Apparently there was a DJ set up outside the pool area and tweeting about the pool party and a $15 cover to get in. He should face penalties too. It's a private HOA pool so that's not allowed. Tweeting the location of this party and inviting everyone on Twitter is what caused it to get out of hand really fast. How irresponsible.
The homeowners (of all ethnicities, Black, White, Hispanic, Indian, Asian) were upset about the loud music and kids climbing the fence to get into the pool, reports of alcohol and smoking weed and their refusal to leave so the police were called by a number of residents and security guards.
I read where the ladies were telling the kids to go back to section 8 housing. Smh again. Why does it have to get to that? I really hate it when a stupidity issue gets turned into a race issue. These kids were being stupid for not controlling themselves. That dj was being stupid for tweeting invites. The adults were stupid for spouting racial slurs and aggravating an already tense situation and the cop was the most stupid for escalating the situation to the point he did. Throwing a mouthy teenager to the ground is completely unacceptable. Would he have done it if she was blond haired and blue eyed? No.
Yes race played a part after the fact, but stupidity was the primary problem here. All the way around. Now the neighborhood residents are getting death threats for being a racist community. Ugh.
Check out the WFAA Facebook page and read the posts from those that saw what happened. There's a lot that's not being reported. The cop was WRONG. No question. He should be charged with assault of a minor. But the things that lead up to them being called were wrong too. That DJ should be held responsible for causing so many people to come in the first place. He didn't break the law, but the city of McKinney should send him the bill for all this bullshit.