Teen With Autism Claims He Was Hurt by Officer Who Mistook Him for a Drug User

A police officer's disturbing encounter with an autistic teen is caught on bodycam. 14-year-old Connor Leible was approached by a police officer who was trained as a drug recognition expert. Connor was playing with a string, a technique called stimming that people with autism use to keep calm. The Buckeye Police Department in Arizona says the officer thought the teen was exhibiting behavior of someone on drugs. InsideEdition.com's Mara Montalbano ( / maramontalbano ) has more. #InsideEdition

[@amberwarnke6434]

“Minor injuries” shows picture of horrible scratches and deep bruises

[@clppzy9976]

That is minor injuries but the ankle is not.

[@thelubot9079]

@@clppzy9976 well the ankle is a minor major injuries would be brain damage and stuff

[@littlesounder1932]

"AnD ThE mOm sAyS he MiGhT nEeD sUrGuRy" *_'Minor Injuries'_*

[@ArjunChatterjeeIN]

What if he got a concussion due to the manhandling of the 'RESPECTED FOOLISH OFFICER'?

[@TIPSYCLIPSY00]

@@thesweater5540 those type of people don’t care about that type of stuff

[@sprinkles2847]

The kid was just scared and confused that's why he was walking away

[@anonymousreader6995]

No He WaS ObViOuSlY oN dRuGs AnD wAs HiGh As HeLl ( jk i don't mean this )

[@iamhidden6590]

@@anonymousreader6995 i could tell

[@aidanengebretson1822]

There was no way for the officer to know that he had autism

[@atha5782]

@@anonymousreader6995 that was the police said

[@sheilaoverstreet9104]

The cop should get fired

[@jjgannon7421]

Get down he’s got a STRING

[@ghostface3424]

JJ Gannon he’s probably the man behind the slaughter

[@FREDDY_FATBEAR0]

The strongest weapon a STRING

[@luvbiaa]

imagine going to jail though just because you have a string, I know he didn’t go to jail (I think) but still 😂😂

[@historyatwar6230]

I still get scared when I see strings even today

[@mateletanelu5270]

@@ghostface3424 ikr lmao

[@notsimpingforhisoka2145]

"we will learn from this incident" *Another reason on why I hate people like that officer.*

[@sirdaddio5102]

Sucks idiot cops like this give good cops a bad light

[@notsimpingforhisoka2145]

@@sirdaddio5102 IKR like my uncle is a cop risking his life not every cop is trash its sad

[@marloyorkrodriguez9975]

All the more reason why we should have a higher standards for police officers, meaning no more high school graduates given badges, more background checks before hiring, and more community interaction.

[@V4mpDxwn]

@@notsimpingforhisoka2145 Hisokaaaaa

[@notsimpingforhisoka2145]

@@V4mpDxwn Hisoka is zaddy :>

[@Sofia-ri4ok]

You call that trained?

[@prodigywithaj]

They call that professional?

[@candicepatton5236]

The Dork I no

[@sarahnagachika_yt6475]

13歳です私はカワイイ Your picture matches your comment

[@kadoos]

We have the same profile pic lmao

[@morriskuria4354]

🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬

[@jacobt1045]

"Hey man, this kid is playing with a string" "He's on drugs, get em"

[@ashenone7592]

can't believe you dont have 1k likes

[@lauren-zi4yt]

Jacob Toweson exactly.

[@wumbofan336]

This is so stupid

[@fishfan2]

I mean he must not have been doing it casually to get the officers attention. Also who plays with a string

[@bonbonandpumpkin2463]

@@fishfan2 i did you not hear it is a strategy to calm down with so don't judge

[@kjdnyhmghfvb]

"We investigated ourselves, and found we did nothing wrong."

[@codymarshall1363]

He didn’t do anything wrong

[@legoyoda645]

@@codymarshall1363 bruh he did. He made a person with autism need surgery because they were playing with string

[@semmurray9805]

@@codymarshall1363 The officer or the minor?

[@Swagmaster_.22]

@@codymarshall1363 do you have, stupid?

[@robbietheoutlaw]

@Ethan kozoll You`re an idiot, the cop was completely in the wrong.

[@dragondragon9071]

THIS OFFICER NEEDS TO GIVE THEM A APOLOGY THIS IS SO UNBELIEVABLE

[@splofu]

nah they need to fired, pay for medical bills (if they went to the hospital) and or spend jail time

[@johnc.mcginley7530]

@@splofu Tell me, how would the cop know the man has autism in the first place.

[@nickinvestigations7844]

@@johnc.mcginley7530 Exactly

[@Anonymous-ei8ex]

Not the officers fault, if those damn anti apportion laws didn’t exist we wouldn’t have this problem

[@Programm4r]

No. He needs to go to prison

[@HaydenBlair]

He's definitely an "Expert"

[@alicetoohey8731]

Yea ✌expert✌

[@kake478]

Yes actually he did nothing wrong

[@Eltroxx]

I feel like a r/woooosh is coming soon...

[@fakebirds5189]

@@kake478 how can you say that i demand answers

[@id10cyy]

More like Noob

[@BingusKingus]

i feel bad for connor

[@doomsday___]

Same

[@rwhoosh1122]

nobody not the people who disliked.

