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An arrest caught on camera has left one Calgary family wondering if police went too far. Twelve-year-old Rayan Sanoubar was skateboarding at a Southwood community rink and captured parts of the encounter on video.
It started on Thursday afternoon when bylaw officers responded to reports of 40-plus people crowding the Southwood community rink and skatepark.
“A peace officer came sat in this car and got out and… told skateboarders we have to go and [we’re] not allowed to be there and we all refused, and he called for backup for other police to come,” Sanoubar said.
The video shows one person down on the ground and several police officers around. The person in police custody is heard yelling profanities and said, “Where’s our freedom? These police are handcuffing me, we are outside.”
“They had him on the ground for six minutes, just frozen, cutting his skates off with a knife. They arrested him and threatened us saying, ‘We are going to give you tickets if you don’t walk away,'” Sanoubar said.