CNN is a joke. Since FoxNews leads the cable news ratings, CNN feels an industrial obligation to follow their lead. When you watch CNN you’re basically watching FoxNews with less blondes and retired military members. Former CNN owner Ted Turner won’t even talk about the current state of the network. Neither will Larry…

The thing is, her parents didn’t fail. They died. Apparently she was recently orphaned and put into a foster home. But lets toss her around the room a few more times until she gets over her grief. That’ll teach her.

Exactly! My husband can bench that and said if the officer was that sure of her “disruptive” behavior he should have carried her and the damn desk out side. This man was pissed at the rude black woman not just listening to him.

I agree with your article, well done, but the other fact that is often left unmentioned is that this poor girl lost her mother AND her grandmother in the last year, and is now in the foster system.

Dude, this is excellent kinja.

Because cops are the most reliable people in the world and never ever would say anything untrue to help a friend get out of trouble. This is the same generation that sends swat teams to peoples houses when tickets go unpaid. all of them need real training and discipline once in a while. not a slap on the wrist over to…

Yeah we should just start body slamming children who don't listen. That will teach them.

A small correction - from the later reporting I’ve seen, Martese Johnson wasn’t trying to use a fake id. He had a valid id, but it was issued to an old address, causing some confusion.

If you weren’t so angry about all the unprovoked, unnecessary, unrepentant killings and abuse, then I wouldn’t be so irrationally afraid. It’s all your fault for not being ok with everything.

“If she had not disrupted that school,” he said, “disrupted that class, we would not be standing here today.”

Imagine a cop did this to your kid. In fact, imagine anyone did this to your kid.

He’ll be a paid “legal expert” for Fox “news” by the end of the year.

“I do hope he reconsiders leaving, because someone once told me divorce causes autism.”

Land of the brie, home of the shave(d) (parmesan).

“Is there any indication of how Henson was dressed when all of this shit went down?”

how about he can wear whatever the fuck he wants to go shopping without being judged as a criminal?

Ok not to be that guy , but I'm literally the guy who goes to upscale establishments dressed how ever poorly I like bc I am paying and what in wearing doesn't give me a discount on my overly expensive steak

There’s nothing more American than Wisconsin and some sharp puns.

“They’re just asking about what time we’re gonna close and they just didn’t sound like they were white”

Night-night, sweetie.