It’s evident that just about everyone has been informed about the incline of accusations of police brutality. Technology making it so easy, anyone can have a recording device ready within seconds. Sarah Doneghy, on her way to the post office, had stumbled across a troubling scene.
It was difficult to see the 12-year-old buried under a mass of NYPD officers. The men appeared to be forcibly restraining the young boy, planting him hard against a nearby vehicle in broad daylight. Taking out her phone, Sarah hit the record button. Without warning, a non-uniformed officer barreled into the men to get to the boy. Inserting himself forcefully without hesitation, the man began to violently punch the minor.
Sarah and various witnesses jumped to the pre-teen’s defense. “Hey, hey! Stop it! Get off him!” Sarah protested,as the man stopped hitting him and pushed him harder against the vehicle. The 12-year-old’s feet barely touching the pavement beneath him, the rest of his body was still smashed up against the car. Two officers remaining on top of him, proceeded to put him in handcuffs. Two officers begin to rise off of the child.
Recomposing themselves, the men started to walk away from the car to a nearby friend the boy had been seen with. You could hear the juvenile’s face slam down hard onto the car opposite his friend. He did not struggle, but you can hear the teen’s groans as they forcefully twisted his hands behind his back and handcuffed him as well. “He’s just 12, why did you do that?!” A nearby woman shouted, horrified at what had just taken place.
Multiple people at the scene had seemed to know the 12-year-old, and were asking for badge numbers in order to file reports. Although, when asked, the officers claimed that the victims were actually 16 and 17, and got caught initiating someone into a gang.