6 year old arrested at school. Florida, of course.

[Anonymous]

No 6 year old white kid would ever be arrested, and I'm white.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:To 12:47 above (not quoting that novel):

Are the rest of us supposed to be fine with dropping our kid off in this kid’s classroom and just hope he doesn’t have a bad day? The other kids have rights too and they deserve a teacher who isn’t monopolized by the issues of one kid.

Ok, so what's your solution? My guess is your solution is "blame the parents for being bad parents." That will not get you very far. You can chose to open your ears and learn about how this situation unfolds, or you can advocate for arresting 6 year olds.

I am not now, nor have I ever, advocated for arresting 6 year olds. If a 6 year old is having violent outbursts in class, even just once every week or two, they can't just be left in there for weeks/months on end while the teacher/parents/administrators figure it out. Its not fair to the other kids in the class. Having to evacuate the class every time a certain kid loses it?

And no I doubt the girl is receiving "the treatment she needs" since her grandmother seems to think she just needs more sleep.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:This is ridiculous. I saw on the news that the officer has a history of using excessive force. How was he working in a school?

It is a deep flaw in how US LEO are trained. "Always be escalating" like they are being trained to go to an overseas combat zone and not serve as peace officers on US soil.

When a cop feels like his authority is being challenged (by a 6yo, no less) he is a robot who cannot de-escalate and must ratchet up the severity of the situation.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:This is ridiculous. I saw on the news that the officer has a history of using excessive force. How was he working in a school?

It is a deep flaw in how US LEO are trained. "Always be escalating" like they are being trained to go to an overseas combat zone and not serve as peace officers on US soil.

When a cop feels like his authority is being challenged (by a 6yo, no less) he is a robot who cannot de-escalate and must ratchet up the severity of the situation.

Cops are actually trained to de-escalate situations. How effective they are often depends on the officer (and the agency's culture).

-female cop

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:To 12:47 above (not quoting that novel):

Are the rest of us supposed to be fine with dropping our kid off in this kid’s classroom and just hope he doesn’t have a bad day? The other kids have rights too and they deserve a teacher who isn’t monopolized by the issues of one kid.

Ok, so what's your solution? My guess is your solution is "blame the parents for being bad parents." That will not get you very far. You can chose to open your ears and learn about how this situation unfolds, or you can advocate for arresting 6 year olds.

I am not now, nor have I ever, advocated for arresting 6 year olds. If a 6 year old is having violent outbursts in class, even just once every week or two, they can't just be left in there for weeks/months on end while the teacher/parents/administrators figure it out. Its not fair to the other kids in the class. Having to evacuate the class every time a certain kid loses it?

And no I doubt the girl is receiving "the treatment she needs" since her grandmother seems to think she just needs more sleep.

wow, please come over to the special needs board and let us in on the secret to rapidly resolving our child's behavioral issues, including immediate IEP eligibility, completion of an FBA, faithful implementation by the school, and all other services!

[Anonymous]

Body-cam footage released today. Officer seemed to get pleasure out of abusing the poor child. Just sick.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:No 6 year old white kid would ever be arrested, and I'm white.

Yes, they do and would.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:No 6 year old white kid would ever be arrested, and I'm white.

+1. Black persons here—as soon as I saw this thread I knew the kid had to be black. White kids don’t get treated this way. I’m parent to a black daughter just a couple of years older. Horrible to read, as I imagined how scared and confused my own kid would be.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:No 6 year old white kid would ever be arrested, and I'm white.

+1. Black persons here—as soon as I saw this thread I knew the kid had to be black. White kids don’t get treated this way. I’m parent to a black daughter just a couple of years older. Horrible to read, as I imagined how scared and confused my own kid would be.

Sorry for typos (cooking).

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:No 6 year old white kid would ever be arrested, and I'm white.

+1. Black persons here—as soon as I saw this thread I knew the kid had to be black. White kids don’t get treated this way. I’m parent to a black daughter just a couple of years older. Horrible to read, as I imagined how scared and confused my own kid would be.

The teacher and the police officer were also black...so there's that.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:And an 8 year old in the same week.

This is sickening and absolutely a racial thing. School to Prison Pipeline right here.

I live in Orlando and it's very much in the news in a WTAF sort of way, so it's not like everyone down here is "what, what's the problem." The officer was suspended and the prosecutor refused to do jack about it, so the "system" is at least working there. Despite the fact that the system never should have been invoked.

The officer that arrested the girl is black isn't he? Maybe he arrested her because she was out of control and had already hurt somebody?

A 6 yr old???YOUR SOUL IS DEAD

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:No 6 year old white kid would ever be arrested, and I'm white.

+1. Black persons here—as soon as I saw this thread I knew the kid had to be black. White kids don’t get treated this way. I’m parent to a black daughter just a couple of years older. Horrible to read, as I imagined how scared and confused my own kid would be.

The teacher and the police officer were also black...so there's that.

And I guess there’s a special kind of dumb ass who doesnt think people can be racist against their own race or hold racist bias and I guess people can’t feel so bad about themselves they commit suicide either
idiot

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:No 6 year old white kid would ever be arrested, and I'm white.

+1. Black persons here—as soon as I saw this thread I knew the kid had to be black. White kids don’t get treated this way. I’m parent to a black daughter just a couple of years older. Horrible to read, as I imagined how scared and confused my own kid would be.

The teacher and the police officer were also black...so there's that.

PO here. Overseer mentality. White kids don’t get treated like this to the same extent black/brown kids are.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:No 6 year old white kid would ever be arrested, and I'm white.

+1. Black persons here—as soon as I saw this thread I knew the kid had to be black. White kids don’t get treated this way. I’m parent to a black daughter just a couple of years older. Horrible to read, as I imagined how scared and confused my own kid would be.

The teacher and the police officer were also black...so there's that.

And I guess there’s a special kind of dumb ass who doesnt think people can be racist against their own race or hold racist bias and I guess people can’t feel so bad about themselves they commit suicide either
idiot

+1, but victims here are predetermined based upon the color of their skin, so dont expect anyone here to agree with you.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:No 6 year old white kid would ever be arrested, and I'm white.

+1. Black persons here—as soon as I saw this thread I knew the kid had to be black. White kids don’t get treated this way. I’m parent to a black daughter just a couple of years older. Horrible to read, as I imagined how scared and confused my own kid would be.

Yes, white kids get treated horribly. You sound racist for thinking nothing bad ever happens to white people.