McKinney, the fast-growing town located in a Dallas suburb, was thrust into the media spotlight this week after video surfaced of a white officer pushing a 14-year-old black girl to the ground while pointing a gun at other African American teens.

Some say Eric Casebolt abused his power by singling out minorities attending the pool party last weekend. Casebolt has since resigned from the McKinney Police Department amid public pressure. Others argue the overwhelming number of teenagers at the scene, many who reportedly jumped in the gated community pool area, force law enforcement to use excessive force, which included chasing and handcuffing nearly half a dozen people.

Like incidents in Baltimore, Cleveland, and North Charleston, S.C., public opinion on the Texas pool party arrests varies. In similar cases, the Black Lives Matter movement has clashed with Blue Lives Matter campaigns, the latter often misidentified as a symbol of racist police supporters.

Hashtags supporting each side have made the rounds on Twitter and Facebook since Trayvon Martin was fatally shot by officer Darren Wilson in Ferguson, Mo. last summer, and the reaction is no different with the McKinney arrests.    

Latinos are seldom mentioned in police brutality matters, yet they are the fastest growing ethnicity in the United States. When it comes to social media, one is hard pressed to find a Latino who either doesn't support or hasn't been through experience similar to the McKinney teenagers.

Their Opinions

----"I'm a dark Hispanic, my mom told me back in the day, there were segregated pools, Whites on one side, Latinos on the other." Twitter user Geronimo Salina said.

----Laini Moreno posted, "Is there nothing more we can do to fix this #racist world? #Latinos #Blacks arm your children with the knowledge to be prepared"

----Twitter user @gargal translated the sentiment in Spanish, saying, "A mi no me vienen. El policía de #McKinney puede renunciar y ser contratado en la policía de otra Ciudad. Que le levanten cargos."

Last week, a Guardian investigation revealed that blacks and Hispanics comprise about two-thirds of unarmed persons killed by U.S. police officers. Of the 67 Latino/Hispanic individuals killed, 25 percent were unarmed compared to 15 percent of white people.

Similarly, the Center of Juvenile and Criminal Justice found that the number of Latinos killed by police is 30 percent above the national average.

----"We're not surprised by these numbers, and there is real recognition that the Latino experience with police has been underreported," said Eric Rodriguez, vice-president of advocacy for the National Council of La Raza, in speaking with The Guardian. "People tend to think that anything that to do with immigrants is related to immigration reform. They stop thinking about us otherwise."

Caucasians make up about 75 percent of McKinney's population, according to a United States Census Bureau estimate. African Americans and Latinos/ Hispanics each make up less than 20 percent, despite the fact that Latinos account for nearly 40 percent of the state's population.

Latinos are expected to double in size within the next generation. By 2050, they will be the majority in America. The nation's undocumented immigrant population is included in the projections.

----"Us, the Latino community, should stand with the African American community, to put a stop at police brutality against minorities," said Twitter user Alexis Quiroz.