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Some parts are false given I watched first hand, a kid getting beat by a cop.

Perhaps the McLean Patch should consider running a story about the deterioration of the First Amendment caused by journalistic censorship.

Parents need to be involved and asking their kids where they are going and with whom. I mean, if you read this article it's incredible. Hundreds of kids involved, drunken brawling, and this has happened before? Why haven't parents cracked down and set limits on their kids? That's what my parents did, along with their friends, when things started to get out of hand. We just couldn't go anywhere for a while without a parent or older sibling. Once we'd gotten the message we were given some freedom back. These kids are just running wild. Where are the parents?

This is slander, I personally watched as a kid was hit in the throat by a baton just for trash talking, not fighting. The McLean Patch shouldn't censor anything and the FCPD should stop trying to protect their officers who are at fault. For Christ's sake, police brutality against HIGH SCHOOL KIDS?

This is a serious example of falsified reporting. While I understand that a drunk high-schooler's account of what happened isnt the most accurate, there are many people there who can attest to the falseness of this officer's account. Swinging night sticks, pepper spray, tasers, handcuffs...Of course, nothing will get done about this since we all know what happens when trusting the public vs the police...

If an online publication is not open to reader feedback, perhaps it should not include a comments section in the first place. Removing reader comments destroys journalistic credibility.

I respectfully disagree with nearly everything said by the officer who was interviewed. As a Langley student myself, I was present at McDonald's after the game. While there certainly were unruly students, minor altercations, and intoxicated minors, there were also police officers abusing their authority over the situation. One student was stuck by a baton several times when in line ordering his meal. He was not intoxicated, nor was he unruly. The following morning, he went to a clinic to have pictures taken of his bruises and his father paid a visit to the police station to file a complaint. My purpose in writing this is not to spare Langley students of blame, but rather to call attention to the untruth spoken by this officer and shed light on the real circumstances of the incident.

I think the Manager of the McDonald's needs to accept some level of responsibility for allowing a huge crowd of kids into the establishment. If there are too many patrons that make a situation possibly unsafe (ever heard of the fire code?) then the management needs to manage the crowd to keep all patrons safe. This does not excuse what seems to be bad and possibly drunken behavior of some students that night, but allowing a huge crowd into such a small restaurant is really a poor way to look after members of the community we care about a great deal - our kids. I hope an investigation into the McDonalds and their lack of code enforcement regarding fire and life safety issues are addressed as a follow up to what I call a very one-sided report on what happened that night.

I personally witnessed a police officer strike a student with a baton. Now believe what you want, however the fact of the matter is Fairfax County Police need to be held responsible for their actions. After reading this falsified report, the McLean Patch lost any credibility for me and many of those whom I know. I find it disgusting that a police officer can get away with beating a high schooler in a public fast food place, surrounded by hundreds of witnesses, and not be held accountable for their actions.

Perhaps the police need to give advance notice to the McDonalds and recommend that it close early on those game nights.

Part of the problem is that there's not a single McDonalds in the Langley district so the Langley kids end up at the same McDonalds as the McLean students. I guess they could go to L'Auberge Chez Francois after the game, but that's a bit pricy for high schoolers.

Being a Mclean student and living walking distance from the McDonalds, I was there when this entire thing happened and I witnessed my friend getting beaten up by a cop. He also put up a white towel to his face and when he brought it back down there was blood all over it. No matter what the circumstances were, it is never okay to hit a high school kid. Not to mention, the police came close to tasing another student just for walking away. This is a complete abuse of power and what the police are saying in this article is completely false

This is NOT exactly the way things went down at the McDonald's. I am the mother of one of the students who was hit, not once but twice. Once in the mouth and the other in the throat. I would like to challenge Captain Janickey on how the events played out that evening at McDonald's. I would also ask the editor of this article to interview my son, the Langley kid who got jacked up and pinned against the window and the several other students who were hit by the officer. Get their side of the story. Just because you received this info from a police officer, does not make the info correct or true. My son and I met with Lt. Pifer the next day at the police station. My son and I were told by Lt. Pifer that the McDonald's manager phoned the police and asked them to come. Captain Janickey states that the manager came running out the door for police assistance. Which one is it?? I was made aware from Lt. Pifer that fights had happened there after the last McLean/Langley game. FCPD had officers already in the parking lot before the students got there. I am assuming they were there to make sure there were no fights this time. What I have a hard time with is why would you sit in your cruiser and watch 100 or 200 students from rival schools walk into a McDonald's? Why not be proactive and not allow all those students in at one time. Instead, you watch it happen and then send in officer's. There were "NO" fights in McDonald's and the only person who hit/hurt anyone were the police.

Just Lies! get the facts before you post an article for all accounts

Why don't they look at McDonald's cameras of that night?

What about more info on the cops that beat up the kids who didnt do anything?

If Ron Paul is President. This would never happen...

how about we write a story about the langley-mclean basketball community comming together for one Coach Hess and his Daughter Gianna? #prayingforGianna

Based on the comments I am reading, I think the Patch needs to follow up with this story and run it down some more. I think it is fair to say there are many views of what actually happened at the McDonalds on Friday. If you are going to report something that is of great interest to the community - get it right. I do not feel your story did much to tell the whole story nor did your sources come from all possible angles. Why no response from either Principal of our high schools? Any action they are taking together or unilaterally to address this situation? If not, why?

This is not journalism and the McLean Patch does not deserve to call themselves a newspaper after this story. The most important aspect of journalism is balance and this story demonstrates absolutely no balance of restrain of the writers opinion. The McLean Patch is not responsible for the false statements of the police as they attributed the quotes to the officer. But, you are fully responsible for only reporting one side of the story. As a newspaper you have the responsibility to always report all views and you've failed (again). The Saxon Scope, a high school newspaper, is more credible than the Patch and you should be embarrassed for printing stories like these.

Okay - who HAS the VIDEO of this event ??? Someone had to have pulled out their iPhone and took video ?

Post a link here so we can see it - that will give credibility and traction to ANY comments/allegations made herein.

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When I look at the YouTube video, it's clear that there are unruly students and it would be nearly impossible for anyone to get through that crowd to break up a fight in time. As anyone knows, all it takes is a one-on-one fight to quickly escalate to a full-scale brawl. Which would you rather have? A full scale brawl with multiple injuries? Or, a few kids who get busted lips for disrepecting the police?

I wouldn't believe anything Fairfax County Police have to say