TEMEL KARANGO

Kid was absolutely brutalized by an officer at Central HS. Maced, slammed and pinned

The teen’s arrest was captured on a cellphone video and posted to Facebook. In the video, the teen is heard yelling for help as a school resource officer pushes him against a wall and knees him in the back after taking him to the ground. The videographer said the officer sprayed a chemical irritant in the teen’s face, and the teen is later heard complaining that he was “Maced.” 

“Officers use force for their safety, the safety of the person in question and for the safety of other people in the immediate area. In this case, that includes students, staff and the people at the school who did not want this person in the building.”  Police spokesman Sgt. Mike Ernster

I was deeply disturbed to see this video of sadistic police brutality. I urge you to unmute and watch the whole thing, if doing so won’t be too traumatic for you. Almost as disturbing as the actions of the officer and pain of the child were the school administrators apparently trying to prevent students from filming. 

Two ways to contact the school are:

651-744-4900

or

651-767-8100

St. Paul’s principal’s e-mail is [email protected]. 

SPREAD THIS. Call or e-mail and file a complaint against Officer Bill Kraus. This WILL not go unheard and it absolutely will not go unpunished. This boy was treated unfairly and with brutality that should absolutely be considered assault.

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