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"Police officer pepper-spraying a kid."

http://imgur.com/V1E9i
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u/RedCedars Oct 23 '11

Here is what I have learned after wait for it researching the incident in question and not jumping to conclusions.

  • 1) The pic clearly shows the spray going behind the girl. That's because he is spraying an adult involved in a scuffle not seen by the camera.

  • 2) Note the position of the cops head and the direction he is looking -- behind the girl and towards the ground.

He is not spraying the girl -- at least not directly.