Syracuse police chief resigns days after viral video

[@lesfleurs9369]

There's so much more to this story. This kid and his brothers were always in trouble with the police and constantly stealing. They took him home and told his father what his sons have been doing. Smh. Shame on the parents

[@somerandomperson6511]

The father actually seems like a hardworking guy and was at first respectful with officers, can't fully blame him for filing complaints because he's probably getting good money out of it, that liberal race-grifter money has got to be mad tempting

[@drinny26]

And his parents came here for a better life smh

[@johnmertens4360]

Agree 💯 percent

[@barbiebex1454]

Heard that same child knocked another child off their bicycle and then stole it, just day or two after the chip bag steal. Great parenting skills.

[@patriciarichardson5570]

The parents should be fined and held liable.

[@greggreg2263]

I don’t understand what these police did wrong they were trying to teach this young man valuable lesson✅

[@xxtakakagexx3995]

he was being pushed around by the police and the M's didn't like that.

[@TrueStrategicEyes]

Same kid stole a bike from his neighbor the next day. Bad parents....

[@ogshoeplugogshoeplug5039]

This is a damn shame America. Let me see if I got this correct. 1. Kid steals. 2. Kid gets placed in the back of a police car and taken home after stealing. 3. Some people are upset about the police doing this. 4. The Chief Resigns. This world is ass backwards. The kid is a thief, and he was lucky they took him home in the first place. 2nd the police did a great job, sometime a ride in the backseat as a child will save them a ride in the backseat as an adult. Last but not least if this was the only reason that the Chief of Police resigned, then he needs to get his job back. Well maybe not, maybe he doesn't want to be the Chief of Police when people act like this when his officers do a good job.

[@TrueStrategicEyes]

5. Kid steals neighbors bike the next day

[@louisewilliams1258]

Chief of Police was an Ass Hat. Glad he is gone!

[@johnmertens4360]

Agree 💯 percent...

[@kennycotto-escobar3457]

Maybe he want to resign because it is his own people causing the problems. Stop teaching kids to be ghettoRemember the main education starts at home.

[@xxtakakagexx3995]

America is no longer the Great country we know. hasn't been for a very long time. the police for is a joke

[@forestdweller512]

How is it the chief’s fault?

[@somerandomperson6511]

Liberals just like watching people get fired

[@mayhemmike1789]

A kid commits a crime, gets in trouble & the chief must resign???????? WHAT THE HELL?

[@jojohns1949]

Black privilege

[@agathayoung1893]

@@jojohns1949 Laura Ingraham was caught shoplifting when she was like 12, I believe. I'm sure she got the same treatment. Or maybe she heard "this is obviously a misunderstanding" Privilege my ass

[@kennycotto-escobar3457]

🤦‍♂️ Blame the democrats👏👏👏👏 a kid make a commit a crime 🤔 The Chief resign... It made me wonder why🤔 he's own People are making him look bad... it is a shame... its 2022

[@janiemaebeauty]

He actually hasn't been chief that long and if you're from Syracuse you would know the backstory

[@dangerjones6]

CANCEL CULTURE

[@mayhemmike1789]

Complete fuckin bullshit culture!

[@thatpilatesguy]

The child has emotional issues. He was back in court later for steeling a bike. The police did not do anything wrong in this case. They were actually very nice.

[@erynjones7383]

Yes so what did the police teach him now??

[@nicholasmedovich8691]

@@erynjones7383 it’s wrong to steal

[@SnavEtheCraM]

Just horrible reporting. Chief Buckner didn't resign because of this incident, he was resigning because he was looking at a job as the Chief of Police for Olympia, Washington. They try to make it look like he's resigning because of shame or guilt over this incident. Pathetic.

[@christinachristina6722]

I didn’t think this was the reason he resigned and it didn’t say this was the reason but you know how peoples are so quick to run with things on the internet

[@johnmertens4360]

Your absolutely right ...the mindset of our society..its ruined ..

