A Baltimore cop is being sued by a surly kid after he was assaulted while taking a break with his friends during a round of skateboarding on the street. The details of why the cop went ballistic on the kid and proceed to manhandle him aren't exactly clear, but from watching the video of the altercation, it appears that the cop didn't need too much provocation after the 14 year old wouldn't stop addressing him as dude and man and generally just talking back and taunting him.
The sum, six million, which seems a rather ridiculous amount. What's even stranger is the fact that the kids parents only decided to get litigious on the cop 10 months after the incident occurred. There's no doubt that this cop is a bully and has anger issues. He was definitely excessive in his behavior toward the punk and I'll bet this isn't the first time this officer's gone off the rails with his temper. Anger management classes and some desk duty might be the best course of action for this dude.
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