"Later," the Inquirer wrote, Manning—a straight-A student with no criminal record—"can be seen on the ground in what [Police Commissioner Charles H.] Ramsey called a struggle with officers."
Manning's attorney Lewis Small told the Inquirer that after Manning's arrest, "a female officer grabbed the teen's genitals during a pat-down search and pulled, causing a testicle to rupture."
That a "pat-down search" could be so violent as to cause a boy's testicles to burst may seem like an anomaly. But this—and many other "frisks," which are legally allowed only on the outside of clothing—is not just a quick check for weapons. People do not hide guns beneath testicles. While we may not hear such stories very often, teenagers in areas where stop-and-frisk is common know that a penis grab is a regular part of the whole, degrading process.
Police Assault Teen So Violently During Search That His Testicles Burst | Alternet
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