A day after Miami Dolphins wide receiver Tyreek Hill was detained and handcuffed by police shortly before his team’s season opener, Miami-Dade police released body-cam footage of the incident.
The footage showed “there are some officers who mistake their responsibility and commitment to serve with misguided power,” the NFL team said.
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We saw the video on the news last night and the officer’s behavior was absolutely unacceptable and unlawful. Tyreek spoke on CNN and was nothing but a model of grace and dignity and he is correct: If he was not Tyreek Hill of the Miami Dolphins this would have had a very different outcome.
It was crazy to watch.
If he hadn't been a superstar athlete this would be an obituary. I'm sure the police will get to the bottom of it.
Now tell me what role an organization like the “benevolent” police union plays in this matter? Does the auto workers union make statements after a car accident? It’s dubious at best that a newspaper thinks that group has anything of value to add.
A country held hostage and abused by its own sworn protectors.
Non-violent misdemeanor. Tyreek compiled with everything the cop asked, he pulled over, gave him his license and registration and proved to not be a threat. The cop never told him why he was pulled over and then forcefully removed him. Cops should deescalate, not escalate.
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“One officer doesn’t make the whole group look bad,” Hill told the network. “Everybody has bad apples. Every team has bad apples.” It's the bad apples trope again. One officer doesn't make the whole group look bad, and yet, inexplicably, the whole group looks bad. How is that possible?
How about pointing out that the police straight up lied about just nearly every aspect of the encounter?