This week we asked readers their thought on the police officers doused with water during recent arrests, including one in the Bronx, and whether these individuals should have been arrested on the spot.

 

 

I do think they should have arrested them right there on the spot. Why did they have to wait a day to arrest them? They should be charged with a misdemeanor, first of all, because I think they did it for fun as they were having a nice time.

 

 

 

 

When I first saw the video, it seemed like they were all okay and in sync with it, including the police officers. Them running away made me think like they were all playing in good fun. When I saw it was a matter of disrespect, that’s when I got upset. The police are here trying to do their job and have a hard time as it is, they don’t need that. So I was glad they made arrests. It was good detective work; they grabbed them and it was the best thing they could do. Otherwise they will think it’s okay to do that.

 

 

 

My first reaction was I could not believe it. I realize that we do have problems in the Hispanic and black communities with police, but I feel they should still be respected. You know when you cross that line of just allowing cops to have water thrown on them, then what’s going to be next, that it’s okay to shoot them? So I’ve seen the video, but still they had no right throwing the water. I understand why the cops didn’t do anything, because they knew they were probably going to be videotaped, but still they should have held their ground. At the end of the day, they still have to show their authority and they should have said something.

 

 

 

I feel like the kids were wrong throwing the water on the police officers, because they are still a form of authority. Water can’t just be thrown on anybody. You don’t know if it’s water or urine or water from the street. It’s totally disrespectful, even if it’s all fun and games. I think it was wrong of the kids. It was a hot day; I think they were underage. Call their parents and make a report or put them in jail or something, because they have to learn. I see them playing with water and I tell them, “Hold on, let me get by.”

 

 

 

Yes, I saw it and I said, “Oh my goodness, that’s wrong.” Because they didn’t know who or what the person was being arrested for, so they should at least find out the reason before they do something like that. I guess they were just retaliating because of the decision handed down in the Eric Garner case. The guy being arrested could have killed somebody or hurt somebody and they caught him and they were just retaliating because of the Garner case. So they see someone being arrested and they’re going to pick on the cops, but that’s wrong.