[@danielboone6631]

Just helps these kids to go on to bigger and better crimes. How do we get criminals? This is how.

[@roguefrogger5823]

There is so much more than what was revealed to the rest of the world when this went down. I live here in Syracuse and I know that boy and his family. They have been in trouble numerous times with the police. A friend of mine works at a local pizzeria and they tried to steal food out of the back of his car while he was on a delivery. That kid is a hoodlum and he was not arrested. He was not injured in any way. The police drove him home to his house and his parents did nothing. They never do anything. Y'all don't understand these kids are stealing cars they are robbing delivery people they are robbing stores they have no respect. Age is irrelevant. Those kids need a reality check and parents willing to put in some work.

[@unicewilson3193]

The chief had no reason to resign. The cops did nothing wrong here. This is the problem with this country, spare the rod and spoil the child. We shall hear about them later, the news never fails to dig up the past. This is a horrible story. Shame on our ppl.

[@thewhitedevilfromthebible5899]

🤡🤡

[@thekaerichtexas]

But why did the chief resign? The chief wasn't involved I the arrest

[@miker9082]

Probably had enough of city liberals and took a better offer elsewhere.

[@MalchikGuy]

The same reason the DNC installed Adams as the mayor of NYC The city is failing and he's the scapegoat Y'all should have listened to Malcolm

[@johnhmielewski1230]

CPS needs to get involved

[@rudykropp8846]

I remember my dad catching me stealing around the same age. He took me back to the store and made me pay and apologize. He then took me to the police department for a tour. I'll be contacting my lawyer because he pretty much ruined my criminal career smh.

[@jp-mh8lw]

He announced he was leaving for another job a month before the "incident". This is what we consider journalism today. If you didn't know THIS much, don't attempt to claim to know anything about the police/child situation. Stop letting others do your thinking for you. You're being pimped, people.

[@vietnamvet258]

A young thief soon to be a old thief

[@MalchikGuy]

We have two different mindsets in America when it comes to law & order one is a full brain one is a half brain

[@miker9082]

Your being too kind.

[@iraidarivera655]

The 3 other one is Empty Brain

[@xoxoxoxoxo7997]

Same kid stole another kids bike only days later 🙄

[@brooklynknightss]

Should they have bought a play station and candy for stealing???

[@lady2550]

Guess this black guy dont matter huh. Teaching a valuable lesson. And he quit his job. Shame on the parents

[@prettyllady]

The cops just wanted to scare the boy straight! I remember seeing tactics like this being used in my neighborhood when I was a kid. A bad kid would be put in the back of a police car and he’d be crying, while the officer tells him that if he keeps misbehaving they’re going to take him away. Lol Best believe those kids wouldn’t act up again 🤣 I don’t see nothing wrong here smh

[@buttcoolwhip]

You can do that back in our days shit parents can give their children an ass WHOOPING @ the store and people mind their business NOT today. Someone is always involved, and that's 1 of the million reasons why kids are so different now a days.

[@hortenceniles6316]

That is your opinion these are different days now it is not your child so you do care Police men have a habit of abusing Black and Brown kids Did you see how those big Gangster cops handled him they is a right way and a wrong way .

[@jaredherrmann7541]

@@hortenceniles6316 ya and they did the right way scare the kid then drive him home. Thought a lesson

[@ewaj.6260]

Good job police officers.

[@ewaj.6260]

@@hortenceniles6316 they did nothing wrong. Maybe instead of complaining of colored youngsters police abuse start to complain about lack of parenting skills of that community. There is a reason why those youngsters have problems and that problems came from their own communities.

[@scottjahnke6202]

The kid was a repeat thief and was taken home before. I see no problem with what the officers did..how about making the parents responsible....but oh the mother is in jail!! And 3 days after this incident the kid was caught stealing a bicycle!! How about putting the father in jail who is directly responsible until they are 18!!