[@DJUJazz21]

HeNoLikeBanana me to

[@Sippy309]

Was that police dept sued?!

[@FlashRyu]

I feel bad for Connor too, after what Khabib did to him in the cage

[@cpufreak101]

Police department should at least pay their bill for the surgery

[@NIVSTERTV]

Justin Noker They should take it out of the cop's check!

[@genericwhitekidthesecond4330]

Niightsky10 While that's a funny idea I feel like that might financially screw them over if they can't pay rent.

[@joshtusinger8357]

Niightsky10 cops barely get payed anything as it is

[@hanphilnoffz8827]

I think the great cop should be rich

[@sleazygaming5457]

@@genericwhitekidthesecond4330 Those responsible should take responsibility, especially if innocence is being mistaken for folloy.

[@MLFLimeyO]

“Minor injuries” “He did hurt is ankle badly and he may need surgery” Yeah because if you need surgery for an injury it’s definitely a “minor injury”

[@earthisadinosaur2338]

you may die if you fall on the ground

[@LBdreamin]

You should see the cop’s wife… she has a bunch of “minor injuries” on her too

[@MrSoso1050]

​@@LBdreamin lmao really? Looks like he is on a streak.

[@georgehefner739]

“He may need surgery” Ah yes, quite the *minor* injury

[@unho337]

Your profile fits this comment perfectly. I love it.

[@weneedmoreconsideratepeopl4006]

@loveutill theendoftimes Surgery isn't minor. Does this have to be spelled out.

[@lauren-zi4yt]

“He suffered minor injuries,” *He may need surgery for the ankle* *J* *E* *E* *Z*

[@alext8020]

Ankle*

[@glennthehelper4524]

I broke my angle

[@ArkanSenn]

Bless this comment 🙏🤣

[@pandalanda2747]

Ankle*

[@chadwyckwalters1155]

MiNoR InJuRiEs

[@JesusJimenez-jz5jn]

Officer: You have any ID on you? Kid: No *Walks Away* I Love this Guy

[@autumn.7962]

Ikr :)

[@MrTXGamer]

That's common for people with Autism. They don't feel comfortable being asked any personal questions by strangers, even if they're officers. The poor guy was probably afraid of the cop.

[@davidbarnett342]

He was within his right to walk away to. The cop didnt express he was being detained and asked one question before beating him.

[@iampringlestm8603]

TXGamer Aren't we all afraid?

[@BrYIQq]

@@iampringlestm8603 Yes

[@JodBronson]

Even 'IF' he was a "Drug User". He's NOT committing any crimes. Unless you've seen him with your own eyes. Other than that, you violate his rights.

[@m_xxket9730]

You stupid. At this point do research. D R U G S A R E I L L E G A L I N A R I Z O N I A. If it’s not in Arizona usually you can still be arrested.

[@mixedmashedpotato]

@@m_xxket9730 he didn’t have proof that Connor was on drugs though, he randomly physically started harming him because he GUESSED that he was on drugs. He was not properly trained whatsoever if he couldn’t tell the difference between a disorder and a drug-user.

[@BDGFilms]

exactly. that was like an illegal stop. the kid have every right to walk away. officers can't just approach you for no reason. even when your high. its not illegal to be high either, Especially when your just walking not even driving. and what makes it more scary is that the suspect was white and people say cops only target blacks/hispanics smh

[@m_xxket9730]

@@mixedmashedpotato well if people werent like :"defund police" MAYBE THEY COULD AFFORD TRAINING dumbass,

[@mixedmashedpotato]

@@m_xxket9730 1st. Don’t put a comma if you aren’t gonna finish a sentence. 2. Don’t curse just during unnecessary times because you assume it’s “fun” 3. I have no idea what you JUST said, you make no sense.

[@_idek_1155]

This is absolutely disgusting, the officer shouldn't had done that to him, the kid said no, the best thing that the cop could've done is said "take me to your house so I can speak with your mother" like if he would've done that the teen wouldn't be hurt, if I was that teen I would've sued the officer

[@leynaluong2834]

_id ek_ same I think the officer should pay for the surgery cause he did it

[@tammyhagmann5135]

@@leynaluong2834 it said he may need surgery

[@bee4907]

Why did they approach him anyways. He wasnt breaking any laws

[@ElazarY]

_id ek_ regardless if you sue, the tax payers will pay.

[@kidsavant3246]

_id ek_ listen I understand it was a really bad thing that he did but your solution is unreasonable, why would he ask to talk to his mother, he first had to address the situation and it probably looked like the kid was on drugs and the kid (not his fault) said no when the officer asked to check what he was playing with.

[@cheetahpearl101]

"he was reasonable in stopping connor" really? it was reasonable for him to bash and hurt a child?

[@biggiemkslatt9513]

Yes

[@biggiemkslatt9513]

@Valentwine ok

[@muffy7323]

@@biggiemkslatt9513 Get lost.

[@m_xxket9730]

Was it reasonable to be dumber. you never know bro litteraly. And to clear it up my brother has autism.

