I am not too happy with the way he threw her around, but he was totally justified to start using force.
What were they going to do? leave the girl to continue what she was doing?
She was distruptive, the teacher told her to leave, the principal told her to leave, the police officer told her to leave, and at some point she struck the officer...
If they let her get away with that it will be bedlam in that school.
I am not 100% confiratable with the amount of force he used but he was totaly justified in using force. If they let him off the hook, I bet it makes life a lot easier for the teachers.
In one location not sure which the story talks about the overwhelming interactions with black students but as usual neglects to indicate the percentage of them in the school.
I kinda like the way he took her down,IMO should have happened at home years back.
To bad he will loose his job and thats one of the goals of these POS kids.
“She was distruptive, the teacher told her to leave, the principal told her to leave, the police officer told her to leave, and at some point she struck the officer...
If they let her get away with that it will be bedlam in that school.
I am not 100% confiratable with the amount of force he used but he was totaly justified in using force. If they let him off the hook, I bet it makes life a lot easier for the teachers.”
While it does appear to be excessive force, I believe that was what was called for to get the attention of the feral yutes who now believe they are above any form of authority.
Fire security and private cops for the schools. Bring all the parents in and let them know....first sign of disrespect shown....five days of suspension. Second time...fifteen days of suspension. Third, your kid is finished in this county school system. Doesn’t matter what age they are...let the parents deal with their punk kid.
I’m also of the mind that you attach a $300 fee for any kid caught on school grounds with a cellphone. Let the parents know about that fee and tell them that the kid can’t come back until you hustle up the fee.
It’s time to let the schools off the hook....let the parents deal with the problem.
“I am not 100% comfortable with the amount of force he used”
No one was injured, correct? I think part of the problem was that the girl was hanging onto her desk to avoid being taken off of it.
I am by no means an apologist for police.
But people seem to believe there is an ‘acceptable level’ of force that police should use. That’s not what they’re taught (outside of deadly force scenarios). Its a toggle switch - if somebody is not obeying police commands, and they make the decision to use force, as we have seen repeatedly, that force is swift and decisive.
I can understand the mentality - after years of watching COPS (my only credentials in this field), I’ve noticed that whenever somebody is ignoring police commands, they are hiding something and/or about to run away. And who knows, that thing they are hiding could be a weapon.
Anyway, once a cop makes physical contact with somebody, he wants it to be on his terms. So he goes in fast and hard. An analogy would be a football player making a tackle. They ‘hit’ with as much explosive violence as possible - any hesitation and they miss the tackle.
Maybe a taser would have been better, although I think the outcry may have been worse.
Now, because some idiot videotaped it, there is going to be total breakdown in high schools everywhere. The girl should literally be caned for absolutely refusing to obey an order from several levels of authority. Shouldn't have to bring in a deputy. A coach dragging here out would be fine.
Get used to it! Create a no-win situation, and no one looks good. Unfortunately, it's the job of the schools and, sadly, the cops to deal with it. And it will get worse before it gets better.
Obie's "Just Us" Department is suing school districts, alleging civil rights violations based upon statistical outcomes. In the real world school districts are being forced to eliminate suspensions and attend "cultural sensitivity" training.
The problem, you see, is that all involved displayed insufficient cultural sensitivity. Telling authority figures to F#%K themselves is just the way it's done in their 'culture.'
And it's the rest of us that are expected to adapt.
If you take a look at the latest video, it’s clear that the officer did not use excessive force. She punched him, and she locked her leg around the leg of the table, causing it to flip. The student did this to herself, completely.