[@davesampson158]

This is a bunch of crap. The father of that child should've thanked the officers for getting his child off the streets, bringing him home and letting him know what happened. He also should've been thankful that he didn't get cited for child neglect! Idiot father. Just another pos that our city doesn't need. Our country is going to shit. Everything is ass-backwards these days. This event should've been viewed as a learning lesson for the little boy of what happens when you commit a crime. If that was my son, I would've been grateful of those officers for stepping in and doing what they did. Also, what kind of message does this send to that boy and other kids? That its ok to steal and that the police are the bad guys?? Yes, thats message! This is such bull shit!

[@vintageradios7790]

The kid is guilty and he will not learn from this. Sorry to say. He will be in the criminal justice system before you know it.

[@gizzinhereye]

🤷‍♂️ so what! He's a thief he should be in jail

[@astroprotector]

Welcome to BLM's America smdh

[@njidechu]

I did not want to say anything, but my first question was: WHERE THE HELL WERE THE BOY'S PARENTS??? I do not understand why my people keep making the same dumb mistakes. Why is an 8-year-old not in his parents' presence? We the police wrong? Yes. They removed a child without the parent's permission; however without the parents' involvement in ensuring the child's safety and obedience to the law, the police taught the child a valuable lesson. Black parents, watch your children, especially your boys. One more thing: If the police were really being nasty, they would have said that the child was hungry and placed the child in foster care. Black parents, wake up.

[@johnk6534]

Thank God I left ny last year 🙏 Down south is a wonderful place 🔫

[@MrBond007-k2u]

They start them young in the ghetto. I see no problem with this.

[@UnicornRyder04]

The hood a.k.a. criminal school

[@unicewilson3193]

This chief should be reinstated with a straight up apology. This is sad

[@rjones6813]

Im from Syracuse. The police chief was not forced to resign due to this viral video. He wanted to leave. Stop spreading a false narrative

[@unicewilson3193]

@@rjones6813 he wanted to leave because of this video and the unnecessary pressure he knew would follow. Who is spreading false narratives? Woman you sound stupid.

[@chrisdenoon1691]

@@rjones6813 He resigned because Sewercuse is such a Dump... I've got 18 stats to prove my argument... LOL

[@kirstynweinberg]

I live in CNY, where this occured. There's SO MUCH more than the clips being viral and slanted. They released the entirety of all cameras on the officers and streets for transparency. The child was never manhandled, nor cuffed. The kids are known troublemakers who are known to the police and even The Mayor, Ben Walsh. They are known because of the fact they play sports with the Mayor through a diversion league: PAL. The kids father is an immigrant with 4 sons, and a sick wife who's working through the day and night to make ends meet. He's at his wits end and limits. When the kids are brought home, there's a !20! minute exchange between the cops, boys, and father. The police tell them to stay straight, stay in school, and be good kids. Stop stealing and lying about it, then respect your elders and the SPD. We know who you are. SPD even asks the boys if he can check on them to see how they're doing, check in with the family, and then make sure everything is done with a straight arrow. They agreed. The father is about in tears. Ok, as to the parents: mother's very sick and unable to be a parent. The boys aren't being watched; hence, they run the N side of the City of Syracuse. The father ADMITTED to being overwhelmed by his kids, the situation, and he's trying to build a better life here. He asks SPD to HELP him get the support for the kids he needs. Yes, purportedly, the crying kid robbed a bike that next day. The City of Syracuse is trying to find a way to handle child poverty, crime, and constructive ways of keeping kids in school and off the streets. They're doing surveys to find solutions and are budgeting huge amounts to this. Go to syracuse.com; read up on it. As far as CoP Buckner goes, that's a whole 'nother storyline: He was planning on leaving the post and was being considered a finalists for a WA State post. He was already leaving. He said this as Walsh was elected to a 2nd term in January. He then quit immediately after the post withdrawal and he currently has no job (4/28/22). Unknown reason why, as of yet. At least it's not anything I am aware of. They gave CoP to Joe Cecile, who should have been there in the 1st place (37y on the job; about to retire. Admitted to the chance of a lifetime experience in a career of service). He's a stand up guy from a family of law enforcement. I know Joe. They're taking it very seriously. He's been transparent in the videos, story behind it, the problems, and then potentially ways to solve them. It just happened to be the day Buckner quit. That day, it was announced that there's a new boss in town, whom everyone has respect for. The media accounts are not wholly accurate and need to be fully told. If my sister's kids or us as the last 2 of the siblings were to steal, we'd get into so much trouble, you can't handle. My next door neighbor growing up was a cop. We were put into the back of a patrol 🚓 and then had doors locked. That's enough to scare young kids. But, that's a different place and time; parents were parents, not friends. They let us fail, fall, and falter. Depression era parents who didn't play. Walk straight home or hell hadn't enough fury.

