To Noisey For Hoops Analysis

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To Noisey for Hoops The Gainesville police department received a called about rambunctious children playing outside in the neighborhood. Officer White responded to the scene of the complaint. When he arrived, he noticed teenagers outside playing basketball. Officer White approached the teenagers and explained to them, he was there because of a noise complaint. Even though the cops were called Officer White did not reprimand the teenagers instead he joined them playing basketball. Although, the public perception of police officers has been negative due to police brutality, the video of Officer White playing basketball with minorities sends out a positive message.
It shows that every time the police is called it doesn’t have to result into something negative. For instance, once the other children seen Officer White engages in a game of basketball with their peers, they ran outside and joined them. The children wasn’t committing a crime nor bothering anyone they were children being children playing outside. The compassion he had for the children, because the emergency dispatcher was called on them for simply being children. Officer White reassured them that they didn’t do anything wrong, and it was okay to play basketball outside. …show more content…

The Orlando Magic invited the group of boys to come to a basketball game and sent their bus to pick them up. Which included a meet and greet with the NBA players and courtside seats. The Florida Gators gave them tickets to a basketball game. The public started donating basketballs and hoops. The Mayor of Gainesville invited the group of teenagers to his house. The Harlem Globetrotters came to visit the group of teenagers and gave them tickets to a basketball game. The Orland Magic Honored Officer White in #Hoopsnotcrimecrew in a worldwide celebration for his acts of kindness toward the

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