6 yr old taken to police station in handcuffs

loseweightjames

thought this was interesting:
http://usnews.msnbc.msn.com/_news/2012/04/17/11245913-kindergartner-handcuffed-taken-to-police-station-after-allegedly-throwing-tantrum-and-furniture

"The family of a 6-year-old Georgia girl is upset at police and school officials after the girl was handcuffed and taken to a police station for allegedly throwing furniture, tearing items off the walls and knocking over a shelf, which injured the principal.

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"A 6-year-old in kindergarten?" Earnest Johnson, the father of Salecia Johson, asked with disbelief. "They have no business calling the police and handcuffing my child," he told WMAZ-TV.

Police defended their actions during the incident which occurred last Friday at Creekside Elementary School in Milledgeville, Ga.
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"Our policy states that any detainee transported to our station in a patrol vehicle is to be handcuffed in the back. There is no age discrimination on that rule," Milledgeville Police Chief Dray Swicord told WMAZ-TV.

The family on Tuesday demanded that the city change its policy, the Associated Press reported, and claimed the girl was shaken up while at the police station.

The police officer called to the school later wrote that he "noticed damage to school property and possible assault of other students and staff. I made six attempts to contact her mother via telephone.""

ElizabethRoad

Or maybe that's what caused her anger problems in the first place. What an ignorant thing to say.

kapeluza

Seems like these days, they need to get started early since the parents don't do anything to punish their children with the exception of "time-out". Yeah time-out will teach kids some real discipline. :huh:

loseweightjames

If her parents spanked her, this wouldn't be a problem...

^^^^^^ this

think it's lawyer's fault, all these lawsuits, had the school tried to do anything they would have been sued for millions because they prevented the child from hurting themselves or others

seriously, when someone else's kid is going nuts, knocking over bookcases and hurting people, what can you do that won't get you sued?

1950 you could spank them, now you have to call the police.

_Dan_

If her parents spanked her, this wouldn't be a problem...

LOL second spanking reference I've seen in a thread... How do you REALLY feel about spanking, Amber? ;-)

AmberJslimsAWAY

If her parents spanked her, this wouldn't be a problem...

LOL second spanking reference I've seen in a thread... How do you REALLY feel about spanking, Amber? ;-)

LMFAO I was joking, but it gets panties in a bunch, and it's partially true... lol

loseweightjames

Or maybe that's what caused her anger problems in the first place. What an ignorant thing to say.

doesn't sound like it:

"Johnson's mother, Constance Ruff, says her daughter was suspended until the start of the next school year.

"She has mood swings some days, which all of us have mood swings some days," she told WMAZ-TV. "I guess that was just one of her bad days.""

seriously? she has mood swings and "everyone does it" is her excuse for her child hurting the principal?

ki4yxo

If her parents spanked her, this wouldn't be a problem...

A wooden spoon speaks volumes.

PlunderBunneh

Wow. She had to be crazy out of control. Makes me wonder what is going on at home...

morgansmom02

If my kid was a nightmare, I would applaud them taking her away in handcuffs. Maybe she will think about it next time. Scared straight!

Jade17694

Or maybe that's what caused her anger problems in the first place. What an ignorant thing to say.

This.

Masterchef2000

And of course here come the parents who come along angry that someone else has to deal with their child! Granted maybe handcuffs wasn't the solution but the parents certainly have woken up to their child's problem now! Thank goodness she is only 6, it'll be a lot less harder to fix than a teenager who cries out for attention in violent ways.

_Dan_

If her parents spanked her, this wouldn't be a problem...

LOL second spanking reference I've seen in a thread... How do you REALLY feel about spanking, Amber? ;-)

LMFAO I was joking, but it gets panties in a bunch, and it's partially true... lol

Yeah, I had quite a chuckle realizing you were trolling in the last thread. ^_^

Riles911

I was discussing this with a co-worker of mine and found it interesting that her immediate reaction was to say that the school was wrong. In my opinion, this child's age shouldn't matter. It is the school's responsibility to protect the staff and students. If a student poses a threat to the environment, regardless of age, the school has to take action to control the situation. I mean, the principal got hurt because this student pushed a shelf over on him/her! If this were a Jr. High or High School student, reactions would be totally different. Everyone would be like, "Yeah! That kid should be punished!!" Why is it different because this child is younger? Isn't it better to try to put a stop to this kind of behavior BEFORE the child gets any older? Just my opinion!

AmberJslimsAWAY

If her parents spanked her, this wouldn't be a problem...

