The officer, if minimally human, should have been cheering those young people on. His job was to protect the marchers-oops.
In this situation, the marching band was the talent and the police officers were security if security roughed up the talent at a venue that security guard wouldn't have a job. We're supposed to hold police officers to a higher standard than security guards and this is not a higher standard. This is someone who took a personal accident as a slight and escalated the situation. That type of lack of impulse control has no place being a cop,
security guard, not even a meter maid.
Absolutely. The cop didn't realise that they had come into the space he had moved from and stepped back into it. A normal person would turn and say "Oh, sorry my brother. Didn't see you there." and give them a pat on the shoulder and make sure they were ok. But no, this guy had to make it all about him and his ego. Just terrible self control. And he has a gun???
That officer's behavior is just a small symptom of the bad culture of the police department. Otherwise he wouldn't feel comfortable acting that way, especially in front of a big crowd of people.
This! All abusive systems thrive on tolerance, enablement and rewarding bad behavior. We gotta call it out at every turn or else it’ll fester
File criminal charges NOW
Put a badge on some people and the ego inflates to unmanageable proportions. Very childish clown.
That cop assaulted the band player for no reason.
if the cop was willing to do that with thousands of eyes watching because the person he was assaulting was part of the entertainment they came to see, imagine what he's willing to do when nobody is around to witness
typical cop behavior, just escalating the situation.
Remember, the priority is the parade and members; security detail is there for THEM. You wouldn’t be out there if it wasn’t for the parade and band members. Show some respect to them.
I also remember back in the day when my aunt, a cheerleader instructor for Cohen, would carry string/rope on the outside of the girls, meaning “don’t cross this line” while they’re marching!
I love all my parade bands but heaven help if he would have pushed a St. Augustine Marching 100 band member. I once had to apologize to them because I walked in between them before they marched because I forgot; you don’t break up the band(plus I’m an alumnus🤫).
Was that officer a transplant? because he should know better to not get an attitude, but have pride respecting this culture that our bands have down here!
He is a good Young Man. The Cop was a buttthead.
I feel for the kid! The cop is a dick and you know he's been one for a long time.
Officers that have more than one formal complaint should have their qualified immunity removed for five years i’m sure than they would have a change of heart and character
Yall give anybody a badge!
Are you saying blacks cant be cops?? Thats wrong!
I'm so sorry for that wonderful young man😢
Accountability is critical
And that's why we have the problem that we have. There isn't any accountability.
This officer should be released of all his duties . Judging from what we saw he must be getting away of wrong treatment of anyone he runs into. He also needs to be investigated of his power missions .
Get a lawyer 🙌💯
thats assault..
plain and simple
Imagine getting into the way of a parade, and blaming a damn student who's just there playing his instrument? Does this officer not know any better than a toddler who has learned not to get in front of parades?
It’s OK for her to ask for an apology, but she can do that while she obtaining her lawyer to sue the police and the police department for the ignorant ways.
Officer should get fired, if that was White kid he would have not don't anything at all and the mom should 100% press charges immediately no question about!!
@@jamesa.smith.7794same
Your reply seems silly, NOPD does this to all races.
WTF are you talking about? It was a black officer. What does race have anything to do with it?
WTF? you must be the results of a Lousyana Plublic School Education, dumb fu@k.
@@helloagainratface9622Black or white he still wouldn’t have pushed a “White kid” 😑
im glad the entire incident was shown. the Edits ive seen on S.M. start with the cop shoving the kid and you didn't see what happened before. This PROVES the child didnt DO ANYTHING and the COP was at FAULT backing up into the parade line.
No respect for the public as usual
That cop committed a crime
Wats the cops name?
Officer a hole.😂😂
The cop should be charged with assault and his name publicized so that he can be shamed for his actions!
They will literally stand right in them kids way, and refuse to move smdh
WOW this is outrageous behavior this guy shouldn't be a cop & should be removed from the police department & never be able to work in law enforcement ever again
Hes clearly not cut out to be a cop
If you want to think about visiting NO for Mardi Gras or any reason, this ought give you pause. Nope, your city is too dangerous. Even the cops are needlessly violent.
