I knew this thread would be here when I saw the news yesterday and I just had to reply. To all those who say the cops didn't need to handcuff her - You are completely ignorant to the issues of these types of special needs children.
1. This child should be in a BAC class or a behavioural alternative day program.
2. Once in that program - mom would have already signed off on use of force and restraining when required, which this would have been a case for that.
3. The child would have been taken to a restraint room. Where 2 staff would be physically holding the child down on the ground, arms and legs completely spread with no way to move at all. The struggling child would come home with bruises but that is the reality of this child's continued behaviour. Having witnessed this before, I feel more for this type of restraining, then I do some cuffs on.
Now having said that, the child is not in one of those classes. Mom could have refused a spot for many reasons, or maybe spacing is not available. So the only recourse right now is police.
If the police had of picked up the child and the child was bruised because of it which is likely because of the grip that would have been needed to keep the child under control - there would be a lawsuit
If the police left things alone and just tried to talk to the child and the child did hurt someone or herself - there would be a lawsuit.
The police used the tools and devices {which let's be real, you act like that in the public at an older age and cuffs are coming on, so maybe this child needs to learn that ASAP} and are now going to be faced with a lawsuit. They are bound by the rule of law and the tools that law provided. In this situation, the tools available are next to nil because normal 6 year olds don't cause these issues. There are no sponge bob cuffs, or restraining devices available to them. Not to mention the teachers and let's not forget - the police put the cuffs on her ankles first to stop the kicking and to show this little girl what will happen if she continues. She continued with the punching and they cuffed her hands. They had no other alternatives at their LEGAL disposal at the time.
The police were going to end up in a law suit no matter what. The bleeding hearts who think that children do not wrong, and who are raising children to be entitled, spoiled, and lawless are going to have issue with this, but never have an alternative solution. They are never going to respect the rights of the other 29 kids in the class that have to deal with this child's consist negative behaviour. This child is 6! The police have been called 3 times, the child has been suspended 4 times. Get the child into the proper programs for help and police will not be needed, but I can promise you that kid will be face down with two staff restraining her for many years to come, even in a proper program.
As for the race bullshit - I am going to call it exactly that BULL FUCKING SHIT!!!!!! I can promise you there have been white children under the age of 12, male children mind you, that I know of who have been handcuffed in a school setting for behaviour issues while awaiting parents to pick up the child. I have witnessed two case when my kids were in grade school 10 years ago and no media was called, no lawsuits filed. Why? because people looked at the situation properly and saw it for what it was.
So race has no place here, but hey - it looks good on the lawsuit for the poor single mom. Personally I think it is quite pathetic. Focus on getting your child the help she needs, instead of focusing on a hopeful big payout as a reward for your child's deplorable behaviour.
Now forewarning - I am sure someone will want to quote me and post in reply, but I am not here on TERB enough, nor do I care enough about this situation or thread, to come back and reply. So if you are going to quote me, please don't be offended when I don't reply.
Later peeps and have a great weekend.
