Man Who Witnessed McKinney Pool Party Incident Not Racially Motivated

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Benet Embry who lives in the McKinney, Texas neighborhood has come to the defense of the police telling CNN he believes that their actions were not racially motivated. According to Embry, their neighborhood omeowners Association rules only permit 2 visitors per guest but once the party reached social media the crowd became bigger. Fights took place and police were called.

“It was about 130 kids there. 100 good kids there just having a good time. Out of that 130 predominantly african-american, 7 knuckleheads ruined it for everybody”

Police officer Corporal Eric Casebolt was placed on administrative leave after he was seen throwing and placing his knee into the back of an unarmed 14-year-old girl. Since the video went viral, the teen, Dajerria Becton, and Tatiana, the 19-year-old who threw the party, have spoken out about the incident and Casebolt’s aggressive behavior.

Embry says that he has gotten death threats because of his view of the incident. Check out the incident below.