From OCWeekly: Cop Puts Boy in Chokehold & Tells People to “Stop Speaking Spanish”

Apr 9, 2014
12:45 PM

This one comes from our friends at OC Weekly: “A Santa Ana School Police Department officer is at the center of controversy after someone filmed him putting a young boy in a chokehold. The incident occurred shortly after 10 a.m. yesterday at Adams Park, on the corner of Warner Avenue and Raitt Street.” According to the article, the officer also told people watching the incident to stop speaking Spanish.

Santa Ana School Cop Puts Crying Boy in Chokehold from Voice Media Group on Vimeo.

You can read the full story here on OC Weekly. As you might imagine, the online reaction has been intense so far:

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Earlier today, OC Weekly posted a statement from Santa Ana police:

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