[@foreverlikethestarss]

Yeah it’s pretty reasonable to bash someone on drugs resisting arrest it was a mistake but all the sharp movements and stuff made him look like he was on drugs

[@DCLOVESGOD365]

Obviously the training didn't work.

[@russell3421]

Riley Carter half trained is worse than non-trained

[@AndreasOfPatrae]

How exactly is he supposed to tell the difference mind control?

[@swaggerkaj]

He doesnt have the knowledge about people With autism, He could think it was someone WHO was using drugs. They werent trainer for this

[@smerkyberky6971]

he knows exactily what hes doing, its his job to make sure poeple arnt on drugs, would you rather be attacked by someone actually on drugs that was mistaken to be an autistic kid, than not

[@illyak2039]

He is a trained cop, not a trained shrink.

[@birdbrainshane3993]

Autistic person: i have a string Police officer: *this is an avengers level threat*

[@RozeLight]

Crude way to put it, but yes (And this is why I’m terrified of the cops)

[@CoryKoller-n2m]

No it's not but it's a joke you made

[@DABSTABIT]

💀

[@davidwhite8921]

In the cops point of view yes

[@kirby456]

FR bro

[@thicchamster7878]

I aM aN eXpErT oN dRuG aNd cAn tElL iF sOmEbOdY iS oN dRuGs 5 seconds later *beats up a special needs kid*

[@ImranKhan1976]

I think the cop should have been drug tested - he's either trained really badly or something was impairing his judgement.

[@trademaark7776]

XDD I look at your profile pic that's me when he says I'm an expert on drugs and can tell if someone is on drugs than he starts beats up a SN Kid that's my face right there in your profile it says everything! XDDDDDDDDD

[@kayybabyy9190]

I'm honestly not trying to be rude whatsoever I just am curious as to why you (& Other people who do it as well) write/type the way you do with EVERY other letter being capotolized.? I'm just REALLY curious, I have been meaning to ask this for a while now, because it seriously drives me insane.! 😏

[@rxpid4231]

😂

[@enkercodm9506]

I don’t understand the cops thinking:he sees a guy flicking a string and assumes he’s on drugs?that could have been easily seen as just a fidget toy,fad,or something else.its unusual but no where near “drugs”.

[@skelemama]

No one: Absolutely no one: Cop: *_HE’S PLAYING WITH A STRING, SO HE MUST HAVE DRUGS_*

[@YourAverageNormalHumanBeing]

Playing with strings is very very very very very very very sus y'know.

[@dizzy_daisy1134]

Then I must always be on drugs bc I love string.. Either that or I’m secretly a cat

[@tvwrath5799]

Military be like : SEND OUT A NUKE HES GOT A STRING

[@lalalalyessyyayaya]

@@YourAverageNormalHumanBeing this is real life my dude m

[@lalalalyessyyayaya]

@@dizzy_daisy1134 YES

[@codaddicted1429]

Officer - Do you have ID? Civilian - I'm 14 Officer - *Knocks and tazes civilian* He was a drug addict... you could tell.

[@alexclementine3966]

Lev Habia basically

[@aaronpotter2273]

Good thing he didn't do that though.

[@celty228]

Trippy Peaches Lmao

[@apersonwholives738]

COD Addicted *Definitely not someone who could have a condition*

[@apersonwholives738]

Trippy Peaches cop: Is ThAt a WeED? Kid: No it's a string Cop: I'm CaLliNG tHe cOps Your comment reminded me of that vine lol

[@BitterBunnyBoy]

"We will learn from this incident" You weren't tainted to handle people with disabilities?!?! I thought that was standard protocol for any police officer...

[@Michael-pt8gj]

Maybe they would have that kind of training if you idiots like you were trying to defund them.

[@Michael-pt8gj]

@jediknight 0341 it's true tho

[@Blipblapbloap]

@@Michael-pt8gj Bruh you know that this has happened even before the defunding thing which hasn’t even happened yet. So how could you possibly excuse them when they should have training for exact situations like this?

[@Michael-pt8gj]

@@Blipblapbloap It’s not their fault, it’s the departments fault and you know how to get the department to get more training? MORE FUNDING

[@koalafromtomorrow5656]

Its not a training isuue its a god complex issues

[@freezypop2354]

So the officer is not punished............

[@freezypop2354]

Jacob Floyd ahhh.ok you make a good point.However the officer can atleast apoligize.

[@Virgo-zx3ez]

He'll probably be rewarded

[@kylebartholomew6464]

mylittlepony sweet art he doesn't need to he resisted arrest

[@jewatokes5211]

He may not be punished but he must be given a class on how to identify autistic children

[@freezypop2354]

Julia Collins yeah

[@corbinbrier0]

This is really sad. My brother has autism and I couldn't imagine him going through this.

[@zackfred7878]

Corbin Brier same my brother has Autism he is 7

[@motohunt94]

Take care of your brothers because these scumbags most certainly won't!!

[@Blu_dragon_life]

@@zackfred7878 my brother also autistic too and he seven

[@jameshenderson3074]

I agree the police officer was horrible I’m autistic and I worry this will happen to me

[@lipor9493]

It will you autistic spazz

[@briannelee4956]

Is it just me or does anyone else thinks he's adorable

[@miss.randomness2803]

sun. sh!ne i think hes adorable too 😁

[@cb250tss]

Brianne Lee id totally date him😂 he’s so cute!

