Brickbat: Exactly Wrong
Police were searching for a runaway described as a white male in black clothes, but the teen they tackled was black, wearing a white shirt and jeans. Officers chased and forced him to the ground before realizing within minutes that he was not the person they were looking for. The teen suffered a broken arm during the arrest, and the officer who helped restrain him resigned about two weeks later.
- ▪Police were searching for a runaway described as a white male in black clothes, but the teen they tackled was black, wearing a white shirt and jeans.
- ▪Officers chased and forced him to the ground before realizing within minutes that he was not the person they were looking for.
- ▪The teen suffered a broken arm during the arrest, and the officer who helped restrain him resigned about two weeks later.
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Police Abuse Brickbat: Exactly Wrong Charles Oliver | 7.23.2026 4:00 AM Share on FacebookShare on XShare on RedditShare by emailPrint friendly versionCopy page URL Add Reason to Google Media Contact & Reprint Requests <img src="https://d2eehagpk5cl65.cloudfront.net/img/c800x450-w800-q80/uploads/2026/07/Melbourne-Police-Department-bodycam-june242026-800x450.jpg" style="max-width: 100%; height: auto" width="1200" height="675" title="Police body camera footage of a teenager being violently grabbed by the officer." alt="Police body camera footage of a teenager being violently grabbed by the officer.
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