10/28/2015 11:18:35 AM
10/28/2015 11:24:21 AM
10/28/2015 11:40:16 AM
10/28/2015 11:56:11 AM
I honestly don't know because when I was in school I don't remember things like that happening. If a teacher told you to GTFO the kids got up and went to the office, even the "bad" kids.This is why I think you see so many people who act like they don't have such a problem with it, because they think if my kid was being that bad and it got to that point then I have no issue with it. I believe that's only because most parents think their child would never let things get to that level rather than thinking body slamming my kid is fine.[Edited on October 28, 2015 at 12:07 PM. Reason : .]
10/28/2015 12:05:05 PM
10/28/2015 1:03:17 PM
10/28/2015 1:43:00 PM
10/28/2015 1:51:53 PM
^^ Well, name some then! With evidence.^^^ Education till 14 or 16 is required by law in pretty much all countries of the world, and public education is free everywhere.
10/28/2015 1:57:51 PM
http://nypost.com/2015/03/14/politicians-are-making-schools-less-safe-and-ruining-education-for-everyone/
10/28/2015 2:14:32 PM
10/28/2015 2:31:31 PM
Oh, good, the sheriff shitcanned the officer who decided to knock the teenage girl out of her desk, drag her across the room, and pin her to the floor.Again, this is the good part of people filming cops, it is actually forcing accountability. More police than ever are actually being charged with crimes (charges are up even though conviction are still incredibly hard to come by, for many reasons) and some are actually now losing their jobs instead of being given a paid vacation.
10/28/2015 3:04:14 PM
I am just totally shocked that it came down to this. You'd think that a simple conversation of "listen here girl, either you go with me to the principal's office or I call in another officer to help take you downtown to jail" would suffice, right? Kids these days.[Edited on October 28, 2015 at 3:15 PM. Reason : shit, DP]
10/28/2015 3:14:46 PM
Man, it's a good thing there weren't cops at my school to arrest me for not following my school's rules.]
10/28/2015 3:16:49 PM
The officer at our school was a real clever guy. He primarily socialized with the troubled types and was often finding ways to be an off-duty mentor to them regarding sports and stuff. They ended up respecting him and all issues of misbehavior ended if he was asked to show up. He also did a lot of off-duty work that was not required of him, and he was in general a real standup guy. I kind of was under the assumption that it was a job requirement for police officers that worked in schools to be generally interested and enthusiastic about mentoring children. I don't think that our officer would ever think of wrestling somebody to the ground as a legitimate solution.[Edited on October 28, 2015 at 3:24 PM. Reason : shit, DP]
10/28/2015 3:23:59 PM
We had a school resource officer at my high school. I don't recall him ever doing anything other than smoking outside of the cafeteria and flirting with one of the junior girls with big tits.
10/28/2015 3:24:24 PM
we had a school resource officer that was rumored to have been fired for racy texts with students a couple years after i graduated.
10/28/2015 3:43:55 PM
I'd love to see how the internet warriors who see no wrong in what the cop did would react if a cop ever tried to get physical with themalso gotta keep in mind that these are grown ass men who find no fault in an adult throwing a child around like that
10/28/2015 3:47:09 PM
not that I am defending what happened, but I personality think that this it is ill-advised in ANY situation to defy a police officer. You always have the right to settle this at the police station and so on.And like I said earlier, my preferred approach would have been "listen here, either you go with me to the principal's office or I call in another officer to help take you downtown to jail". I don't think that cops should be using violent force like that in school.[Edited on October 28, 2015 at 4:16 PM. Reason : dp]
10/28/2015 4:12:44 PM
bringing any student to jail over a school-related issue is absurd and is precisely what's wrong with how schools have chosen to enforce rules. it's an awful, awful protocol.ignore the kid for not doing what the teacher told her to do, write her up, and suspend her. that's how these things are supposed to be dealt with.
10/28/2015 4:19:46 PM
no doubt, the teenager was being a shithead - but that's what teenagers do, but that definitely didn't justify the cop's actions and I'm glad the mofo got fired. He should be fired. Why are cops in school? It certainly hasn't stopped school shootings. 7 hells I shudder to think what would have happened if there was a cop at my school when I was there. I'd probably have a criminal record right now. I remember in elementary school, when I disrupted class (and I did b/c my ADD was out of control), they'd just move me out in the hall - which was fine by me lol. But if I kept actin up in the hallway, usually I'd get paddled by the principle/vice principle and then get it again by my dad when they called him to come get me. And in high school, when they told me to leave a class, I was like "cool" and just left the damn school. Those assholes didn't have to tell me twice to leave.
