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Yes, someone did, although I forget the poster's name.
She suggested that the cop could have just pulled the entire desk/chair out of the room with the student in it. I believe he was strong enough to do that.
Actually, that sounds like it would have been the best thing to do at the time.
She would have either been taken into the hall with the desk or forced her to stand up allowing him to pull her out of the class.
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Originally Posted by BradPiff
Police always taking this situations to another level
Bull****. You guys know the rules. You know who the asswipes are, but that thin blue line indoctrination sucked you all in. Are you telling me that you think the cop was justified when he chucked that girl across the floor? Because he didn't have hands or control on her at that point. His temper had him. She was three feet away because he had flung her. Gun? Game over.
You know this. You don't need me to tell you this. He's ill suited to be a cop at a school.
It was an isolated incident that is being used to smear "cops" in general …
It makes the headlines because it IS "news," with means by definition, it is UNUSUAL … But instead, it is a story that is whacked whacked whacked relentlessly in an effort to denigrate -- and deactivate -- ALL "cops" …
See: the FBI director's comments about "The Ferguson Effect" ...
Someone providing explanations as to why the girl may be acting out is NOT excusing her behavior. She most definitely was wrong not to comply with orders. But the way the officer handled the situation was even more wrong IMO because 1.) He's supposed to be trained to deal with people who resists orders and/or arrest, 2.) He is twice the size of that girl. You mean to tell me that the only way he could get her out of her seat was to drag her after the desk fell backwards? If a parent had dragged their teenager across the floor because they refused to leave someplace, that parent would be locked up for child abuse. What would be deemed unacceptable for a parent to do to their child should certainly be deemed unacceptable for a cop to do. Yes, the officer has been fired, but he really should be charged with assault IMO.
This is a problem that we've had on this thread. If we criticize the cop's actions, some of our posters are so short-sighted (it took me several minutes to come up with that term, as opposed to words I would have preferred to use) that they believe it means we are condoning the girl's behavior. All too many Americans seem to think everything in life is either/or. The girl's actions were foolish. The cop's actions went way beyond foolish.
(2) Did you even notice the walls of that classroom are made of cinder block? I doubt the floor is delicate.
Silly, silly, silly.
(1) Yes, of course, through the years i have moved many pieces of furniture -- as carefully as possible -- and moving something like a chair WITHOUT dragging it across the color with a full size person sitting in it …
(duh)
(2) Generally, even in a building in which the walls are "cinderblock," the floors are NOT "cinderblock" …
(duh)
(1) Yes, of course, through the years i have moved many pieces of furniture -- as carefully as possible -- and moving something like a chair WITHOUT dragging it across the color with a full size person sitting in it …
(duh)
(2) Generally, even in a building in which the walls are "cinderblock," the floors are NOT "cinderblock" …
(duh)
No. The floors are probably concrete.
Sliding a desk/chair across the floor would have been much easier on his back than the knock-down, drag-out he had with the student.
Oops! Seems like there are no straws left to grab!
Experts say school resource officers often have inadequate training in dealing with teenagers, defusing tensions, and keeping a sense of proportion when handling minors in the absence of immediate danger. Some local lawyers have raised such concerns about Richland School District Two and have asked Ms. Thurau’s group to step in. But she said the Sheriff’s Department did not respond to her offer last spring to train school deputies.
Rough Student Arrest Puts Spotlight on School Police
I hope something positive comes out of this incident. If schools are going to have LEO working in and for the school system the powers that be be need to come to a consensus on what the officers specific job duty entails and standard protocol and mandatory training on how to deal with specific situations. IMO teachers and administrators should also have specific guidelines on when it is appropriate to call in an SRO. Those procedures, duties and training need to be enforced for every school.
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