RI Cops Probed For Making Teens Do Pushups As Punishment [VIDEO]

Sometimes, whether right or wrong, the Police will seek to make everyone at the scene of a dispute happy. This is what it looks like to me - the kids won't have any long term damage on their record, and the mailbox owners feel like the cops sought some kind of punishment. Unfortunately, it was a no-win situation. If the cops had arrested the vandals, and the prosecutor let them go because it wasn't worth the time to prosecute anyone, the mailbox owners would have felt shafted. If the cops had arrested the vandals, the prosecutor took them to court, and the vandals were ordered to 1 month behind bars, people would have cried "for a mailbox??". Sometimes, there is no way for the Police to win.

Push-ups for vandalism? I say, 'Sounds Good!'

Poor little children..............Boo-Hoo

Fire the mayor, give the cops raises, make the kids pay for the mailbox and fine the neighbor for violating privacy.

It's the principle. But then again im talking with Liberals here. You guys pass laws that have us in cages as long as we're safe.

Yeah, because exercise is such a cruel and unusual punishment for today's fat, lazy, video game thugs...

Rare anywhere in the USA. This is how many of our respectable citizens are what they are due to some community minded officers. They are to be commended!

Cops did the right thing..sounds like the Mayor is goinfg after that all important anti-cop vote..next time arrest the perps and tie up the legal system for a while--any questions as to why many today's young people laugh at the law, law enforcement and the judicial system..

That why a lot of teens are jerks!! When they did something wrong they can't get the proper punishment, so they never think it's a big deal! When someone finally wants to give them the punishment they deserve, they get suspended. This is absolutely ridiculous!!!!

Good job to the cops!!! People always find something to complain about, regardless. Instead of this guy videotaping and trying to make the cops look bad, he should have stopped and complimented them for teaching these kids a lesson, rather than arresting them. I think in addition to the push-ups, they should also be given some community service work!
All due respect Mayor, but I think you need to re-evaluate your comments!