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YouTube is quickly becoming the bane of over-reactive adults everywhere. Web-savvy kids are catching their elders freaking out on video and posting it on video sharing sites like YouTube. The general result: teachers, cops, and other adults are made to look like jerks.
The latest casualty is an officer from Baltimore, Maryland, Salvatore Rivieri. Officer Rivieri had a rather hostile encounter with couple of teens over the summer that started because the teens were skateboarding in a restricted area. The video shows officer Rivieri storming up to the teens, taking one in a head lock and pushing him to the ground twice.
After exclaiming "dude!" when pushed the floor the officer really exploded, "I'm not 'man'. I'm not 'dude'. I am officer Rivieri. Now the sooner you learn that, the longer you'll live in this world."
While the teen obviously does need to learn how to address his elders, he is also 14 years old and doesn't seem to be purposely disrespecting the officer. Rivieri on the other hand is a grown man who some people believe crossed a line. Not only was his verbally abusive outburst uncalled for, but there is simply no excuse for man handling a child like that, especially since (as the officer so eloquently points out) he's not the child's father.
Officer Rivieri has been suspended to administrative work with pay pending an Internal Affairs investigation.
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Comments
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Subscribe to commentsStuartFeb 15th 2008 4:26PM
All I can Say is WOW!! This Police Officer must have had a bad day to be acting like this. Threats about having a "foot up your butt", and "not going to live for long" are WAY out of line. I'm sure that he deals with this situation all of the time, BUT this does give him the right to do what he is doing. Unfortunately, the way things are going in society stress levels are at an all-time high. I hope that the Officer gets the reprimand that he deserves and the help that he needs. I could think of other things the 14-year old could have said that would have been worse.
AndyFeb 15th 2008 4:48PM
What an a**hole?! The sad thing about this, is when this jerk gets fired, he will end up a security guard at a mall-STILL picking on 14 year olds.
PeteApr 12th 2009 10:04PM
Shameful doing that to a little kid.He should be fired,slapped by the kids Mom and Trashed by the kids Dad.And then drowned. But hey,over here In London England our police kill people trying to get home and nothing to do with the G20 protest on April 1st.And our out of control police get a pat on the head for assaulting and drawing blood on kids not much older than 14years old.Police everywhere have to shape up to gain respect from tommorrows generation,or ship out.Most are useless at anything else but thuggery,persecution and intimidation.Orangoutans have more brains,TURN LEFT CLYDE!!
mikeFeb 15th 2008 4:56PM
Jail or no jail, If I were that kids dad I'd bash that cops head in for throwing my 14 year old son down like he was a murder suspect trying to escape. what a big time loser little traffic cop w/nothing better to do!
JenFeb 15th 2008 5:06PM
I'm married to a police detective who deals exclusively with juveniles. A police officer should NEVER lose his temper the way this man did. As an adult, in a position of authority, he sets a very bad example by berating and threatening this 14 year old boy. They already know he's a police officer and there's no good for him losing his cool, hollering and belittling.
Most police officers are hard working, fair and honest men who do not abuse their position. This officers abusive attitude makes it harder good policemen.
As a mother I know I'd be very upset if it was my child he treated that way.
Hopefully he'll get suspended for a few days with no pay and be required to complete an anger management class.
JosieFeb 15th 2008 5:20PM
Yes the cop was out of line- we all know cops can be hot heads- BUT that kid needs a kick to his butt. What a smart mouth punk. And the nerve of his Mother to go on TV and not comment on her kids rude disrepectful behavior and only condemn the cop. I won't be surprised if this punk ends up in serious trouble one day.
patFeb 15th 2008 5:18PM
I am sick to death of punks like this 14 year old running around like they own the world. Maybe we need a few more parents teaching their children how to behave.