[@saganandroid4175]

Thanks for that. We need scary nuns out there beating bad kids. That kept everyone in my school in line. Nobody has been in trouble with the law in my entire class.

[@Moosetraks21]

For some reason I think taking a kid home seems ok.

[@robinbarber2542]

Apparently this kid AND his brothers have been getting into trouble for awhile. One article I read quoted the father as saying "they leave the house while I'm still asleep, I don't know what they're doing." Sounds like it's time to nail the windows shut and deadbolt the doors with key-only locks. I also haven't seen any mention at all of the kid's mother...where is she and why isn't she helping keep track of her kids? Also, I don't know what time of day it was but it was a school day, was he skipping school when this happened? Eight year olds shouldn't be wandering the streets, especially with all the missing kids/human trafficking stories out there. If the parents can't keep track of their kids they should be in the custody of someone who will, either a relative or social services/foster home. There's no excuse for this.

[@jodymcdougall6444]

Is stealing not a crime? So if someone cries commiting a crime is ok. Why is it ok for an 8 year old to be wandering the streets alone. Seems like the outrage should be the lack of parenting.

[@goldieyesgods]

Their parents should be charged for their children stealing things they shouldn't be doing.. Next time cops should call their parents at where their children were caught doing wrong with a bill from store and city.. $$$$ 🧐

[@saganandroid4175]

The cops would have slapped a kid up in my day. No reason for anybody to be uppity. Cops were too nice IMHO.

[@tonivadala8693]

More information. He was a repeat offender, the police knew the family, was not mean to the youth in any way, and offered to help the family. The very next day, after the youth agreed to not steal anymore? Went out and stole a neighbor kids bicycle... and was immediately caught. Did he crave attention? No idea. I do not know this youth. I do know that those tears and screaming? It looked and sounded more like a youth screaming to be heard to call attention to the reaction to his actions. I don't know. More information is needed. We can speculate all day. The kid needs help, yes, the police want to help this family, this community. This could've gone so many ways that had a negative outcome, but it had the potential for positive change. This side of town needs places for kids to go, to give them something to do other than committing crimes when they're bored. I do not think the kid is a bad kid. I think he may need to have exposure to other options. Syracuse is limited on where to put purge options and that side of town is getting worse instead of better. Let's help these neighbors. Help this community. Not place blame. Find solutions.

[@ArmchairCornerMan]

Great police work! At 8, it's a bag of chips. At 10, it's a bike. At 14, it's a gun. At 16, it's a car. Bust him now and have a chance to break the cycle. It's a shame they took him to dad. Should have taken him to juvenile hall. Scare the fuck outa him.

[@creekerman7314]

Bike was the next morning so 8 🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@johnmertens4360]

People are only seeing 2 to 3 minutes of this viral video ...please take the time to watch the officers body cam video that paints a much better picture of what was going on ...unfortunately this is a troubled youngster ...this is not the first time with this child ...oh maybe I should say he was also given a appearance ticket for family court for stealing some other child's bicycle within 24 hours of the previous incident of stealing a bag of chips ...everyone wants to blame law enforcement....maybe question where it all starts from .

