10-28-2015, 12:14 PM
The Sheriff is giving his press conference now.
He explained that the Internal Affairs investigation showed that the girl was being disrespectful and disruptive; she was not just sitting quietly and refusing.
However, the law enforcement experts reviewed the video and determined unanimously that Fields violated training and policy in use of force when he flipped the 16-year-old girl from her chair and dragged her across the room. The head of SROs nationally weighed in earlier with the same conclusion on CNN.
Fields has been terminated; the sheriff takes responsibility for the wrongful action of his deputy. Sheriff Lott is making it very clear though that the girl is responsible for her own actions and bad decisions that led to the violent incident (though it doesn't justify his deputy's response).
He explained that the Internal Affairs investigation showed that the girl was being disrespectful and disruptive; she was not just sitting quietly and refusing.
However, the law enforcement experts reviewed the video and determined unanimously that Fields violated training and policy in use of force when he flipped the 16-year-old girl from her chair and dragged her across the room. The head of SROs nationally weighed in earlier with the same conclusion on CNN.
Fields has been terminated; the sheriff takes responsibility for the wrongful action of his deputy. Sheriff Lott is making it very clear though that the girl is responsible for her own actions and bad decisions that led to the violent incident (though it doesn't justify his deputy's response).