[@Diskillfr]

Say no homo

[@fervinlopez8560]

Oh nigga u gay

[@alexandergomez9346]

No he is cute. No homo

[@obama5513]

They scared he had a string like the man isn’t john wick

[@datumussolini]

“Drug recognition expert”

[@youstupidtwat9986]

*”expert”*

[@davidobyrne3519]

*E X P E R T*

[@stumpgrundt4060]

*E X P E R T*

[@Sweethartsun]

😂😂

[@lizbeth1360]

*EXPERT*

[@deadlybutterknife7693]

I hopes this will not happen to anyone else

[@ventibonkbonk6610]

The Illuminati Pug im sorry but im preety sure it will happen again

[@meatvortexgaming7134]

The Illuminati Pug I hopes that you can learn grammar

[@CloroxBleach-bt9ty]

Donald J Dump, don't be a hypocrite,"hopes".

[@tweezle9952]

I hopes you can learn how to spell

[@mariobonilla2653]

Me toooooo😞

[@AMLopez414]

I feel the mom because I have a bro with autism and he gets bullied

[@franscameraroll]

Me too. My brother doesn't get bullied but he is a 25 yo man with autism, and something like this terrifies me.

[@Aidancordell]

Yeah i have autism i never get bullied but my buddys do. I feel really bad for them.

[@abandonedacc2223]

My little bro is only 3 and he has autism and kids give him looks at the park and I feel so bad for him since he can’t communicate ;-;

[@Jason-ip6wq]

my brother has autism also. hes not really verbal but when people give looks at him i just look at them a mean way

[@ameliawalden7327]

Amanda Fairholt Botj my brothers have autism

[@bothermenone]

Even if he was a drug addict, thats not how you treat a teenager with autism, or anyone for that matter.

[@YasapYaakov018]

How about you stop fueling your drug war, stop assuming everyone is on drugs and go after these pharmaceuticals who appear to be above the law.

[@moe8885]

Tell em Joseph

[@System-ru5yt]

go off sis

[@Chris-oc7pl]

SAY IT LOUDERR

[@mrdogeepic8750]

Wtf never heard something so smart

[@WolfieYAAA]

I agree.

[@FudgieRocks]

"Determined the officer was reasonable in stopping Connor." *proceeds to pin him down cuz he's got a string*

[@aftism_]

I cannot believe that people give cops such high praise when they make these “mistakes” all too often. Sure, they risk their lives day to day, but just because they’re human doesn’t excuse their inhumane actions towards others. I hate the American “justice” system. I truly do.

[@imlissy9304]

Well first of all, the cop thought he was on drugs and walking away from him since some people with autism tend to act like that, you cannot blame the autistic teen or the cop.

[@madhukarjonathanminj2772]

Ngl,the video made it seem as he was on drugs and the dude didn't look autistic he seemed fit.

[@minervatanhua2387]

@@madhukarjonathanminj2772 fit?

[@edwardoconnell1304]

The title shows otherwise.

[@madelineuribe3162]

Omg i feel so bad for the kid..i have a sister that has autism its hard for me to hear that poor kid had to go through that. And yes i know the officer didn't know so no comments about that

[@jenniferdouglas5511]

GreenKid200000 ♡

[@Rhombusedits]

through*

[@netrecroom6003]

My sister has autism.

[@madelineuribe3162]

xxanqelicxx well bless your sister

[@wings22]

Yeah it’s very sad that even though he wasn’t being violent in anyway he still got tackled 😥

[@Monkeyhehe]

Man, i almost cried watching this. Police need to know better, and to be trained better. I really hope this kid is okay, and that no one mistakes him again. Some people just don't pay attention sometimes.

[@blacksweater777]

Looks like he is not an expert after all.

[@rayblox4859]

My heart breaks, I wish I could hug him.

[@markandrawis839]

more things then just hugging him

[@HazzelWinner42]

@@markandrawis839 Huh?

[@jessemcleod8788]

@@markandrawis839 take it easy , a hug is great but I dont know what the hell your talking about

[@markandrawis839]

My account has been comprised

[@HazzelWinner42]

@@markandrawis839

[@angelpacheco9018]

Wtf this is not ok

[@ddch4z]

ikr

[@helmutichberg1842]

How was the officer supposed to know? You can't always tell.

[@myal4869]

Helmut Ichberg well it’s the way he handled things which was so wrong to do

[@jgooding-foster8752]

lol my like makes your total likes 3 4 5

[@fhozza1105]

@@guitarplayer1495 yeah, like i think its sad that this happened but im not as ignorant as the other people "oh stupid officer" what if the guy would have pulled out a knife, should the officer just hope a person resisting an arrest does no pull out a weapon?

[@budsunny]

That police officer has the most annoying voice ever. “HaVe AnY ID oN YoU?”

[@MattSavage1212]

??

