Uploaded October 2018 | Updated September 2026, 14 hours ago
Full video of Massachusetts State Police officer Kamel badge #814 arresting my friend Derek at Lynch skatepark, Cambridge MA. Derek was politely asking the officer why they were kicking 40+ people out of the skatepark at 8:30, when the lights shut off at 9:00. Officer Kamel gave no explanation of what crime he was committing, and he did not read him his rights. He kept inching closer to my friend while telling him to “keep his distance”, until he finally decided to throw him onto the ground and put him in cuffs with excessive force. Please share so people see the real account of what happened.
the state police told me you can file a complaint with internal affairs by calling the citizen intake line 508-988-7003 or by filling out Form SP340 at mass.gov/msp
Update: To all the people asking what happened before the video started, I just want to say that everyone in the skatepark was being respectful and genuinely confused as to why this officer was coming into the public skatepark so aggressively. His announcements over the PA system were distorted and echoed to the point that nobody got the message. Derek just happened to be the only person to go up him and ask him to clarify what he was saying, face to face.
Just because a cop shows up, I'm not going to be the guy to whip out my phone and film his every move. I understand that the police are in the headlines a lot these days, and I don't want to fuel the fire unnecessarily. If I were the officer, I would be pissed if I had a camera shoved in my face every time I went out to do my job too. However, when he refused to answer Derek's question and became more aggressive with his words and body language, I decided it was time to start filming.
Full video of Massachusetts State Police officer Kamel badge #814 arresting my friend Derek at Lynch skatepark, Cambridge MA. Derek was politely asking the officer why they were kicking 40+ people out of the skatepark at 8:30, when the lights shut off at 9:00. Officer Kamel gave no explanation of what crime he was committing, and he did not read him his rights. He kept inching closer to my friend while telling him to “keep his distance”, until he finally decided to throw him onto the ground and put him in cuffs with excessive force. Please share so people see the real account of what happened.
the state police told me you can file a complaint with internal affairs by calling the citizen intake line 508-988-7003 or by filling out Form SP340 at mass.gov/msp
Update: To all the people asking what happened before the video started, I just want to say that everyone in the skatepark was being respectful and genuinely confused as to why this officer was coming into the public skatepark so aggressively. His announcements over the PA system were distorted and echoed to the point that nobody got the message. Derek just happened to be the only person to go up him and ask him to clarify what he was saying, face to face.
Just because a cop shows up, I'm not going to be the guy to whip out my phone and film his every move. I understand that the police are in the headlines a lot these days, and I don't want to fuel the fire unnecessarily. If I were the officer, I would be pissed if I had a camera shoved in my face every time I went out to do my job too. However, when he refused to answer Derek's question and became more aggressive with his words and body language, I decided it was time to start filming.
