Lancaster groups call for police firing after video stirs outrage

Lancaster Stands Up and several other community groups are calling for the firing of several Lancaster Bureau of Police officers for using a “high level of force” while arresting three people in numerous videos including a video posted to Facebook Friday night in the city.

While the videos do not show what led to the arrest, the groups that signed an open letter calling for the officers involved to be terminated claim the three people who were arrested were “three boys who were simply riding their bikes.”

“The children followed the officers’ commands and still ended up with a knee in their back and their wrists in cuffs, and one was maced,” the letter states. “These officers did not engage in any de-escalation tactics; they were the main escalators and aggressors.”

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