A video that went viral on Wednesday shows an aggressive police arrest of a young black man who was allegedly smoking marijuana at a park in New York City.

Video of the incident, taken by a bystander, shows the man pleading with a plainclothes officer at the 100% Playground on Glenwood Road in Brooklyn on Wednesday night. The man repeatedly asked why he is being detained as the office held him against a wall, telling the man not to move, and pulling out what appeared to be a taser.

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