Texas cop lets teen do 200 pushups instead of arrest for marijuana





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The Arlington Police Department is among the many social media users to repost a video of one of its officers giving a kid a break.

On Monday night, Officer Eric Ball was working an off-duty job at a local movie theater, where a teenager was smoking marijuana outside, according to the Star-Telegram.

When Ball approached the young man outside, the officer saw him throw away a cigarette and smelled marijuana, WFAA reported.

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Arlington police spokesman Lt. Christopher Cook told the Star-Telegram that the teen was respectful, so the officer gave him the option of doing 200 pushups instead of going to jail.

"He could have very well arrested this teen, but instead he tried to do something better," Cook told the paper.

The young man, who was not named, was believed to be about 17 or 18 years old. Even his mom thanked Ball and gave him a hug, saying she would have made her son do more pushups, according to WFAA.