10-28-2015, 09:02 AM
It's a shocking video.
The Sheriff says there is video of the girl taking a swing at the resource officer, but that was after he put his hands on her. The sheriff says his investigation is only focusing on how the officer handled the situation.
No matter how quiet and unassuming the demeanor of the girl, failing to turn over her phone or to leave class when requested three times was worthy of suspension or expulsion (if she has other incidents on record) or some other serious administrative disciplinary action, in my opinion.
She was wrong and asking for trouble. However, she wasn't asking to be physically assaulted. She hadn't committed a crime or threatened anyone's safety, based on what we know now. So, I don't even know why the resource officer was called in.
Why couldn't the teacher and the administrator just tell her that she could sit there while class continued, but she would not be coming back to school if she did and that her parent(s) was being called to come pick her up, or something of that sort.
I don't think there's any justification for the incident escalating into her being put in a choke hold, slammed to the ground, and drug across the room.
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Note: I got the details wrong on the lawsuits against ^ Deputy Fields upthread. He was unsuccessfully sued for brutality in 2007/2008, and the 2013 suit against him -- by a kid he accused of being in a gang fight and got expelled with a criminal record -- is still pending. Fields is an 11 year veteran of the police force and has been a school resource officer for 7 years.
The Sheriff says there is video of the girl taking a swing at the resource officer, but that was after he put his hands on her. The sheriff says his investigation is only focusing on how the officer handled the situation.
No matter how quiet and unassuming the demeanor of the girl, failing to turn over her phone or to leave class when requested three times was worthy of suspension or expulsion (if she has other incidents on record) or some other serious administrative disciplinary action, in my opinion.
She was wrong and asking for trouble. However, she wasn't asking to be physically assaulted. She hadn't committed a crime or threatened anyone's safety, based on what we know now. So, I don't even know why the resource officer was called in.
Why couldn't the teacher and the administrator just tell her that she could sit there while class continued, but she would not be coming back to school if she did and that her parent(s) was being called to come pick her up, or something of that sort.
I don't think there's any justification for the incident escalating into her being put in a choke hold, slammed to the ground, and drug across the room.
Note: I got the details wrong on the lawsuits against ^ Deputy Fields upthread. He was unsuccessfully sued for brutality in 2007/2008, and the 2013 suit against him -- by a kid he accused of being in a gang fight and got expelled with a criminal record -- is still pending. Fields is an 11 year veteran of the police force and has been a school resource officer for 7 years.