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Keene, NH — Since General John Stark coined the phrase in 1809, the state motto of New Hampshire has been “Live Free or Die.” As the police state continues to encroach on our freedoms and oppress individuals, this motto has become laughable as prisons are filled with non-violent drug offenders and victimless “criminals.” The state should definitely rethink this motto, especially considering the following case of a child tackled by a cop for walking away from him. Perhaps the new motto should read, “Live as free as we arbitrarily say you can and if you get too free, we will tackle you from behind and beat your ass.” Yeah, that sounds much more accurate.

A disturbing video has gone viral this week because it shows a school resource officer at Keene High School tackling a non-violent teen from behind and slamming him to the ground — for allegedly vaping in a bathroom and then walking away.

As the video shows, the teen is merely walking out of the bathroom when the officer follows him out, jumps on his back with his arms wrapped around, and slams him into the wall before smashing him into the ground. The entire situation appeared to be an completely unnecessary escalation of violence by the officer. However, the police department sees it quite differently.

Just days after the video went viral, police had already concluded that Officer Joshua English acted appropriately when he jumped on top of the non-violent teen and tackled him to the ground for allegedly vaping and walking away.

“Officer (Joshua) English’s response to this resistance was reviewed, including the review of KHS surveillance camera footage of the incident,” Police Chief Steven Russo said in a statement on Monday. “Officer English’s response was determined to be within KPD policy and procedure, and in compliance with the New Hampshire Use of Force Statute.”

Apparently, it is okay for police officers to initiate violence against children who walk away from them. The boy’s father, who says his son was battered and bruised from the incident, disagrees.

According to the boy’s father, who asked not to be named, his son has been caught vaping before and was merely given a ticket as it is against school policy to vape on campus. However, he says this recent reaction from the school cop is over the top.

“If he was vaping in there, he should be punished, but punishment isn’t slamming him into the wall and onto the ground,” said the father, who asked not to be named. “He was walking out of the bathroom.”

As the Union Leader reports:

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