'I'll crack you across the jaw bro': White Australian police officer slams an Aboriginal boy face-first into the ground for threatening him - in the wake of George Floyd's death
- A police officer was filmed throwing a young indigenous man to the ground
- Moments earlier, the man had threatened to physically assault the officer
- Vision sparked outrage after death of George Floyd allegedly at hands of cop
- A white cop was filmed with his knees pressed against Floyd until he passed out
- The cop has since been arrested - but riots have been raging all over America
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A 16-year-old Aboriginal boy suffered a chipped tooth and bruising all over his body after he was thrown to the ground by a police officer.
Footage shows the officer, who was patrolling Surry Hills in Sydney's inner east about 5.30pm on Monday, swiping the boy's feet from underneath him during an arrest.
Moments earlier, the boy had threatened to physically assault the officer.
'I'll crack you across the jaw, bro,' the teenager said.
At first, the officer appeared taken aback by the outburst, asking: 'What was that?'
A 16-year-old boy suffered a chipped tooth and bruising all over his body after he was thrown to the ground by a police officer
But he then approached the teenager - who was with friends at the time - and tried to handcuff him.
The person who filmed the altercation groaned under his breath as his friend was put in handcuffs and had his legs kicked out from underneath him, forcing him face-first into the footpath.
'What the f**k!' the man filming said.
'You just slammed him on his face,' two other voices added.
A female officer then pinned down the teenager's legs while the first officer adjusted the handcuffs behind his back.
The footage emerged on the eve of a scheduled protest against the treatment of indigenous people in Australia, similar to the protests occurring in America following the death of George Floyd last week.
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A police officer was filmed throwing a young indigenous man to the ground after he was threatened
Following his arrest, the family claim he was taken to holding cells before being transferred to St Vincent's Hospital via ambulance, where he spent the night waiting for results from x-rays to his shoulder, knee and elbow.
The teenager appeared to struggle to move his arms behind his back and was wailing as he lay on the ground.
'He's in pain, bro. He's in pain,' the friend said. 'You just slammed him on the f**king face.'
Following his arrest, the teen's family claim he was taken to holding cells before being transferred to St Vincent's Hospital via ambulance, where he spent the night waiting for results from x-rays of his shoulder, knee and elbow.
'He has a bruised shoulder, cuts and grazing to his knee, face and elbow, and chipped teeth,' the relative said.
'No charges have been laid... police state he will be charged at a later date.'
'He has a bruised shoulder, cuts and grazing to his knee, face and elbow and chipped teeth,' a relative said
The vision sparked outrage, with commenters saying the incident was particularly unnerving as it follows the death of George Floyd in Minneapolis after a white cop knelt on his throat for eight minutes during an arrest.
Out-of-control riots have raged across the United States in protest at Floyd's death, with demonstrators setting fire to police cars and looting buildings.
'What a hero,' one person wrote. 'Instead of smashing his face, try talking to him. Show him you guys ain’t that bad. That kid will just grow up hating cops more.'
'Handcuffs are enough... There was no need to drop [him],' another added.
But other commenters argue the officer did not use excessive force, and instead detained the young man so he could not follow through with his threats.
'That's what happens when you mouth off,' one said.
'Don't threaten the police and this won't happen,' another added.
Footage shows the officer, who was patrolling in Surry Hills in Sydney at the time, swipe the feet from underneath the man during the arrest (left). While on the floor, the young man appeared to struggle to manoeuvre his arms behind his back and was wailing (right)
A protester poses for photos next to a burning police vehicle in Los Angeles, Saturday, May 30 during a demonstration following the death of George Floyd
Mr Floyd's death, which was filmed and circulated online, sparked uprisings globally while Australia's indigenous community said it was a reflection of the treatment they receive from police.
At least 432 Aboriginal people have died in custody since the 1991 Royal Commission, which investigated 99 such deaths from 1980 to 1989.
Two who were shot dead in the past year led to police being charged with murder, both of whom pleaded not guilty and are awaiting trial.
Aboriginal activists draw direct parallels between Mr Floyd's death, and many others like him in the U.S., and the high rate of indigenous deaths in Australia.
'So many of our Aboriginal people dead in custody in Australia has came about by this exact kind of brutal procedure of the knee in the neck area causing breathing to cut off,' Perth community leader Mervyn Eades said.
TV Host Shelly Ware added: 'The past few days has also shone a light on the work Australia still has to do. Our back yard is certainly not clean.
'Aboriginal deaths in custody... is still happening. Justice has not been served for these people and their loved ones and family still suffer today.'
Daily Mail Australia has contacted NSW Police for more information.
Officer Derek Chauvin (pictured) was identified as the officer pinning down George Floyd in video footage that was widely shared last week
Washington DC: Protesters holding banners march from Capitol Hill toward the White House during a rally against the death in Minneapolis police custody of George Floyd on Saturday
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