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as posted by dgtempe
Well, dang, for a hundred years or so this has been controlled by the teachers and parents.
Now, with your blessing, it will be common practice to arrest your toddlers and tots.
Originally posted by National Security Agency
Here is a tip for all you people that think this child shoud not have been restrained:
1. Write a Congressman and tell them you concerns and that you wish to introduce a bill that allows the teachers to restrain children.
LOL! I'm sure your gonna get A LOT of support! (Sarcasm)
Originally posted by marg6043
If we are going to call the police on every kindergarten that have a temper tantrum, then we should move the police station to the elementary school playground.
The fun never stops, does it?!
Originally posted by National Security Agency
Here is a tip for all you people that think this child shoud not have been restrained:
1. Write a Congressman and tell them you concerns and that you wish to introduce a bill that allows the teachers to restrain children.
LOL! I'm sure your gonna get A LOT of support! (Sarcasm)
as posted by Marg
Actually we have papers for parents to sign if they agree with corporal punishment in elementary school.
So it is ways to control children with parents consent.
Originally posted by marg6043
Actually we have papers for parents to sign if they agree with corporal punishment in elementary school.
So it is ways to control children with parents consent.
Originally posted by WyrdeOne
People, people...
Let's back up. Let's pretend for a second that this case never happened.
What changes can be made to current accepted practices to prevent it from happening? Jettison emotions for a second and let's think about WHY this happened, HOW it can be prevented in the future, and WHAT the motivations were behind the reaction of police.
We know why the mother acted the way she did. We know why the child acted the way she did (or at least we all accept that kids are getting wilder though we may differ on the actual cause in this isolated instance - mostly for lack of information). I want to know why the police didn't tell the school to deal with it, or call the parents, or verbally discipline the child. Is national hysteria to blame, or were the officers simply not able to use the above methods? I do find that a little hard to swallow, I mean are we to believe that an officer of the law can intimidate crack addicts and street hustlers, but he can't quiet a little girl with a loud shout or an angry glare? I want to hear other people's opinions on this issue though.
Originally posted by PistolPete
It has nothing to do with a police state, nothing to do with the President, and everything to do with, as seekerof said, litigation. Which we as American people brought upon ourselves.
Yes, this girl is a criminal. She's guilty of assault and destruction of public property, just to name a few.
Funny how people always know how to handle a situation they weren't in better than the people that were.