LOL second spanking reference I've seen in a thread... How do you REALLY feel about spanking, Amber? ;-)

LMFAO I was joking, but it gets panties in a bunch, and it's partially true... lol

Yeah, I had quite a chuckle realizing you were trolling in the last thread. ^_^

glad you approve

alecta337

She needs to see a psychologist and talk it out. It seems that she has some anger issues. Small children should not be put in jail, they are just kids and they need someone to take care of them and to me this seems like her outcry for help.

AmberJslimsAWAY

I was discussing this with a co-worker of mine and found it interesting that her immediate reaction was to say that the school was wrong. In my opinion, this child's age shouldn't matter. It is the school's responsibility to protect the staff and students. If a student poses a threat to the environment, regardless of age, the school has to take action to control the situation. I mean, the principal got hurt because this student pushed a shelf over on him/her! If this were a Jr. High or High School student, reactions would be totally different. Everyone would be like, "Yeah! That kid should be punished!!" Why is it different because this child is younger? Isn't it better to try to put a stop to this kind of behavior BEFORE the child gets any older? Just my opinion!

In all seriousness, I completely agree

_Dan_

If her parents spanked her, this wouldn't be a problem...

A wooden spoon speaks volumes.

My mom hit me with a metal spoon once when I was a teen... and I'm perfectly fine. The other personalities, however, can get quite rowdy ;-)

SinIsIn

If her parents spanked her, this wouldn't be a problem...

I you

amanda8o

When a child goes on that much of a rant especially in school there is definitely a problem with discipline at home.I have 3 kids one of which has ADHD and he would NEVER even think about acting like this at home or at school,because he knows he'd in in MAJOR trouble when he got home!

leomom72

bump

Babygirl928

If her parents spanked her, this wouldn't be a problem...

A wooden spoon speaks volumes.

^^ got me all choked up with memories LOL :laugh: :laugh: our schools here still allow corporal punishment if we sign for it. So when we moved here my kids were shocked lol. I said OH YEAH I'm signing lol they are all straight A students and one is graduating next month. But they all know mama's shoe can fly across a room if they mouth off LOL

Alexstrasza

This is the product of all these obsessive helicopter parents who allow their children to do whatever they want because they're "expressing themselves".

Their little angel could do no wrong.

darkmouzy

wow six years old? whats next 4 year olds? 2 year olds?

lol honestly some kids just deserve a spank. (hot issue I know) but you can only say "use your words" and "talk to them" so much.
I got spanked when did something wrong but it was a last resort. I never did it again. Guess what I'mm perfectly fine!

BAMFMeredith

If my kid was a nightmare, I would applaud them taking her away in handcuffs. Maybe she will think about it next time. Scared straight!

My mom had my sister arrested one time (she wasn't actually charged with anything, but she basically had the police scare the crap out of her) when she was 13. My sis was a typical out of control teen, thought she could talk to anybody however she wanted, lots of anger issues. She slapped my mom so she got carted out of the house in handcuffs---and now my sister wouldn't even dare talk back to my mom! That one incident taught her a LOT about what happens when you act like an *kitten* in the real world.

If your child is THAT out of control at age 6, there is something going on with them. Whether they have extreme emotional issues, have issues at home, or a chemical imbalance, there is something wrong. Parents need to do a better job of recognizing that their children have issues instead of just embracing what special little flowers they are.

AntShanny

..."Johnson was observed biting the door knob of the office and jumping on the paper shredder and attempted to break a glass frame above the shredder." Sounds like the child was completely out of control. Something needs to be done for her before she's older and does even worse...there's got to be issues at home.

rchambers2072

Umm, ya. Sometimes a six year old isn't just a six year old. I'd imagine a lot went on prior to this. As a parent of with children with emotional disorders, sometimes handcuffs ARE necessary. When anyone, children included, are out of control, they are usually uncommonly strong. It may also have been for the childs safety.

As far as the parents, seems to me,if they have seen this or similar behavior in their child before, they should have been looking into what is going on anyways.

EmCarroll1990

If her parents spanked her, this wouldn't be a problem...

I love you.

londongirl2012

feeding the kid sugar and colours can lead to bad behaviour, healthy diets really help control tantrums and outbursts! maybe this was part of the reason for it?

k8blujay2

I'm sorry... but if my kid acted like an animal they would be treated like an animal.... bring on the squirty bottle... there would be no amount of "mood swings" that would make think otherwise either... mood swings or not it is NOT acceptible to have a tantrum that results in throwing furniture and tearing stuff off the wall...


Bring on the flames.

julieh1973

I agree if it was my kid acting like an idiot- take them off in handcuffs and when my child got home they would then get a spanking. If they know you will spank them then you will very seldom need too. It helps them to know someone cares enough to set bounderies and that ceratin behavior is unacceptable.