It’s difficult to know where to begin talking about this latest video, especially considering the now lengthy list of videos documenting police striking fear into the hearts of those they are supposed to protect.

In the wake of this video going viral an officer in McKinney, Texas has been suspended but that will do little to quell the feeling of distrust growing towards the police in the U.S. Some of the use of force can be generously described as excessive and the handling of the situation serves only to escalate things, the worst of which can be seen from the three-minute mark. Here’s RT with their analysis:

Police were called in because of “too many black teens” partying in the area…

“Several concerns about the conduct of one of the officers at the scene have been raised,” local police Chief Greg Conley told reporters on Sunday. He described the 14-year-old female [who can be seen from three minutes in] as having been“temporarily detained” and then “ultimately released to her parents”…

Police have been accused of racial prejudice in the incident, as officers appeared to be picky about which of the 70 teens of different ethnicities they forcefully detained…

“Everyone who was getting put on the ground was black, Mexican, Arabic,” said Brooks, who shot the footage, and is white himself, according to inquisitr.com. “[The cop] didn’t even look at me. It was kind of like I was invisible.”

No one is saying that police work is anything other than tough on the best of days. Sometimes, however, you feel like they’re not making it any easier for themselves.

[source:rt]