JacobJG1Feb 15th 2008 5:25PM
How amazing! It never ceases to surprise me. Even in a CLEAR-CUT case of abuse of authority, there are posters who feel it's the kid's fault? The cop has the BADGE AND THE GUN. That means that he or she has to err on the side of caution when it comes to exercising that authority. How can Josie feel that this one even 1% the kid's fault? How on Earth can she justify the cop assaulting the kid the way he did? Why don't we just burn the Constitution while we're at it?
chaddyFeb 15th 2008 6:01PM
Apparently someone failed to teach this old dude self respect. Not only is he disrespecting himself at this point but the the "badge" he is wearing. Does he know that he is the ID-10-T personality here. He is a disgusting bloat. We are all very lucky there was a camera available. He is not only a nut case but a definite danger to the public. Hooray the the person behind the camera!
As for the kid that was abused and his parents, may God bless you.
DANIELFeb 15th 2008 6:06PM
All i know isf that 14 yo had pushed that stupid police officer the way he did he would be going to jail. Now what do u expect from a 14 yo. that is the way they talk to each other. the police officer should be lockeup for assaulting a minor. i had the same thing happen to me when i was his age. i didnt stand for it though, i told him off. t kid was not even mouthing off to the officer. as for josie and pat. YOU BOTH ARE STUPID PEOPLE. what if that was your child and an adult, weather it be a cop or school official pushed them on the ground. you would b pissed. it doesnt matter who it is, an adult should not do that to a child. cops are way out of line and this is way they get no respect.
lolabullFeb 15th 2008 6:10PM
I swear to all that's Holy, I want to drive to Baltimore, Maryland and jam my boot so far up this cops ass that he would vomit fucking shoe leather for days! I'm sorry, but this kind of crap should never, ever be tolerated! This man is seriously lucky that I don't reside nearby because I would beat him up and down the sidewalk with a metal bat until he cried like a little girl. He needs a serious attitude adjustment, and I would LOVE to be the adjuster. My God, what an asshole!!!!!
j²Feb 15th 2008 6:36PM
Dude, didn't know being a fatherless 14 year old with an attitude was a crime.
Rivieri needs to learn some basic slang if he wants patrol the streets. I strongly believe Rivieri getting suspended with pay was a small price to pay. Its not enough for you to learn a lesson. I am afraid of what he would do if he confronted a kid actually breaking the law. He would probably shoot the kid as soon as the kid says, "You got pwned, noob!"
SHUFFFeb 15th 2008 7:03PM
the kid was wrong. disrespectful - mom is and idiot and her kid will be trash - just like you and yours
SHUFFFeb 15th 2008 7:03PM
my kid would have to answer to me if i saw him or her disrespecting the cop like he did - do you know what respect is? he knew he shouldn't be there in the first place
MattFeb 16th 2008 4:48AM
The kid might be disrespectful, but you have a certain standard to adhere to when you wear the badge of a baltimore police officer. Being disrespectful isnt ideal, but neither is slamming a 14 year old to the ground for no other reason.
DanFeb 16th 2008 1:50PM
Oh man, the cops in Canada are so much nicer.
Seymour HicksMar 1st 2008 7:20PM
There is a second video now of Salvatore Rivieri pitching another fit like a spoiled child. His comments about Erics father not "putting a foot in his butt" make me wonder what Salvatore Rivieri's father and maybe a perverted uncle or two may have stuck in his butt as a child for him to be so obviously maladjusted. Paid vacation is a gift to this reject, he should be prosecuted for assault on a minor. As for Salvatore Rivieri's "respect" issues, if I ever meet Salvatore Rivieri he will learn how much respect I have for fat slobs that bully scrawny 14 year old diabetic kids while hiding behind a badge, I can only hope someone records that and posts it to YouTube.
David IrvingFeb 16th 2008 11:20PM
All the info you need: http://tinyurl.com/2ltbn5
New Charges Surface for Cop:
http://tinyurl.com/3ajrez
LeoFeb 17th 2008 11:46AM
frankly i find it shocking that this article reffers to the officer as a casualty.
video evidence of police brutality and borderline child abuse being released to the public domain in no way makes a victim of this police officer.
D WeeksFeb 17th 2008 9:47PM
No way is this officer a casualty. It appears to me as assault or police brutality. Think of this. If a good police officer came by and witnessed a civilian man treating a young boy this way, he would have arrested the man. Probably even if it was the child's father. What's the difference here? Mistreatment is mistreatment! Inappropriate behavior is inappropriate behavior! Abuse is abuse!