“I THINK the arresting officer’s actions were just as abhorrent as the language used by my son,” said Steve Pierce. “I have a big problem with criminalizing a 15-year-old boy over a mistake that wasn’t directed in animosity or meant to assault anybody in any way.”

The problem began when Pierce’s 15-year-old son was in McChesney Park , Port St. Lucie, Florida. The lad was singing along to a tune on his MP3 player. The lyrics included two swears and a “racial slur”.

A passing copper hears the singing and makes an arrest.

Port St. Lucie Police Chief John Bolduc explains:

Always good to know that the police are making arrests not to uphold the law but to make a point.

The lad is due to go to court. He has been banned from the park for a year.

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