6 yr old taken to police station in handcuffs
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loseweightjames
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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.""
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.
Follow @msnbc_us
"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.""
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Or maybe that's what caused her anger problems in the first place. What an ignorant thing to say.0
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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:0
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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.0 -
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? ;-)0 -
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... lol0 -
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?0 -
If her parents spanked her, this wouldn't be a problem...
A wooden spoon speaks volumes.0 -
Wow. She had to be crazy out of control. Makes me wonder what is going on at home...0
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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!0
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Or maybe that's what caused her anger problems in the first place. What an ignorant thing to say.
This.0 -
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.0
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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. ^_^0 -
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!0
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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
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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.0
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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 agree0 -
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 ;-)0 -
If her parents spanked her, this wouldn't be a problem...
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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!0
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