Across the area

That punk was trying to provoke the deputy by getting in his face.The first thing out of his mouth was we gettin paid y'all. Did this punk already hit an officer and got away with it?

That was the other guy not in the one in front of the car the deputy was in the wrong. I did not see where they did anything wrong just picking on them because they were black and because that is how they dress now and days.

Maybe the kid is a punk. But the cop was definitely WRONG. He did NOTHING to de-escalate the situation, but provoked the kid. Lorenzo Williams: I don't know you. You may be the thug the cop said you are. But in this case, YOU DID NOTHING WRONG. Nation needs anger management classes. I'm glad he was fired.

Naaah, I'm sorry folks, I think if any one of you were put in that same situation, you would've reacted in some sort of defensive way when this boy jerked his head toward the officer's face. It's just an instinctive reaction that this officer was trained to do when confronted. True, he COULD have de-escalated the situation earlier, but he didn't, for whatever reason. He should not have been fired for this. He could've been counseled, but not fired. Besides, the boy was a punk (he showed that) and I'm glad that there are police officers out there that are protecting the rest of us. Any of ya'll who are saying he should've been fired would rather want a cop like this come to help you than a wimp. I bet the sheriff also knows that he'd rather have a strong cop than a weaker and more "politically-correct" cop out there, he just won't admit it. I just wish that the cop had been black, because you know good and well that this is going to turn into a black vs white thing!

Yes this boy has an attitude problem(not against the law), but the police was hassling him over his panties showing(not against the law). None of this would have come about if the police had waited for a crime to be committed before making a stop. Nations was definitely in the wrong.

Sheriffs officers have a very demanding job and it is difficult to deal with the thug population. I agree that the officer was wrong but I do not see that he should have been fired because his intension's were to battle a vulgar crime filled element that is rife with criminal activity. This video could be a valuable tool in officer training and it also could be used to make Nation into a better officer.

It was a good, quick self defense maneuver...

Pretend that you are an officer and have to work around and serve people like Lorenzo Williams. These young people are a disgrace to the civil rights movement because they have educational opportunity and they do not take advantage of it by their own choosing. Sadily, the United States national product is now crime, poverty and ignorance. We can change this. Martin Luther King died trying to give people like Williams the same freedoms that the majority of society enjoyed. People like Williams, thugs, are most likely a by product of unplanned pregnancy and they are born into a linage of welfare recipients. They have learned helplessness because of federal entitlement programs. Please liberate these people from the chains of Federal give-a-way programs. We the middle class are tired of being squeezed. We are tried of paying federal taxes for people like Williams. Allow these "welfare as a way of life" people the opportunity to develop into productive law abiding citizens because if you do not and they keep breeding and increasing in numbers their voting power will enslave us too.

The only thing the deputy did wrong is he should have watched this group of young men a little longer. Williams was trying to provoke where he can be paid. Baggy pants are not against the law in Aiken County but it is in other counties.Why wear outer pants if you are going to show off your underwear? It is offensive to me to see people underwear Does Williams go to school or work. How is he supported? Williams showed no respect for his elders or law enforcement. Like he said is is not scared of the law.

ya'll are all full of sh**, it seems clear that this EX-officer was a racist. Those young men weren't doing anything. He was looking for a reason to mess with them. He asked Mr. Williams to look him in the face and tell him that and he did what he asked. Mr. Nation was wrong from the moment he stopped they for no reason. They should not just fire him, they should also lock him up with some of the put he has put in jail. Let's see how bad he really is. I think Mr. WIlliams should find Mr. Nation on the street now that he don't have that badge and whip his you know what. Stop messing with these kids for no reason, find the real law breakers. And this is from a white women. Racism still lives strong. So Sad!!!!

The Cop had no business stopping them in the first place for baggy pants, there's no crime in that, the cop was very disrespectful to the kids from the beginning He had no right telling the kid how he needs to dress bc he's sick of it (too bad), he dared the kid too man up and look him in the eye and that's what he did and was assaulted bc the cop didn't like that. there was no threat by his movement.

What does this James Pawlak Look Like? I want to know if he was also involved in another robbery on Columbia Rd.

No probable cause. How would you like it if the police roughs you up because they don't like what you're Sunday dress? It's the same thing. There was no crime committed, except by the former officer. He was wrong. Way to go , Hunt for upholding the law! I bet this former cop kicks his dog when he gets home everyday.

I bet he does too, coalminer. If it's a black dog with his panties showing.

I'm on Nation's side. I'd tired of looking at that crap too. Texas made it illegal, we should do the same. Sunday dress is one thing, but seeing someone's butt crack through their drawers is another.

I just can't figure out why cops like this with dash cams act like this, he should have been fired and brought up on charges, and yes I would get a lawyer. But he probably will get hired somewhere else. Oh and did the young man say that's a law in Georgia? Actually I wonder how many deputies like this know the actual laws in their town/county/city?, as per what the deputy said it was a law in SC, and it's not.

Get used to it people, the Gestapo is alive and well!!!

