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We
love
us
some
consequences
and
repercussions
but
this
is
kinda
weak
sauce.
BOSSIP
initially
reported
on
this
case
back
in
August
when
the
viral
video
tumbled
down
every
timeline
on
every
social
media
outlet
in
the
multiverse.
A
Black
man
and
his
family
having
dinner
at
Applebee’s
were
wrongly
accosted
by
Kenosha
police,
who
suspected
them
of
being
involved
in
a
hit-and-run
accident.
Things
went
left
when
two
overly
aggressive
officers
attempted
to
physically
subdue
24-year-old
Jermelle
English
Jr.
while
he
was
holding
his
infant
child.
During
the
arrest,
English
was
struck
numerous
times.
Officers
also
arrested
English’s
partner
and
the
child’s
mother,
Shanya
Boyd,
along
with
five
others
who
were
standing
nearby.
According
to
a
Kenosha
News
report,
those
boys
in
blue,
Officer
Luke
Courtier
and
Officer
Michael
Vences,
have
been
temporarily
suspended
for
their
actions
that
day.
Vences
was
suspended
for
four
days.
His
striking
of
English
was
ruled
“reasonable,”
but
he
should
have
considered
other
approaches.
Courtier
was
suspended
for
10
days
as
he
was
found
guilty
of
failing
to
render
medical
aid
to
Boyd
after
dousing
her
in
pepper
spray
and
writing
a
subpar
police
report
about
the
incident.
A
statement
from
the
Kenosha
Police
Department
reads
in
part:
“The
Kenosha
Police
Department
is
committed
to
providing
the
highest
quality
service
to
its
citizens
and
guests.
We
strive
to
train
our
officers
to
the
highest
standard
and
will
hold
them
accountable
if
they
fall
short
of
those
standards.”
Prior
to
the
news
going
public,
Kenosha
Police
Chief
Patrick
Patton
released
a
video
on
social
media
with
the
likely
intent
of
keeping
people’s
heads
cool.
Local
activists
aren’t
here
for
the
department’s
platitudes.
Executive
Director
of
Leaders
of
Kenosha
Tanya
McLean
says
that
the
family
was
humiliated
by
the
public
arrest
and
unnecessary
use
of
force.
Moreover,
she
states
that
the
two
officers
had
not
a
lick
of
evidence
or
probable
cause
outside
of
the
restaurant
manager’s
phone
call.
The
manager
who
wasn’t
involved
in
the
hit-and-run
accident
in
the
first
damn
place.
“At
the
end
of
the
day
there
was
still
no
de-escalation.
The
situation
was
handled
poorly,”
McLean
said,
adding
she
believes
the
couple
had
no
reason
to
speak
with
officers
when
questioned
about
a
hit-and-run.
“All
they
had
to
do
was
sit
there
and
enjoy
their
meals
as
paying
patrons
of
a
restaurant.
…
At
the
end
of
the
day
a
family
was
harmed.”
This
type
of
f***ery
seems
to
be
par
for
the
course
for
Applebee’s
locations
in
Kenosha…
