Viral Video Shows Cops Terrorizing A Sobbing 10-Year Old Boy Over Stealing A Bag Of Chips From Convenience Store

A shocking video of police in Syracuse, New York, terrorizing a young black boy for stealing a packet of chips from a convenience store has left the internet fuming with anger.

The bizarre incident was caught on camera should at least 4 officers on the upstate force bullying and using force to drag the 10-year-old boy and force the scared child into a waiting patrol car.

The video was posted on social media and it garnered backlash from the public

The little boy appears terribly scared and traumatized by the whole ordeal and was seen crying and screaming as the police continued to force him into the waiting police car. 

The person filming the arrest was speechless himself and shouted at the officers to let the little boy go.

'What ya'll doing?' the man asked.

'Guess! Take a guess what i'm doing!' the police officer responded.

'He looks like a baby to me. I don't know what you're doing. So what's going on then?' the man continued to question.

'He's stealing stuff. If he breaks into your house…' another officer said before being cut off. 

'Nah man! What he stole a bag of chips so you gotta treat him like a cold-blooded f**king criminal?' the person filming responded in disbelief. 

The shameless officers then responded to him rudely and told him off, telling him to mind their own business and let the police do their job.

'Keep walking dude, you don't know even know what you're talking about,' one officer replied.

'I know what I just came up and see!' the man behind the camera stated. 'I know what I just came up and see!'

He asked what the youngster had done and upon being told he had stolen a snack, the man came forward to pay for the child's 'stolen snack.'

'I see you snatching him up the butt like he's a grown-ass man - and he said it wasn't him!

'If he stole some chips, I'll pay for them. I'll pay for them! Leave him alone! He's a kid!', the man demanded. 

The video then ends with the child crying hysterically as he is seen sitting at the back of the car.

The disturbing incident has sparked a furious reaction from the public with social media users calling out the police officers for being so cold-blooded in treating the little kid in this manner.

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'They traumatized that little boy over a bag of chips? Unbelievable,' wrote Jeanne Boudreau.

'Talk it over with him, take him to his parents, and have some ****ing compassion...' wrote another user.

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'Not saying there shouldn't be any consequences but when people steal food it's because they're hungry. Feed him and address the stealing a different way than putting him in cuffs smh,' added another.

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After heavy backlash, the incident is now under investigation by the Syracuse Police Department which released a statement on the matter:

'We are aware of a video being shared on social media involving several of our Officers and juveniles accused of stealing from a store on the City's northside. The incident, including the Officers' actions and body-worn cameras, are being reviewed. 

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'There is some misinformation involving this case. The juvenile suspected of larceny was not placed in handcuffs. He was placed in the rear of a patrol unit where he was directly brought home. Officers met with the child's father and no charges were filed.'

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