10/28/2015 4:21:24 PM
This is just another symptom of the actual underlying societal issues. Zero tolerance rules and hyper-vigilance about safety from things that aren't actually dangerous, speech codes, safe spaces, and so on and so on.It's ridiculous. Congratulations, we've crafted a society in which flight attendants can have you tossed off a plane at a whim and the police get called to handcuff 8 year olds.Yes, she definitely should have put her fucking phone away when the teacher told her to, and then when the administrator came in and told her the same thing she should have done it, and when the SRO got called she should have done it. However that doesn't justify the clearly excessive force, nor does it make sense for this ever to be the protocol for this situation.
10/28/2015 4:44:22 PM
Cops have been in schools for decades. We always had 2 to 3 at my school in the 90s. One was cool. One was a dick that looked a lot like Farva[Edited on October 28, 2015 at 4:58 PM. Reason : ]
10/28/2015 4:57:30 PM
Yes, they've been present, but calling them to handle incredibly minor "outbursts" is a relatively new phenomenon. They used to do stuff like talk to kids about drugs, patrol the parking lot during lunch to make sure nobody was smoking, you know... useless but harmless bullshit.Now we've got them doing the job that vice principals used to do. Partly it's because we're such a litigious society that if a teacher laid a hand on a student the school district gets sued, but also because this generation's parents are a bunch of pants pissing wimps who probably believe that there's a chance that the lifesaver gummies that the neighbor is handing out this Halloween might actually be laced with MDMA just like they read on Facebook, so best not to let them trick or treat.
10/28/2015 5:09:58 PM
I remember a few teachers during my reign in high school 1999-2003 that were such pussies and conflict adverse they would send kids to the principals or call in a SRO at the smallest bit of trouble.
10/28/2015 5:17:24 PM
Welp, nice to see they did the correct thing in firing this cop's dumb ass. No worries for the cop though...he is all but guaranteed a job in a neighboring jurisdiction.I do wonder, if the family of the teen decides to sue the police department, how successful they will be since it has been determined that the officer did not follow policy.
10/28/2015 6:04:20 PM
DC cop abusing their authority while serving a 17 year old girl http://www.wusa9.com/story/news/local/dc/2015/10/28/video-dc-cop-shoots-teen-for-chewing-gum-while-serving-warrant]
10/28/2015 6:44:41 PM
10/28/2015 7:19:17 PM
http://louderwithcrowder.com/spring-valley-latest-racist-police-brutality-story-changes-with-new-video/Shows a different angle, higher quality. Also she did "hit" the officer and tried to stay in her desk by raising her leg, which caused the desk to flip when he tried to remove her.
10/28/2015 7:55:51 PM
10/28/2015 7:57:03 PM
pretty fun to see where he gets some of his bullshit fromit really shouldn't be that difficult to see how awful and unnecessary the whole situation was bonus points for not even mentioning the cop throwing the teenage girl across the room[Edited on October 28, 2015 at 8:17 PM. Reason : and now that post has been taken down. wonder who he's gonna blame?]
10/28/2015 8:12:24 PM
I'll laugh in 6 months when the officer is reinstated after the fear of a #BLM backlash dissipates and a careful review finds the officers reaction in line to deal with this uncooperative brat.I'll laugh even more in 6 years when this brat goes to jail for assault, resisting arrest, etc
10/28/2015 9:02:31 PM
10/29/2015 8:21:03 AM
^^^ I saw the video in a FB feed. It's the only place I saw the other view and it is embedded to the site.
10/29/2015 9:20:49 AM
your constant use of the phrase "outrage-culture" implies that the videos that have surfaced over the past few years aren't outrageous to those who don't want to be outragedwhy are you (and people like that dude who runs the site you linked to) so quick to dismiss the awfulness of the videos?there's this guy throwing a teenage girl across a classroom. there's Walter Scott being shot in the back while running as if he were in quick sand. there's that cop at the Texas pool being super aggressive with a teenage girl. there's Tamir Rice being shot before he even had a chance to open his mouth and let the cops know what the situation was. there's Sandra Bland who was pulled over for what amounts to nothing and pulled out of her car. there's Sam Dubose who was shot point blank during a traffic stop while posing no threat. there's that guy in the gas station parking lot in SC who got shot while following the cops orders (at least he lived)those are all awful, outrageous instances that don't need a qualifier like "outrage-culture". they're also the ones that happened to be caught on camera. there are no excuses for any of them, yet there is a sizable enough group who are always super quick to look for a reason of why they deserved what happened to them.
