Jon Stewart Blasts Texas Cop's Violent Response to Teen Pool Party

AlterNet
June 09, 2015

On last night's Daily Show, Jon Stewart kicked off the start of summer. "What fun summer story are we covering tonight?' he wondered excitedly.

Stewart takes us to Texas, where a cop is on administrative leave after manhandling black teenagers at a pool party. Stewart is shocked by footage showing the cop violently throwing a young woman on the ground and pointing his gun at the teens. How did a pool party escalate, Stewart wonders. 

"When I say Marco you say Polo motherfucker!" Stewart yells.

Stewart also points out that the cop is screaming at the girl to get her ass on the ground, when she is already sitting down. "Not only is he an asshole, he's being redundant." 

Watch the clip below courtesy of Comedy Central. 

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