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| McKinney video: Protest over Texas pool party policing | |
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| Hundreds of people have marched through a city near Dallas, Texas, after a video showed a police officer pointing his gun at teenagers. | |
| The video, filmed on Friday, shows an officer in McKinney pinning a black 15-year-old girl in a bikini to the ground with his knees. | The video, filmed on Friday, shows an officer in McKinney pinning a black 15-year-old girl in a bikini to the ground with his knees. |
| The protesters are demanding that the police officer, who is white, should be dismissed. | The protesters are demanding that the police officer, who is white, should be dismissed. |
| The officer, Corporal David Eric Casebolt, has been placed on leave. | The officer, Corporal David Eric Casebolt, has been placed on leave. |
| In a statement posted on Facebook, McKinney police said they were called because a number of uninvited people refused to leave the swimming pool. | In a statement posted on Facebook, McKinney police said they were called because a number of uninvited people refused to leave the swimming pool. |
| A fight then broke out, and more calls were made to police. | A fight then broke out, and more calls were made to police. |
| In a video that is more than seven minutes long, Mr Casebolt is shown swearing at a number of black youths, pointing his gun at others, and pulling the girl by her arm, before pinning her to the ground with his knees. | In a video that is more than seven minutes long, Mr Casebolt is shown swearing at a number of black youths, pointing his gun at others, and pulling the girl by her arm, before pinning her to the ground with his knees. |
| The girl, Dajerria Becton, told the Texan broadcaster KDFW: "Him getting fired isn't enough." | The girl, Dajerria Becton, told the Texan broadcaster KDFW: "Him getting fired isn't enough." |
| On Monday night, close to 800 people marched through McKinney, a city of almost 150,000 people. | On Monday night, close to 800 people marched through McKinney, a city of almost 150,000 people. |
| They walked from a school to the swimming pool, carrying placards with slogans including "My skin colour is not a crime" and "Don't tread on our kids". | They walked from a school to the swimming pool, carrying placards with slogans including "My skin colour is not a crime" and "Don't tread on our kids". |
| Civil rights leaders in McKinney said they wanted an investigation by the US justice department, and to see Mr Casebolt dismissed. | |
| The incident comes at a time of heightened scrutiny about how US police forces respond to minorities. | The incident comes at a time of heightened scrutiny about how US police forces respond to minorities. |
| Protests have followed the deaths of several African Americans in police incidents since July 2014 - Michael Brown in Ferguson, Missouri, Eric Garner in New York, Freddie Gray in Baltimore and Tamir Rice in Cleveland, Ohio. | Protests have followed the deaths of several African Americans in police incidents since July 2014 - Michael Brown in Ferguson, Missouri, Eric Garner in New York, Freddie Gray in Baltimore and Tamir Rice in Cleveland, Ohio. |
| Benet Embry, a radio host who witnessed the incident, defended the police, saying: "That's what they are supposed to do - protect us. | Benet Embry, a radio host who witnessed the incident, defended the police, saying: "That's what they are supposed to do - protect us. |
| "I don't know any other way he could have taken her down or established order." | "I don't know any other way he could have taken her down or established order." |
| A number of comments on the police department's Facebook page have defended the officer's actions. | A number of comments on the police department's Facebook page have defended the officer's actions. |
| Police said the video "raised concerns that are being investigated". | Police said the video "raised concerns that are being investigated". |
| Mr Casebolt has not commented on the investigation. | Mr Casebolt has not commented on the investigation. |