[@tianaboyd2866]

I don't think it was that serious

[@djlancer88]

Shit gets a little complicated and this dude quits?

[@hakeemtheplace2959]

Have a good day. Cant take the heat.

[@SunsetDreamms]

Puppet.

[@Liverpoolboy01]

No change then!

[@xxtakakagexx3995]

they should be criticized for letting the man who ran me over with his druggie's car!!! probably they're little snitch that's why they let him go! Freddy Rodriguez is a snitch!!! more than likely!!! That or he was a supplier, he was a three time convicted felon in drug dealing

[@SD-pf6po]

If he's damn hungry why doesn't he ask for the food

[@ice557]

"hungry" didn't make him steal a bike the next day. He stole the damn chips because he wanted them but didn't want (or couldn't) pay for them. Just wanted to TAKE what he wants, no reason other than he wants it. Period.

[@christinachristina6722]

It never said this situation is the reason why he resigned it just said he resigned days later stop being so gullible smh lol

[@scottjahnke6202]

In my opinion, this police chief should never have been hired due to prior issues in his last position and nothing was done during his time here in Syracuse. Also I do not think this incident warrants his resignation or anyone who would have been the Chief of Police .

[@76stingray22]

Anyone ever notice a pattern of skin tone to chef of police. If you're white no need to apply 🤠

[@sam.com777]

Thank You 😊 Mr Police man about time juvenile is shown right 👍 Way , anty theft criminal .

[@Clintscollectiblez]

the kid who was arrested stole a bike few days later and got arrested again... 😂💀 future felon in works. but I don't understand why he resigned? probly cuz he's black and woke he felt bad or was pressured to do it

[@thatdude2369]

Better to understand why they felt the need to steal then it is to just terrorize the poor kid.

[@asgodtvINRI]

Thank you bunch of f****** haters. That love in take people rights

[@richardybanez9052]

So, You Want To End Your Career. When Evey LE.Did Nothing Wrong. The Are Hiring At McDonald's. Richard.

[@ethershakur4768]

😳😳😳😳😳😳😳😳😳

[@mikeymarriott]

Lol, the unintended consequences is real on this one. Black man just lost his job.

[@somerandomperson6511]

Not unintended, lots of lefties cheered on his firing. They love watching people they don't like have their lives ruined

[@kimmoore229]

Unfortunately, that incident did not make an impact on this child. He went on to steal a bike the next day. The parents should held accountable. Good parenting is a must while raising a child. This situation needs to be nipped in the bud. I would hate to see this child in his later years live behind bars because no one cared enough to correct him and give him direction.

[@rachelblanche2907]

😮

[@Noodles3740]

What a spineless coward he took the easy way out instead of facing what’s going on in this country them race soldiers!!

[@gootjuicehotsauce]

Justin Igger and their problems...

[@djxcel23]

He resigned, nah they should have been disciplined

[@camilleapple6059]

For crying out loud this is a child, we as adults does lots of wrong, maybe the child was hungry, I'm not condoning a wrong, I would pay for the child, and give him a scolding, I can't believe what I'm seeing, how scared that poor child might have been, they didn't have to treat him like a criminal! Shame on them, I have my two grandsons and stories like this scared the daylight out of me! SHAME

[@ice557]

Well, he didn't steal a BIKE the very next day "because he was hungry". What's his excuse/reason for doing THAT??

[@camilleapple6059]

Well as a society we need to recognize a troubled child child! I don't want is causing him to do what he's doing, but he's crying out for help! Before we all condemn him, let's reach out to help him and others like him.

[@williewiggins2739]

How incentive can you be? The child was probably hungry! SMH No compassion for the people!

[@williewiggins2739]

@Alex Smith IDK maybe?