[@josephhalgus9550]

Kid: *plays with string* Cop: do you have an ID? Kid: no I’m 14 *walks away* Cop: *head:yep he’s an addict gotta tackle this boi*

[@kake478]

No he calmy tried to stop him to talk to him but he did not follow his commands

[@hannarenee1]

MRmofo someone with a mental disorder doesn’t know better. you have to be patient. even if they were high, you would have to be patient so they don’t run away. if someone thinks they’re in harms way, they’ll try to get out of it. you don’t assume someone is on drugs. you make a valid question and answer it with logic. he wasn’t slurring is words. it was walking straight. he wasn’t being a nuisance. he was fine. playing with a string. do you have a family with mentally disabled people? this is how they act. they’re very sweet.

[@7002217]

Hey man I know a guy that knows a guy that killed a man with a string

[@Eltroxx]

Hannah Renee uhhhh its a joke you asshat!

[@trainergrim]

Hannah Renee Oh yeah, we all have a disabled family member. That cop probably sees it all the time to the point he can Distinguish between Disorder and Druggy. Totally obvious

[@jackysbin3860]

“Minor injuries” Yooo that is not minor

[@panther6962]

Minor means minor not life threatening

[@judeluv3]

@@panther6962 Those weren't "minor" injuries.

[@oomphdooph]

@@judeluv3 a broken ankle is not life threatening

[@itzretakes272]

@@oomphdooph it looked like he was attacked by a bear dude

[@oomphdooph]

@@itzretakes272 It wasn’t life threatening though

[@sergiomanzo_05]

They should give the special need kids special ids or badges so stuff like this doesn’t happen Poor kid:(

[@koalafromtomorrow5656]

Kid would be a better cop than that guy

[@deathrow5261]

It wouldn’t work that way unfortunately, society would mock them even if they don’t show signs

[@aspergersgirl3386]

Your right

[@jonathanlu8984]

Plus kids that take drugs can use these badges anyways (as in copies) to disguise their uhh "activities"

[@wendigoswoodsballandgaming2257]

As someone with autism I don’t want to wear a badge. I just want to be normal.

[@faizozigi869]

Police officer: *hurts special needs kid* The police department: I’m gonna pretend I didn’t see that

[@jayevin]

“He suffered minor injuries” WTF IT LOOKS LIKE HE GOT MAULED BY A FREAKING BEAR!!!!!!

[@legoyoda645]

How is that minor

[@fbi7yrago738]

@@legoyoda645 the reporter said it.

[@nugget5017]

Okay not a bear chill but it was not minor injuries

[@theace7414]

those were minor injuries tho, i get scrapes WAYYY worse then thatall the time

[@AI-eo3nr]

My bad accidently disliked 😅

[@Frogo_fan]

The heck why was he not fired I don't care what he thought he had it was a kid you don't slam them does you should be sued a hole

[@backwardmist2303]

He should at least get suspended

[@evanwaltonvlogs6778]

Made by Bell Majors ok first off he. Should have stoped when u told him to instead of fuking walking off

[@sssaltis]

Made by Bell Majors wtf is that grammar

[@ethanwitt1889]

Richard Heflin he didn’t know he had autism and it doesn’t matter, when it comes to safety, everybody should be accounted the same for

[@ogre4375]

Made by Bell Majors The officer isnt here to defend himself, you're only getting one side of the story. If you listen to the testimony and the official report, the officer did absolutely nothing wrong, and it was just an unfortunate set of circumstances

[@anairhead8288]

He's the most purest boy I've ever seen ❤️😭

[@Shejneiejeifj]

Yeah

[@TheeValentino]

Kid: *plays with string* :D Cop: HE HAS A STRING I REPEAT HE HAS A STRING!!!!

[@invertus9411]

"...Determined the officer was reasonable in stopping him" the kid is minding his own business. They have no right to do anything other than say Hello to him.

[@SakuroAlex]

@@bluecobalt665 you mind explaining. Cause it seems like perfect logic to me.

[@SerpiApex]

but they say that because they're the media

[@thansarproductions7602]

@@SakuroAlex Officers have a right to inspect anyone that seems suspicious. Idk tho

[@SakuroAlex]

@@thansarproductions7602 yes they do. They should inspect not assault them.

[@ImranKhan1976]

@@bluecobalt665 - lemme guess, you're a cop.

[@cba1287]

How dare that officer. He should be fired that is assault

[@isabellaperez2856]

Chloe Fowlston really no it's not in any way . People sure use that word alot

[@franco1704]

@@isabellaperez2856 do u see the pictures of the poor boy body????

[@zarz3049]

Chloe Fowlston hes a police officer

[@jonmacdonald5345]

Isabella Perez I'm sure you have received your fair share of love taps with an attitude like that!

[@whatsupwithisabelle]

Poor Guy:(

[@rainmoore8208]

the guy is cute

[@witoldpilecki3173]

What's up with Isabelle and Reborns no

[@awesomeclickbait7862]

Witold nilecki so u don’t feel bad that a innocent person was hurt just wow

[@samanthaamaro6243]

What's up with Isabelle and Reborns ljķ

[@fungusz_4292]

“Minor injuries” “May require surgery” Those two sentences don’t work together

[@banditourie9365]

Connor is low key kinda cute

[@ScrubbaDubDub]

Blunts for Beebo GAYY

[@banditourie9365]

DailyPhoneVlogsDPV what’s wrong with being gay!🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍🌈

[@danaaaxx454]

gay is ok . So wym the only thing that's not ok is you, ¡

[@danaaaxx454]

that one guy ima be laughing when god punishes you and your son comes out gay. Theirs nothing wrong with being gay!

