An Oklahoma police officer was caught on video punching a 17-year-old teenager while trying to arrest him and driving a knee into his neck.
Eyewitnesses at the Tulsa State fair took out their phones to get the whole scene calling out for authorities to look into it before posting it on social media.
In one video, the cops are struggling to place the teen in handcuffs. At some point, the deputy slams his fist into the teen’s head. Then he pushes his knee hard into the boy’s neck as onlookers scream, “He’s a f—king kid, y’all!”
But it didn’t stop there. The deputy drags the teen — who has seemingly gone limp — across the asphalt with his face to the ground. The cops then cuff the boy.
Since different videos from different parts of the incident were taken, another video showed the angry crowd begging officers, who were standing around, to do something. Several witnesses confronted one officer and gave him a tongue lashing.
They screamed:
“What the f–k is the matter with you? Do something about this? You can’t just let him do this to this kid. He’s beating the shit out of this kid. You better hope that kid lives, man. You guys are fucking ridiculous. He’s barely conscious.”
According to police, the teen was drunk and acting belligerent while waiting in line for a ride. Several people complained and police responded.
The teen, who is white, began mouthing off and, according to cops, using racist language toward a black deputy. That’s when all the trouble began.