[@UnicornRyder04]

Exactly, horrible parents.. probably birthed the kid for a child tax credit & don't even feed him

[@lady2550]

Then go home and eat. Don't steal

[@jojohns1949]

WTF the family or friends could not fed him Or is it black privilege that allows them to steal openly

[@somerandomperson6511]

He has food at home, no excuse to steal. They interviewed the father, this kid was just being a little shit, he stole another kid's bike not long after this

[@andrew_trucker]

Well he really wasn't all that and a bag of chips 🙄 anyways and the chief ended up eating those chips and now he is on food stamps

[@andreaboggan9540]

Matthew 12:3-5 “Have you not read what David did when he and his companions were hungry? He entered the house of God, and he and his companions ate the consecrated bread, which was not lawful for them to eat, but only for the priests. Or haven’t you read in the Law that on the Sabbath the priests in the temple break the Sabbath and yet are innocent?" ~Jesus Matthew 25:31-40 “When the Son of Man comes in his glory, and all the angels with him, he will sit on his throne in heavenly glory. All the nations will be gathered before him, and he will separate the people one from another as a shepherd separates the sheep from the goats. He will put the sheep on his right and the goats on his left. “Then the King will say to those on his right, ‘Come, you who are blessed by my Father; take your inheritance, the kingdom prepared for you since the creation of the world. For I was hungry and you gave me something to eat, I was thirsty and you gave me something to drink, “I was a stranger and you invited me in, I needed clothes and you clothed me, I was sick and you looked after me, I was in prison and you came to visit me.’ “Then the righteous will answer him, ‘Lord, when did we see you hungry and feed you, or thirsty and give you something to drink? When did we see you a stranger and invite you in, or needing clothes and clothe you? When did we see you sick or in prison and go to visit you?’ “The King will reply, ‘I tell you the truth, whatever you did for one of the least of these brothers of mine, you did for me.” ~Jesus Matthew 19:14 "Suffer little children, and forbid them not, to come unto me: for of such is the kingdom of heaven." ~Jesus John 8:7 "He that is without sin among you, let him cast the first stone." ~Jesus Matthew 7:1-2 “Do not judge, or you will be judged. For with the same judgment you pronounce, you will be judged; and with the measure you use, it will be measured to you." ~Jesus

[@jojohns1949]

Read it black privilege looter and burners

[@asgodtvINRI]

Amen brother. Let the demons have it. And I'm talking about all of you who think that police are justified in no matter what they do and that every person that has to do something to survive is evil or criminal there are people that are hungry out there kids hungry

[@jojohns1949]

@@asgodtvINRI Bulkshit If that boy was hungry Ask for help Do not take something that not yours

[@asgodtvINRI]

@@jojohns1949 he don't have to ask for shit

[@asgodtvINRI]

Humans don't need permission from other people or help from other people in order to help themselves survive. We are all entitled to everything God has put on this Earth f*** your money and your system it's fake

[@heavensbutterfly1015]

That wasn't the way to handle that! He was most likely hungry & obviously didn't have money!!! He's ONLY 8!!!!

[@brooklynknightss]

There are a lot of kids hungry but they aren't going into stores and robbing them! Where was the kids parents????

[@justmejenny7986]

And then he stole a bike. Now he's going to family court.

[@somerandomperson6511]

So? No excuse to steal, America is SUPPOSED to be a 1st world country

[@CarlosPerez-wd8zo]

I see your part of the problem what do you want!!! You want him to grow to be a criminal , him and his brothers thief shoplifting innocent people when he grown up you people that defend criminals are criminals as well

[@kennycotto-escobar3457]

Only 8 If hes stealing right now" by time he turns 16 he'll be a criminal Probably in jail for murder or robbery.

[@jodymcdougall6444]

Is stealing not a crime? So if someone cries commiting a crime is ok. Why is it ok for an 8 year old to be wandering the streets alone. Seems like the outrage should be the lack of parenting.