So the cop was a little rough. It happens. I’m sure I would have been more than antsy surrounded by a bunch of loud-mouthed thugs.

Wow. I don’t even know how to respond to that comment.

Wow…I had heard something went down with LAPD a while back but never knew the story. That is heartbreaking. Especially knowing ya’ll and what good guys you are. What a shame. Great video. It had me glued to the screen. Now I’m late for work…

Great documetary of police brutality against Black men. You guys ever thought about filming a mini documetary interviewing Black men in LA etc… about their experiences? Could be something very powerful with the right exposure.

I have friends from New Orleans with similar stories. smh it’s a shame…

Good point Natassia! I feel more than antsy around rich, white, academy award winning actors thanks to Mel Gibson. You never know who you can trust these days!

Someone would have to kill me…absolutely horrible

SH*T LIKE THIS MAKES ME WANNA CRY

NATASSIA…REALLY? HE WAS A YOUNG BOY. THAT OFFICER DIDN’T NEED TO USE THAT MUCH FORCE NO MATTER WHAT HE DID. HE’S SO LITTLE.

JOHN, I REMEMBER TALKING TO YOU AFTER THAT WHOLE MDR MESS. MY HEART WENT OUT TO YOU & YOUR FRIENDS, AS IT DOES TO THIS YOUNG MAN. I CANT BELIEVE THIS SH*T IS ALLOWED.

Some cops become really threatened and they don’t think long and hard enough because a lot of the time they don’t have time to react (well). I’m a dreamer of course but I wish we lived in another kind of world where black people weren’t immediately vilified and considered threatening or scary. I wish people didn’t let the nightly news provide them with their ideas of the majority of black people. I wish people could think about how they want their own son treated if he were pulled over despite his color. I wish you could see the hurt anger and fear in plenty black men’s eyes (educated, famous, funny, smart, intelligent, ignorant, etc) when in contact with police. It’s like legal gang banging only this time the dudes with the badge are crippin. I grew up in LA and I never gave too much thought as to the bubbling danger in being asked by an obvious gang banger “where you from”, now that I’m an adult and able to truly understand the intent of that question is to decipher whether or not your life is worth regard is a bit much. Well imagine a police officer with the city, government, his gun and a team of police attorneys pulling you over on the side of a road at any age with nothing but pre-conceived notions about you. I wish I weren’t so afraid of the police. They make me nervous even when my registration is in order and my license current. They know it too for the most part and use the power to threaten and intimidate people. It’s a shame. If you are fearful, scared, fidgety and antsy maybe your best line of work is not to protect people. You seem as though you yourself need the protection. I was talking a to a couple guy pals of mine about the Oscar Grant case and I kind of want to know for real for real what trained officer mistakes a tazer and a gun… Not like it can’t happen but man… For real? Do they shoot the same way? Was he really that scared and nervous and if so then player please consider doing mall security. Sorry this is so long.

TO NATASSIA, WHAT IF IT WERE YOU? WHAT WOULD YOU DO?
JUST LIKE THEY THREW JOHN & THESE OTHER YOUNG MEN IN THE CAR, THEY THREW THE SLAVES IN A BOAT. I JUST WANT YOU TO THINK ABOUT THIS: WE ARE STILL IN SOME CASES INSLAVED!! MODERN DAY SLAVERY!!!!! THE YOUNG MEN WERE JUST WAITING IN LINE…IN AFRICA THEY WERE JUST LIVING THIER LIVES. STILL SLAVERY…THINK ABOUT IT, GOD BLESS.

WORD @ MOM & LESLIE! I SHOWED THIS TO MY LIL BROTHER (11YRS), ALONG WITH A LONG CONVERSATION.

He didnt have to slam that boy down on the car like that. He wasnt resisting or anything. I cant stand how comfortable they are with using excessinve force. I dont know what Id do if that were my little brother or son. Pathetic.

Wow. This is horrible!