White Cops Arrest 13-Year-Old Black Boy Selling Roses Outside Walmart in South Carolina

In the bodycam footage police released, viewers can see officers approach the teen, and ask for his I.D. and if he had a business license. One said, “I was going to try to be nice, but you got your I.D. on you, man?”

When the young man asks, “Why?” one officer responds, “You’re getting ready to go to jail is why.”

The boy admits to selling roses and started swearing at the officers, but never showed any aggressive or threatening behavior toward them.

That’s when Officer Ghi grabs the young man’s arm and a struggle begins in which both officers work to subdue the boy. Viewers can’t see the boy throw a punch at Kirkland, but police included a photo taken later showing a bruise under her right eye.

“What you see is (his left hand) handcuffed, and the other officer has him subdued and engaged with his right hand. It’s hard to come to the conclusion, in my mind, that there would have been time (to strike) this officer,” state Rep. Martin Pendarvis, who is representing the boy’s family, said.

Kirkland unholsters her Taser and threatens to use it against the boy while Ghi forces the boy to the ground.

Cellphone videos posted on Facebook show Ghi using his weight to forcefully push the boy’s head down between his legs as Kirkland cuffs the boy from behind. Those videos have received thousands of views and shares…

Police didn’t release the teen’s name since he is a minor, but said he was charged with assaulting an officer. He was later released to a parent. The other teenager who was with him was charged with trespassing.