excessive force, tulsa police, black teen arrested, tulsa teen arrested
JUNE 4TH.
A WARNING TOVIEWERS.
SOME OF THE FOOTAGEMAY BE DISTURBING.BODY CAMERA FOOTAGE SHOWSTWO BLACK TEENS WALKING IN ANORTH TULSA STREET WHEN THEYARE APPROACHED BY A POLICECAR.
AUDIO DOESN'T CAPTUREWHAT IS SAID.
BUT ONEOFFICER GETS OUT AND FOLLOWSTHE TEENS.
SOT= NAT/ TPDOFFICER "Just relax.
You'rewalking down the middle ofthe road." THE SITUATIONQUICKLY ESCALATES..
ASOFFICERS ATTEMPT TO DETAINONE OF THE TEENS.
SOT=NAT/TEEN " He's chokinghim." THE VIDEO SHOWS WHATAPPEARS TO BE ONE OF THEOFFICERS WITH HIS FOREARMAROUND THE TEENS NECK.
SOT=NAT/ TPD OFFICER "Nobody ischoking him.
Just chillout." One of the officersattempts to explain thereason for the stop.
SOT=NAT/ TPD OFFICER "All he wasdoing was jaywalking.
Wejust wanted to talk to him.Then he had to act a fool."SEVERAL SECONDS LATER...officers place the OTHERTEEN IN HANDCUFFS.
THEN...words that have reverberatedaround the world since thedeath of George Floyd.
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