i've been seeing lots of these wrong person arrests recently and wonder if its a new trend or  just increased media exposure but whatever the cause the cops in these situations are out of control;

An 11-year-old New York girl burst into tears when deputies mistakenly handcuffed her for several minutes, believing she was a car thief.

Video footage shows the girl was walking home from Brighton Academy Middle School in Syracuse with friends when Onondaga County deputies stopped her, just five blocks from where teens had abandoned a stolen Kia, according to the NY Post.

Video from her cousin showed that the deputies detained her for seven minutes, citing her pink puffer jacket, camo pants, and white sneakers as matching the description of a suspect. 

The other children repeatedly told deputies they had the wrong person, but the officers insisted she was the suspect, even showing them a photo for comparison, the footage shows.

“Girl, you gonna tell me this ain’t you?” an officer says to the girl. Another added: “It is what it is. If you’re honest, it will make it easy.”...........more......