[@zqqn]

Yeah truee but gayness is cuter :3

[@773-o2n]

"It is impossible to know every single diagnosis" You can see by the eyes, right? How can a drug recognizer *expert* did not see that? What an excuse

[@absurdgamer9430]

I know right

[@monikakrupczewska5151]

Cop: "It is impossible to know every single diagnosis" Doctor after many many years of studying: "r u sure dummy?"

[@ColinYT0]

The cop and everyone defending him deserve at least 10 years in jail. At least.

[@buffalosports1629]

Maxtheanimator MTAT VGCP AAVGCP UTTP2 yes I agree

[@Corrupt069]

@Garrett Earnest he shouldn't have hurt him tho

[@thedogeater2269]

@@Corrupt069 to the cop it looked like he was drugged up and trying to flee so yes its messed up hes really not at fault

[@thedogeater2269]

@Shirley Jackson well if someone was walking around your neighboorhood on crack in pretty sure you wouldnt want him out there and they didnt arrest him just because they thought he was on drugs🤦🏻‍♂️

[@novabusboy7331]

Ah yes a different opinions should earn 10 years at jail...

[@koreykommrau3327]

My biggest fear as a mom with a child that has autism. I worry everyday that someone will hurt him or take advantage of him being autistic. This is like that scene from radio. The officer needs to be held responsible.

[@justink4499]

Come on, this is easy lawsuit.

[@lordjohnrthrolord4116]

Justin Kim I know get some money for your son

[@xBloodxFangx]

I have autism and had an interaction like this... I got lost when walking home and walked up to am officer asking for help. When talking to people I fidget and look all over the place and stumble over my words, like giving three different phone numbers that were not any of my mom’s cellphone. They started badgering me and questioning me about being high. They had a flashlight in my eyes and kept asking “did you take (names drug)?” I finally broke down and started crying and then they threw me in the back of a cop car... they only treated me “nicer” when mom finally arrived and explained the situation.

[@fbbWaddell]

I have Asperger's. Yeah, I have had some negative cop interactions too but I am a direct communicator so I tell people that what they're doing is hurting me. Never had a cop assume I was on drugs or tackle me even when I was confused and combative about the situation.(they booted my car for no reason...irony, cop calmed me down and then tried to escalate the situation when I calmed down because he wanted to arrest me. Which didn't happen. Long story short. They took the boot off my car and told me to behave myself.)

[@ihavenoideawhatimdoing4]

I have mild autism I don't have much problems I do have a whining problem I have to make these noises and second I am sensitive

[@gone6278]

I also have autism. Respect

[@JaeisverycoolYipeeee]

I had a person that went to one of my schools that had Autism. People bullied him and were mean to him from the way he acted. Only a few people (including me) actually stood up for him. It's just cruel to treat people like that just because they're different.

[@monyjohnson8706]

Nobody should be treated like that

[@debbiestipetich6466]

when I was a teen I was walking down side walk with some friends. I fell into some bushes, the next thing ya know cops surround us. I was slammed on the ground, was accused of being on drugs. now here is the catch, I had a broken leg and was on crutches and the side walk was all cracked,uneven etc. causing me to lose my balance. cops didn't give a damn, they took me to the station, refused to take my crutches with me. I was 16 at the time. they were down right rotton. they called my mom, who came to the station, she made a phone call, and within min I was let go.

[@debbiestipetich6466]

well congrats to you on your pet unicorn.

[@maplemaple1439]

debbie stipetich And 9/11 was done by Pope Francis

[@SadDeath.]

*That happened* for anyone who gets this reference haha

[@hanphilnoffz8827]

you have to fight him back

[@kayleigh-b_uk1604]

Jesus Christ

[@hichamvnc5468]

Dont Attack him randomly just use ur mouth god gave you

[@exchanegedtag]

When someone is suspected to be on drugs that's how you get shot! They shouldn't have been that aggressive... but you cant talk your way out of everything!

[@creamsodaaa6520]

that sound wrong

[@WasephWastar]

@Scarlet King true

[@veridiumundaunted7978]

You realise most autistic people ain't good with words right

[@MaiNguyen-fn4yq]

@Scarlet King how do you know?

[@thatoneweirdkid7385]

I hate it when people call fidgeting “stiming” in the context of autism, and talk about it like it’s this strange behaviour that no one else does, but it is literally just fidgeting! What is true is that people with autism tend to be much more fidgety then most people.

[@Aidancordell]

I agree. I have autism but i never fidget. Some do some dont

[@batowner1]

I only fidget when bored.

[@paigehc6659]

The thing they were called stimming was the technique Conner was using to calm down, which was playing with a string. It had nothing to do with fidgeting at all.

[@fabplays6559]

There's nothing wrong with the word "stimming". It is done by everybody, but us on the spectrum tend to stim in a way viewed as abnormal by other people.

