Police in Lansing, Michigan, said they mistook 12-year-old Tashawn Bernard for a car thief when they handcuffed him last week — but were forced to apologize when viral video of the blotched b…
Red-faced cops in Michigan were forced to publicly apologize for mistakenly handcuffing a 12-year-old boy after viral video of the botched bust went viral online.
“This was a child,” local activist Tashmica Torok told the local outlet. “There were witnesses around him saying he didn’t do it and officers still chose to put him in the back of a cop car.” Tashawn Bernard, 12, was taking trash to a dumpster outside his Lansing, Michigan, home when cops detained him and handcuffed him.Michael Bernard said he asked his 12-year-old son, Tashawn, to take out the trash at the Lansing, Michigan home. When the boy didn’t return he went outside to check and was shocked to see police had the youngster in handcuffs.
Tashawn Bernnard’s family has hired attorneys to explore legal options after the 12-year-old was handcuffed and detained by cops in Lansing, Michigan while taking out the trash. Cops said they mistook him for a local car thief.“Community relations is a top priority for us as a department, from top-town,” the department wrote. “Our hope is we can put this unfortunate case of ‘wrong place, wrong time’ behind us and continue to represent the community that we serve.
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