Hot Headed Police Officers, A Threat to Civilians?

Ok, An Police force assumes that the their officers have the ability to make clear judgement as to if force is needed. But they are to only use force if others are in harms way or if the officer himself is in danger.

Here is what I see...

An officer who does not know how to communicate nor does he have control over his actions.
I never heard the officer once say they broke the law by Skateboarding. All I hear were citations that they resisted arrest, disorderly conduct, and battery?? So why did the officer stop them? Why did the officer use such force? I didn't see the kids fighting back nor did I see them make any violent gestures towards the officer. As to the battery... The officer did it to himself by choosing to tackle the teenager. So that claim by the officer is completely bogus.
The officer also never clearly indicated to the teens as to who is involved and who must sit down. With that said, the officer has no right to detain the other teens. And they had the right and correct assumption that they could leave. Which led to the "resisting arrest" scenerio.

So the real question here is... for the crimes committed before the resisting arrest happened. Was it justified for such physical altercation by the officer? The picture clearly shows the officer with his hand around the teens neck. Was this teen that much of a threat to him?

Here is what I am to do. The police records and officer report is public domain. I will get a copy of it and see if there is clear abuse of the law on boths sides of the table.

This officer had no reason to take the action he did. These teens were no threat to anyone. If disorderly conduct includes skateboarding then It would be a very small fine and nothing else. My opinion is that this officer has bad judgement and should not be on the force if he is not able to control his attitude and decision making.

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"There is a lot more shit cops should be focusing on than kids skate boarding!! Come on!!
OK so last week on Go Skateboarding day (which is a totally genius idea) some stuff went down in Arizona that is really upsetting people (including myself) A bunch of juvenile skateboarders were arrested for riding their boards in public, and later others for mouthing off and fleeing the confusing scene. These kids not deserve what they got. Check this out and pass this on so the violation of our rights does not become a trend. This officer had a flashback to when he was made fun of when he was little or something and completely and irrationally wigs out. His behavior is totally unacceptable. He grabs a 14 girl by the throat and makes some serious, unnecessary threats.If all you do is repost this, you've done more than most, and at the state our country is in,every little thing helps.

and let me remind you that skateboarding is not a crime."

Go Skateboarding Day bummer by the Hot Springs, Arkansas Police Department. Video of the incident is below. After you watch it, we ask ALL of you to flood their phonelines and email address (below) with complaints regarding the main policeman involved, Officer Joey Williams. You should also contact your local news organizations to help spread the word. The more attention this officer gets, the better for us.

Hot Springs Arkansas Police Department
Phone: (501) 321-6789Fax: (501) 321-6708
Chief of Police, Bobby Southard
Email: bsouthard@cityhs.net <-- This email is not active anymore!

641 Malvern Avenue Hot Springs, Arkansas 71901