McKinney Mayor Loughmiller: Fire Officer Eric Casebolt!
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McKinney Mayor Loughmiller: Fire Officer Eric Casebolt!
UPDATE 06/09/2015: McKinney Police Officer Eric Casebolt has resigned following widespread public outrage. It's an important step in the right direction, but not enough. Demand he face criminal charges for his action here.
UPDATE 06/09/2015: Nearly 80,000 people have taken action demanding local officials fire Officer Casebolt and file criminal charges against him.
"He grabbed me, twisted my arm on my back and shoved me in the grass and started pulling the back of my braids." — 15-year-old Dajerria Becton
This past Friday, McKinney law enforcement responded to a call from white residents that a group of Black teens, 13 — 16 years old, attending a pool party “did not have permission to be there.” One of the residents is reported in having told the kids to go back to “Section 8 housing.”
Officer Eric Casebolt violently arrested, verbally assaulted and physically attacked a number of the teens, including Dajerria Becton who was body slammed, pinned down and put in handcuffs while unarmed and wearing a bikini. Ofc. Casebolt then drew his gun at teens who came to Dajerria’s rescue.
Join us in urging local officials to fire Officer Casebolt and charge him with assault and battery for his brutal and discriminatory actions.
This is the letter we'll send to Mayor Loughmiller and local officials on your behalf. Feel free to add a personal comment in the space provided.
Dear Mayor Brian Loughmiller, District Attorney Greg Willis, Police Chief Greg Conley and McKinney City Council members,
I am writing to urge you to fire Officer Casebolt and file criminal charges of assault and battery against him for his brutal and discriminatory actions against Dajerria Becton and a group of Black teens who attended a pool party at Craig Ranch pool.
Officer Casebolt's actions were inexcusable and reflect a deeply discriminatory and abusive culture of policing within McKinney law enforcement. Officer Casebolt violently arrested, verbally assaulted and physically attacked a number of the teens, including Dajerria Becton who was body slammed, pinned to the ground and put in handcuffs while unarmed and wearing a bikini. Casebolt then drew his gun at teens who came to Dajerria’s rescue.
No person who treats another human being, let alone children, in such an abusive, life-threatening manner can be a police officer. The Black teens were singled out for abuse and none of the white bystanders experienced any police aggression. It's gravely unjust.
In addition to Officer Casebolt, all of the officers present at Craig Ranch pool, who stood by and allowed this police violence to take place, must be held accountable. I also urge you to drop the unjust charges against the 14-year-old boy arrested for "evading arrest and interfering with police."
Sincerely,
[YOUR NAME]