Cotton what ever you are smoking you need to share it with us all. Number one i think the punk on his best day wants no part of Nation, Nation is 10 times the man this punk will ever be. Number two for you people that dont know this area in New Ellenton, this is by far the worst area in New Ellenton and one of the worst in Aiken county. Nation and any other officer that works it has their hands full. Nation was trying to clean these streets up. If you go look at the tape when Nation passed them at about the 40 second from the start, look at the punk as he looks at the officer as he pulls his shirt down like he was hiding something. He knows most of these thugs and what they are up to. He might have used him showing his panties as a reason to stop. He might have know things we dont. Number three this punk thought all this was funny, a police officer doing his job and a punk showing him up smiling the whole time and waving at the camera like he was on tv. Last but not least you dont get in a mans face. I think Nations did good just swatting the punk away. If the punk gets in most mens face like that he will need alot of dental work. But now jesse and al will make it a color thing.

actually it is a law in Aiken county to show your underware, The citizen ask for the streets to be cleaned up and when a deputy tries he get fired. some of you say, wait till he breaks a serious law before stopping him, then when he does, you cry why didn't you do something before this happened. I hope Dep Nations does get hired somewhere else, and i hope its my county

Reality you need a reality check!He did nothing to provoke this cop.The cop asked him to look him in the eyes and the kid spun around and did just that.Tony the kid pulled his shirt down because the cop told him to cover his underwear...PAY ATTENTION!Butta you hit the nail right on the head with your post!!

Youth today don't exhibit enough self-respect. That is the real offense to those who see something they didn't ask to see. It's not so much about it looking indecent to some as to the fact it reveals just how low the self-esteem of our youth today is. The altercation was indeed an over-reaction to the suspect making a sudden move in response to the officer request/demand to look him in the face. If the officers are so paranoid, they should not be out in the field. We need men who have real courage, are not motivated by fear-tactics and media B.S., men who are humble servants, not prideful bullies who think authority is power and that power means lordship. That youth may be the product of the welfare system abuse that was allowed for decades to get out of control. That is not his fault. If the only self-respect anyone learns is via someone always rescuing them from their own self-destruction, with little or no penalty, they will always be dependent on some other method beside honesty, having character based on moral principles, a work ethic, or any other societal value Americans hold high in respect. Pride breeds contempt. That works both ways folks. Understanding beats wisdom.

tonytonytony, 1st of all: It's not a law to in SC yet to pull your pants up, 2nd: It's not cleaning the streets by stopping someone because you don't like their clothes, if that's the kind of job he wants, he should have become a fashion policeman. 3rd: he asked him to look him in the face and tell him and he did, he was looking for a reason to arrest him, he never got a reason. SO LONG RACIST MR. NATION. 4th: you say he's 10 times the man Mr. Williams is, you screen name is tonytonytony, are ya'll boyfriend and boyfriend. way to stick up for your man, boy. Now that should be a law!!!! Put his [filtered word] in jail and let the brothers in there see how much of a man he is.

reality and justmyopinion and others that really think this kid deserved this, we certainly don't need any more people in the world that think like you two. first and foremost, the officer had no reason to stop this kid, he is certainly the one that provoked this incident. my hat goes out the sheriff hunt. get this criminals off the law enforcement. they are suppose to be enforcing the law not breaking it.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uj0mtxXEGE8

a little PSA from Chris Rock

He should not have been fired...period. the reason is that he acted in front of the camera was because he thought he was right (he wasn't)...so get some anger managment classes and keep a strong cop.

If I had a position available I would hire this officer in an instant. We need more like him on our streets keeping them clean of lazy scum like this. This boy will end up in an article soon like the ones below this video. Hopefully he won't kill anyone before they get him again. Thank you Mr. Nation for trying.

Zeno: Kinda scary... I agree with you on this one.

It really was excessive but the problem remains that officers are under attack consistently by the gangs that seem to rule the roads...I remember when a black man jumped a white police officer and beat him almost to death and nothing was done...Blacks walked by and never did one thing to help...Whenever blacks are doing wrong in a neighborhood the other blacks are running out to help out the criminal...The officers are undermanned, underpaid, and unsupported in general unless someone needs one...I don't care if they are white, black, or other colors of the rainbow they are of one color and that is "blue"...This man was fired because he used as a public relations tool to appease the black community...If a person does not want to support our police officers then they need to say so, file a paper that confirms that and then have it on file so that police officers do not have to put their lives on the line to protect them...Sounds terrible maybe but I am so tired and yes angry that good officers die every single day for society and they are continually slammed for not being politically correct...

Cotton are you shemale or just tough. You talk mighty bad to be a female or are you just a crack head that has had a few run ins with the law. No its not a law to pull your pants up but when you are in a area where there are more drugs than in some whole towns you know who the thugs are. Nation and the rest of the officers know who the thugs are. He might have used that as a reason to stop. Yes nation said look in my eyes, but he didnt say jump up in my face like you wanna swap slobber. The punk got in his face. Most men would have knocked him out of his shoes. Last but not least no i am not into same sex stuff like you might be so Nation is not my boyfriend. But he is a good badge that swatted a punk out of his face. I would bet you dont like or respect any body in law enforcement. Maybe you have seen then to many times.