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Police Called On 3-Year-Old Black Boy Because He Was Too Good At Soccer

cross-posted from: quokk.au/c/usa/p/1271268/police-called-on-3-year-old-black-boy-because-he-was-too-good-at-soccer

Police Called on 3-Year-Old Black Boy Because He Was Too Good at Soccer

A family says police escorted them and their 3-year-old son off an i9 Sports youth soccer field in Winter Park after the league issued a trespass, following complaints from opposing parents that the boy held the ball too much and was “trying to put o…

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SeeMarkFly

in reply to slothrop hoy, 0:04 (Recibido hoy, 0:14)

My neighbor called the police when my dog chased their cat...in my backyard. I got off with a warning.

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CuddlyCassowary

in reply to SeeMarkFly hoy, 0:14

Were they at least told to keep their cat inside? Or on their own property?!?

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MangoCats

in reply to CuddlyCassowary hoy, 0:19

Laws vary from county to county, city to city, but in most places cats are free to roam, legally, and deliberately harming a cat for nothing more than trespass exposes you to animal cruelty charges punishable with fines and/or mandatory anger management and other counselling.

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CuddlyCassowary

in reply to MangoCats hoy, 0:23

Obviously I don’t know the specifics of this situation, but if a cat jumps into a fenced yard with a dog and gets chased, that seems pretty unfair since the dog owner is being responsible. But maybe that wasn’t the case here.

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ProfessorScience

in reply to slothrop hoy, 0:14

Ok so, sure, other parents seem to have escalated things in a dumb way, but... for the rest of his life, this kid can say "I was so good at soccer they called the police on me... when I was 3."

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kablez

in reply to slothrop hoy, 0:31

Wow, those other parents are total pieces of shit.

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Nurse_Robot

in reply to slothrop hoy, 0:57

I'm the one who called the cops. You guys don't understand just how good this toddler is, someone had to do something

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John Richard

in reply to Nurse_Robot hoy, 1:15

Don't you know about cops killing black people though. They could have showed up and thought that little 3 year old boy was going to kick a soccer ball at them.

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Nurse_Robot

in reply to John Richard hoy, 1:16

I thought it was obvious, but /s for the aforementioned comment you're replying to.

Edit, I read half your reply when I replied. It seems I'm the one with egg on my face

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postmateDumbass

in reply to Nurse_Robot hoy, 8:06

If you want this kid in black and white stripes, call Juventes.

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Carlos Solís

in reply to slothrop hoy, 2:49

If this were France or Spain though? The kid would be getting an all-expenses-paid scholarship on the PSG or Barça

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schipelblorp

in reply to Carlos Solís hoy, 3:35

And in the United States it costs ridiculous amounts of parents money to join the most competitive leagues. It's no wonder we're not competitive on the world stage, only rich kids can compete.

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20cello

in reply to slothrop hoy, 5:48

Are people really that stupid in the usa?

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smeenz

in reply to 20cello hoy, 5:52

They voted for trump didn't they ? Twice. There's your answer.

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Formfiller

in reply to smeenz hoy, 5:55

Three times

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smeenz

in reply to Formfiller hoy, 5:56 (Recibido hoy, 6:14)

True. Only successful twice, but stupid three times.

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the_flying_pig

in reply to smeenz hoy, 6:13

At this point one might conclude they're stupid all the time.

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DaddleDew

in reply to slothrop hoy, 3:28 (Recibido hoy, 8:04)

Listening to the parent talking in the video it sounds like there was past history between the kid's parents and the other parents and that there was at least an altercation between them after someone said something the kid's parent didn't like. This seems to be the real reason behind the cops being called and the parents kicked out. But of course, the parent who released the video edited all those parts out to make it sound they're kicking the kid out for being too good. Feel bad for the kid though. That wasn't his fault.

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schipelblorp

in reply to DaddleDew hoy, 3:42 (Recibido hoy, 8:04)

AOL Keyword: Uppity.

Look into it.

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postmateDumbass

in reply to schipelblorp hoy, 8:03

You are very articulate.

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lechekaflan

in reply to slothrop hoy, 8:30

Fuck, this looks like a variant of swatting.

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DonkeyStar

in reply to slothrop hoy, 9:08

If you watch the video, the parent says “We always stay on this side and don’t interfere with the other parents.” Followed by “Something was said today because they were all huddled up talking about my kid.” So the parents got into an argument at some point.

The article mentions a TikTok live stream, so I wonder if that part got recorded.

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itsjustachairmary

in reply to slothrop hoy, 9:15 (Recibido hoy, 9:36)

White people intuitively understanding how cops are there to protect white supremacy even though when asked directly they'll deny it and call themselves allies of black people

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