10/29/2015 10:42:55 AM
because he is a fragile racist
10/29/2015 10:53:08 AM
reddit AMA with a school resource officerhttps://np.reddit.com/r/IAmA/comments/3qk8wr/im_not_the_guy_from_the_news_but_i_am_a_school/cwg0qfn
10/29/2015 11:28:03 AM
That was actually an excellent post pretty much exactly the problem with this whole situation.This part especially
10/29/2015 11:44:58 AM
no, fuck that, blind obedience is how we ended up in an authoritarian police state
10/29/2015 11:51:34 AM
The E Man = dtownral?Fuck the police. But do what they say if they're threatening you with violence.[Edited on October 29, 2015 at 12:19 PM. Reason : .]
10/29/2015 12:18:51 PM
An SRO should be held to the same standards as an officer working an off duty job. When a business hires me, I'm there as a deterrent. I will enforce criminal laws, but I'm forbidden from enforcing the rules of the business. For example, you work at a club. The club has a strict dress code, like no hats. Guy wants to come in with his hat. Club says no. I'm not there to tell him to take it off or deny his entry. I'm there if the club tells him he is trespassing and refuses to leave or commits a disorderly conduct related offense. It should be the same way for a school. Teacher says leave, principal says leave the property, and you won't. Well now you are trespassing on school grounds or there disorderly on school grounds charge. If the admin says they will prosecute, time to enforce the law.
10/29/2015 12:39:26 PM
10/29/2015 12:44:01 PM
^^ I thought the Reddit AMA response was pretty eye opening though, because I think SROs really shouldn't be the same as a nightclub bouncer and should be held to different standards.They spend their days interacting with kids on all kinds of levels. When I was in school our SRO was a remarkable officer and well loved & respected through the school. He interacted with students almost like a teacher, and you never heard of incidents of violence or rough handling because no one would dare argue with him.He was semi-famous with RPD apparently because a friend of mine went through training and our SRO was talked about extensively about his notoriety as an SRO.These are kids, not prisoners. SROs should be a positive part of the school and not COs. It just seems like in these cases school systems are leaning on law enforcement to do their dirty work. If a kid is out of line they can either handle it themselves, or they can send in the boogeyman SRO who can deal with the ramifications without making the school look bad or have to deal with the consequences.How are kids supposed to respect cops when the first one they interact with on a daily basis is basically a militant strong arm?[Edited on October 29, 2015 at 12:52 PM. Reason : ]
10/29/2015 12:52:12 PM
I also wanted to point out something that may have some meaning. If you notice in the video all the other kids are sitting at their desk just letting the officer do what is is doing. I feel like if they felt he was going overboard without a good reason there would be all sorts of yelling at him. The fact they all sat there quiet while that was happening makes me think they were aware this girl was escalating the situation and knew she was about to get in big trouble. I could be wrong, the obvious counter to that is they were all scared the cop was gonna shoot them, but just seemed like they were ready for that girl to be removed and get on with their day.
10/29/2015 1:09:09 PM
^ You'd think social media would have the account from the students' perspectives out there somewhere.There was a reddit thread saying this cop was a known douche though and routinely will push students around.I do blame the school admin in this case more than the cop, because they shouldn't be calling him if they don't want him to do cop stuff to the kids.
10/29/2015 1:20:05 PM
10/29/2015 1:23:00 PM
^^^^. I agree. The SRO shouldn't be comparable to a a prison guard. They should wear many different hats and get involved in the school. However, they should know when and how they can use their police powers. Enforcing the school rules isn't one of them.I really do encourage you all to do a ride along with your local police department. I think it would be a an eye openi experience. It probably won't change your mind, but it will give you some perspective on how we do our job and what we are asked to do.[Edited on October 29, 2015 at 1:24 PM. Reason : .]
10/29/2015 1:24:27 PM
Is there a place to sign up for such things? I can imagine that would be an interesting experience to get an idea of what goes on day to day. Can I tase someone acting like an idiot because I have always wanted to do that haha. (J/K)
10/29/2015 1:28:54 PM
Almost every department in the U.S. let's people ride. I've had 2 this month.
10/29/2015 1:32:34 PM
yeah but do you put on an act?
10/29/2015 1:36:15 PM