美国有线新闻 CNN 2015-06-15

 A show of support for the former McKinney police corporal seen in this now viral video.  

 

And tonight, five days after Eric Casebolt slammed a teenage girl to the ground and pointed¹ his gun at other teens at a pool party, an apology on his behalf.  

 

He never intended to mistreat anyone, but was only reacting to a situation and the challenges that it presented. He apologizes to all who were offended.  

 

Casebolt resigned from the police department yesterday after being placed on administrative² leave. His actions in this suburb north of Dallas, the subject of intense criticism and ongoing³ investigation⁴ by the McKinney Police Department.  

 

I don't want my members to paint police officers with one brush, just like I don't want police officers to paint my community with one brush.  

 

It's his hope that his resignation will facilitate the cooperative relationship between the citizens and the police officers of the city of McKinney. When the Craig Ranch⁵ neighborhood incident came over the radio, Eric Casebolt was reluctant to respond to a simple trespassing⁶ call. However, once the call was escalated⁷ and responded to possible violent assault, he felt and believed it was his duty to respond.  

 

Jane Bishkin, Casebolt's attorney, also giving some insight into her client's state of mind that day. She says before he responded to the pool party, Casebolt had responded to two suicide calls, one involving a man who had shot himself in the head.  

 

And the nature of these two suicide calls took an emotional toll⁸ on Eric Casebolt.  

 

Bishkin says Casebolt, who was named Officer of the Year in 2008 allowed those emotions to get the best of him, contributing to his behaviors seen on the video. She says he didn't face reporters today over concerns about his safety.  

 

The death threats. Um, he is worried for his family. He is worried he may be followed. Until that threat subsides⁹, he is going to be, you know, be in an undisclosed location.

1 pointed   

adj.尖的，直截了当的

参考例句：

• He gave me a very sharp pointed pencil.他给我一支削得非常尖的铅笔。
• She wished to show Mrs.John Dashwood by this pointed invitation to her brother.她想通过对达茨伍德夫人提出直截了当的邀请向她的哥哥表示出来。

2 administrative   

adj.行政的，管理的

参考例句：

• The administrative burden must be lifted from local government.必须解除地方政府的行政负担。
• He regarded all these administrative details as beneath his notice.他认为行政管理上的这些琐事都不值一顾。

3 ongoing   

adj.进行中的，前进的

参考例句：

• The problem is ongoing.这个问题尚未解决。
• The issues raised in the report relate directly to Age Concern's ongoing work in this area.报告中提出的问题与“关心老人”组织在这方面正在做的工作有直接的关系。

4 investigation   

n.调查，调查研究

参考例句：

• In an investigation,a new fact became known, which told against him.在调查中新发现了一件对他不利的事实。
• He drew the conclusion by building on his own investigation.他根据自己的调查研究作出结论。

5 ranch   

n.大牧场，大农场

参考例句：

• He went to work on a ranch.他去一个大农场干活。
• The ranch is in the middle of a large plateau.该牧场位于一个辽阔高原的中部。

6 trespassing   

[法]非法入侵

参考例句：

• He told me I was trespassing on private land. 他说我在擅闯私人土地。
• Don't come trespassing on my land again. 别再闯入我的地界了。

7 escalated   

v.（使）逐步升级( escalate的过去式和过去分词 )；（使）逐步扩大；（使）更高；（使）更大

参考例句：

• The fighting escalated into a full-scale war. 这场交战逐步扩大为全面战争。
• The demonstration escalated into a pitched battle with the police. 示威逐步升级，演变成了一场同警察的混战。

8 toll   

n.过路(桥)费；损失，伤亡人数；v.敲(钟)

参考例句：

• The hailstone took a heavy toll of the crops in our village last night.昨晚那场冰雹损坏了我们村的庄稼。
• The war took a heavy toll of human life.这次战争夺去了许多人的生命。

9 subsides   

v.（土地）下陷（因在地下采矿）( subside的第三人称单数 )；减弱；下降至较低或正常水平；一下子坐在椅子等上

参考例句：

• Emotion swells and subsides. 情绪忽高忽低。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》
• His emotion swells and subsides. 他的情绪忽高忽低。 来自《现代英汉综合大词典》