I've been to NOLA for Mardi Gras many years in a row. It's a big city with big city problems... I wouldn't ever judge a city on one stupid cop or incident. Visit, have fun, be smart, and know that a**holes are everywhere!
DESPICABLE ‼️
How did this guy even pass his probation to be a police officer? 🙄😳
He needs to be fired and sued then put in jail for assault.
That police officer is way to stupid to do his job! Unbelievable! He can't figure out that he is the one that has to move out of the way of a marching band! Absolutely stupid police officer!!! He should be put on desk duty for ar least a year if not fired!
I dont agree with that, you move out of the way of the cop but the cop shouldnt have pushed the kid!
@@johnrawlings2161pigs don't get total control
@@supermanval Wrong, you move out of the way of a cop!
You move out of the way of a cop!
@@supermanval Dont be a hypocrite and call police of yiu ever need them!
What does the cop think he did? Apparently the cop has never seen a parade before, or a marching band in a parade, because when you’re in the marching band, you don’t move, you never break formation. The cop backed into him for fricks sake.
Do you think it is because the police officer has never seen a matching band before? Do you think that anyone watching a matching band for the first time doesn't catch on how to act?
Please invite the young man onto your show and highlight his accolades and talents. Let's give him a moment to shine after this BS.
I don't always agree with the court of public opinion, but I'm pretty sure I do this time.
Jobs should be given to the most qualified.. not just anyone to fit a quota. Here is why.
guess what no one wants to do that job but crazy people
@@jus7120bull crap. They make overtime for working the parade. They are on a waiting list to work them.
What quota? No one is filling a quota to be NOPD..
@@kevinbachemin9957 Don't pretend you don't know. Especially if you live there.
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When you get so used to being a tyrant in all situations you forget which ones its acceptable in
Start a petition and get him out of there !!!!!!
Disgusting and they wonder why we don't respect them. If that student had pushed that officer, he would've been arrested immediately and possibly brutally assaulted . Because you know the cop would've been in fear of his life.
Stand up for yourself!
Wow no reason for the officer to do that.
Wow no reason for you not to research other video angles first before commenting right?? The band member obviously hit the cop first on purpose, maybe with his elbow or something equally as painful so the cop simply defended himself. Be real people, why would the cop do what he did otherwise?? Stop reacting to 1 sided videos, look up the other angles like I did.
The kid accidently bumped the officer@@thefamily512
@@thefamily512What’s the link to the other angles
@@randyham1471ignore them, they are simply smoothbrained
NOPD investigated and gave the officer a raise.
Imagine what he’s gotten away with that hasn’t been caught on camera?!?!
The real problem here apart from a petulant police officer is the dangerous after effect of it all.
Anyone who has ever played trumpet knows a bump can cause a split lip and no playing until it heals.......
That was so inappropriate of that officer to do that. He should be taken off of parade duty. He's definitely got a chip on his shoulder. Shout out to the young man for standing up for himself and aslo to his bandmate who had his back.
*SUSPENSION* = your an adult with a badge if you have no restraint or self control you should NOT wear a badge.
That's why nobody respects the police departments across this country. Absolutely disgraceful behavior of a PUBLIC servant!
Forget the apology, file a formal compliant against him and then file a lawsuit as well, this guy needs to be removed from law enforcement, period!
Formal complaints against police have a sneaky habit of disappearing somewhere in the system before they get filed
I'm with the family. The video aligns with everything. This is not one of those families trynna grab a free money bag. I hope that even if he doesn't get an apology a rain of abundant blessings come his and his family's way❤
Good thing he didn’t hear an acorn drop! 😳
Pick on a child, and not a punk kid or a criminal, but a band member……..come on officer………
Props to his bandmate for stepping up to at least have his friend's back.
I would make it officer, apologize and put it online. He needs some public shame and humility for what he did to that kid. Can’t go around treating people like their dirt.
Stop hiring to check that box.
"removed from the assignment" is blah blah for "I'm not being punished nor charged with assault cause I'm a fat slob cop."
Sgt. Alfred Russell is a disgrace. He's faced discipline issues before and is now being investigated for payroll fraud. This guy has no business being a police officer.