Cops suggest beating 12-year-old for how he rode a dirt bike was warranted—due to his height
A Louisiana sheriff's office determined that deputies shown on dash cam video beating a 12-year-old boy allegedly over how he rode a dirt bike were justified. The child’s attorney, Ryan Thompson, recently released video of the February incident on Instagram.
Although the deputies’ vehicle blocked the bottom portion of the video, it appeared to show Plaquemines Parish Deputy Sheriff Anthony Dugas “violently” throwing the child on the ground and Deputy Joseph Francis kicking the child repeatedly, Thompson said.
The attorney and the child’s family are calling for Dugas and Francis to be fired.
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