This is how police officers in Summerville, South Carolina treated a 13 year-old kid who was selling “roses” made from palmetto frawns. A bystander filmed the incident on her phone and then posted it on social media. It then went viral and people were angry about it. Then the Summerville PD posted the raw footage online, hoping that seeing the body cam footage would appease the angry public. In a statement, they defended the officers’ actions.

Media report here.