[@m.a.9648]

No, stimming is totally different from fidgeting, stop being ignorant.

[@Leowook]

The fact that they won't even apologize is just disgusting

[@markuslol4684]

i'm sorry but "Do you have an ID on you?" "No." "AHHHHH!!"

[@GojiHorrorFan1980]

@@chris_the_midget5256 not funny

[@Chicky1234]

@British boi no it wasn't

[@friendlyneighborhoodcow8776]

@@thesweater5540 r/whoosh

[@AGermanwithaMG42]

@@thesweater5540 k

[@AGermanwithaMG42]

@@GojiHorrorFan1980 it’s a Gachatard it’s just some child

[@wonderland-Alice]

That's not reasonable that cop went out of his way to put his hands on that teenager number one a police officer does not have any right to put his hands on anyone unless he is arresting them for a crime this child had done nothing wrong so that cop should be punished. The end.

[@luciaflores9500]

alice dees i agree

[@luciaflores9500]

alice dees the cop should at least pay a fine even if it was a mistake he abused an autistic teen when he was doing nothing wrong

[@kylebartholomew6464]

alice dees well the officer did his job because it did look like the kid was on drugs so the officer had every right to touch the kid

[@cameronash5492]

Yeah we should not arrest a person possibly on drugs roaming around

[@stoptho4314]

alice dees he thought he was on drugs

[@t_lxpathy3062]

Popular opinion: immature adults won't ever except or admit they're wrong and they definitely won't apologize.

[@helmandkhan837]

aint there any other way than bumping the person straight on the ground. there should be penalty point system for the officers who fail to justify their suspicion

[@stoptho4314]

Helmand Khan he thought he was on drugs

[@maliketh1369]

Helmand Khan Not the cops fault on this one. Kid should know to not resist cops.

[@TsuGxds]

Helmand Khan he didnt

[@que5944]

Yeah that’s a stupid idea. Say he walks up on a drug user and somehow he proves to not have used drugs, even though the suspicion was right he’d get a penalty..

[@CarlJohnson-hc2vo]

Helmand Khan He tried handcuffing him but the started to crawl around and he couldn't, it was showed in the video.

[@ttyngordon]

Of course they would say the officer's side. That way he can go on to hurt more innocent people.

[@anuraagkarnam5626]

what everyone sees:A boy playing with a string what the cop sees:"He's on drugs.GET HIM"

[@oh_dip_donkey_doug]

14 YEAR OLD?! A CHILD. AN AUTISTIC CHILD. the least police can do is apologise, my goodness. it's not even that crazy of a request, come on.

[@yeetusfoetus5455]

Sounds like he's no expert

[@RATBAITE]

He looked like was on drugs *not a joke*

[@James-us8do]

How could you tell if a person is high or autistic answer me

[@cousinwalli4098]

Charles Reed he was playing a string called stimming dumbass

[@legoyoda645]

@@James-us8do Because one actually acts high and the other plays with string

[@kimslostearring5537]

Connor: **plays with string** Officer: **sniff** D R U G S

[@mittensthekittens]

Connor: plays with string Cop: HOLY CRIPES HES GOT A STRING!! UR GOING TO COURT!! Connor: why is there a police chasing me?? 10 seconds later... HELP ME

[@breannaanderson3169]

The crazy part about is, they found a way to justify the bull. Omg these cops

[@MJL3Productions]

A police officer’s skull is just a cereal bowl.

[@timiposl5078]

Well...you've got something in common atleast

[@smashbros379ful]

Now that's edgy.

[@toomanyeyesjoe1438]

“THAT HELMET’S GONNA MAKE A NICE BOWL FOR YOUR BRAINS!”

[@Ozzsomrthing]

That bowl is cracked anyways.

[@jsjzjwbzuqvzusb]

You do mean that officers brain.....

[@GaMzeE13]

For her to say that it’s almost impossible to learn every single piece of every single disorder makes me mad because it’s not impossible to educate yourself when you have a job like they do.

[@sullyo6068]

What happened to innocent till proven guilty

[@greeencoupe]

It's on video...

[@awesomeguy2736]

Well that escalated really quick. That went from “do u have ID?” “No” to “AHHHHHHHHHH”

[@fractal4284]

Welcome to America 2017 where you can't walk down the street with a disability without being attacked by police

[@que5944]

I mean a kid shouldn’t walk down the street alone, much less a kid with a disability. His parent or guardian should be with him..

[@que5944]

Also if you see the body cam footage, either way if the officer is trying to talk to you you can’t run away, it’ll look like you’re a criminal trying to escape custody. And the last few seconds you see the kid fighting the officer back.

[@JoshuaFiorio]

+Q ue well he's a teenager what do you expect teenagers love to go out on their own..

[@angelblue5947]

Yup

[@4manflawlessround426]

If you’re deaf, you might get shot. Welcome to America.

[@noway4060]

If him using a string counts as drug then I’m sure me playing coffin dance on a keytar is mistaken for attempt at murder

[@theiofit3373]

The officer was reasonable to arrest him? HE WAS ARRESTED FOR POSSESSION OF A STRING!!

