Wonder If They're Embarrassed Because They Couldn't Tell the Difference Between A 10 Year Old Boy and A Grown Man?

And now the whole nation knows  that not only could they not tell the difference between a man and a child,  but they upset that child so traumatically that if the mother sticks to her plan of taking him to the doctor, the child will be in counseling for who knows how long!

One thing really gets me. Here's a statement made in response to the little boy's comment that they were trying to shoot him:

"Newark police acknowledged that officers had their guns drawn, but denied they pointed them at Legend while in the alley."

Now tell me if I'm wrong, but if you are chasing someone into an alley, someone who has allegedly committed a crime while armed (" mistook him for a suspect in an armed robbery") are you really going to run into the alley and then just drop your arms and stand there  and stare at him? I dont' think so!

Newark, NJ, Police Chased 10-Year-Old Boy With Guns Drawn in Mistaken-Identity Case

A Newark, N.J., 10-year-old was left in tears after he was chased down an alley by officers who had their guns drawn after they allegedly mistook him for a suspect in an armed robbery, WABC reports.

“Some police started coming this way with guns pointed at me, and then I ran into the backyard,” Legend Preston, a shy fifth-grader who loves math, told the news station.

10 yr old Legend Preston
chased by police with drawn guns.

According to the report, Legend was playing basketball shortly before the incident when the ball rolled into the street. The 10-year-old dashed after the ball only to find himself being chased by the officers. Legend told the news station that he thought the cops were chasing him because he ran into the street without looking.

“I ran because they thought that I rolled the ball into the street on purpose, and they were just holding shotguns at me trying to shoot me,” he said.

Newark police acknowledged that officers had their guns drawn, but denied they pointed them at Legend while in the alley.

Witnesses at the scene intervened, according to the report, telling the cops that their “suspect” was only a child.

“‘Why are y’all chasing him? Y’all got guns out here drawn, y’all chasing him, he’s only a kid.’ I’m like, ‘That’s messed up,’” one witness, Jackie Kelly, said.

Legend’s mom, Patisha Preston, was in the house when the incident unfolded, and is all too aware that her son’s interaction with police could have ended differently. Patisha Preston uploaded a video to her Facebook page showing the distraught 10-year-old in tears after the terrifying encounter, which occurred earlier this month.

“My son is in counselling [sic] even scared to go play because it happened right at our house.. You despicable cops have no care for our childten [sic].. My fun loving child is forever changed!!!,” she wrote, in part, under the video.

By: BREANNA EDWARDSPosted: August 23, 2016