Criminal justice experts, and even some members of the probation department who spoke to The Times on the condition of anonymity, have decried the actions depicted in the video as excessive force and “child abuse.”
The Los Angeles County district attorney’s office has launched a criminal investigation into the behavior of several probation officers seen piling on top of a teenager and bending his legs toward his headTiffiny Blacknell, chief spokesperson for the district attorney’s office, said prosecutors “have obtained a copy of the surveillance footage depicting the incident” and will assign a deputy district attorney and investigator to the matter.
In the video, a probation department supervisor identified as Oscar Cross can be seen shoving the boy before the melee begins. During the struggle, four officers grab the boy’s limbs, force him onto a bed by his neck and place a knee in his back.
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