[@maplemaple1439]

The I of It And, you know, acting like a person on drugs, and literally just walking away from a cop trying to make sense of things.

[@vinpop1237]

Bowen Chen you act like the most ignorant person EVER You don't know anything about autism PERIOD

[@owo1282]

I feel so bad how he just tell what happend to him.. my heart broked hope they will be more carefull

[@suenickson7769]

Clearly the cop doesn't know what he's doing...

[@usagent2081]

How? He does know what he's doing. The kid's behavior at the moment made him seem like he was selling drugs. He was trained to do what he did and on top of that He didn't know the kid had autism. So he does know what he's doing.

[@holdensmith2556]

He saw what he thought was some exhibiting signs of being under the influence of narcotics. The boy moved away from him. The officer grabbed him so he could be cuffed making sure the kid couldn't get away. He pulled away and a struggle began which resulted in very minor injuries. From everything in the video the level of force used was appropriate.

[@85square]

agreed

[@kegankirkpatrick2688]

Clearly you have no idea what your talking about

[@Einar979]

The cop knew very well what he was doing.. It's just that the cops in US, is trained to use excessive violence.. Even if a person had drugs, that is a sick way to handle it by the cops..

[@emmasuniverse7710]

As a person with autism myself and seen many friends with lower functioning autism I am saddened by this act.

[@andiduke1]

This is sick. I am so sorry this happened to you.. Totally unacceptable actions taken by the police!!!

[@LBdreamin]

This cop is a hero. Connor was about to choke out the entire city with that string. The officer is so brave to beat up a nonthreatening disabled child.

[@lucaluke1532]

"it's almost impossible to know and understand every disability". You know what's not impossible? Not assaulting someone with no reasonable ground. I have a stutter that can get very severe at times and causes me to behave almost exactly like that when in stressful situations. I feel so bad for this guy and I hope this does not happen to the rest of us. And BTW, how did he not get ANY actions taken against him??

[@doodleplays9554]

He's so cute and pure.. he's so innocent and adorable and he didn't deserve that.. 😭💖💖

[@wafamohamed2419]

Even though I'm not related to any one autistic but I find saying autistic behavior is like someone on drugs is offensive

[@kh-zm7px]

True.

[@TsuGxds]

Wafa Mohamed how

[@greaseman6538]

Wafa Mohamed How even. Some people act suspicious, he may have had autism but he acted in a certain way that caused the cop to wonder. What if it was a drug dealer? Would you like him to just do nothing and let him carry on with the crimes?

[@NakedTrashPanda]

i mean.. he didnt look like he has a disability so.. i can see why the cop did it

[@spiltsoul2828]

I agree!

[@chimmychim8816]

This is absolutely unacceptable and the police officers Should have known better

[@noahpedersen7036]

He's 14 I thought he was older he's tall

[@mariacool5697]

shouldn't have the officer take a drug test for the teen, than doing what he did......

[@TsuGxds]

Maria Cool HE DIDNT KNOW THE TEEN HAS A DISABILITY

[@mariacool5697]

Italia cat official well even if he don't know they make the person take a test before saying he was under the influence of drugs

[@NakedTrashPanda]

the kid kept walking away.. if you would actually listen to it you would know..

[@Wooflungpoo]

Sypticle doesn't matter if the kid walked away. HE WASN'T DETAINED

[@Wooflungpoo]

CasualWW2fananic IT DOESN'T MATTER IF HE DID OR DIDNT. EVEN IF THE KID DIDN'T HAVE A DISABILITY THE COP SHOULD BE FIRED AND SUED TO KINGDOM COME

[@dmason5249]

The officer should've been fired!!!! #POINTBLANK 😡😡

[@dmason5249]

Spartan 63005 #NAWFUCKYOU 🖕

[@MintyDonuts]

Spartan 63005 #STFUandGETaLIFE

[@akio2604]

#IFuckingLovePizza

[@randomguy5990]

Spartan 63005 The kid wasn't breaking the law. The officer had no reason to stop him.

[@imppro]

randomguy5990 #SmallMistakeHasBigConsequences

[@robertsullivan5626]

this is insane he had no reason to question him in the first place.

[@mythicalunicorn2415]

Oh my god they didn't even fire the officer, like WTF

[@deadrat6807]

Why would they

[@franco1704]

@@deadrat6807 He punch a autistic kid, that's not a reason?

[@bearhugz6110]

He's such a good kid No one deserves this :(

[@abrokennut4687]

I imagine the cops like "He has a string, lets go!" Just to beat an autistic kid...

[@jessacamtzw]

Thats not the only reason kid!

[@mrbiggs6920]

@@jessacamtzw he was fidgeting a string its a method to calm down and some how the officer thought he was on drugs.

[@Owowoww588]

“We will learn” The next day *tackles another person*

[@blessed6526]

Officer: “Do you have any ID on you?” Teen: “...no” *Teen screams* 😂😂God forgive me🤦🏾‍♀️😭

[@rockyjoe3817]

You two will go to hell

[@opicpeanut9157]

@@rockyjoe3817 lol

[@maliciousqueefer3427]

The Limit Breaker *LOL*

[@kake478]

@@rockyjoe3817 indeed