▲ 691 ▼ Texas cops arrest 11-year-old honors student and put him in solitary confinement for three days (www.texasobserver.org) submitted 2 years ago by DougHolland@lemmy.world to c/thepoliceproblem@lemmy.world 130 comments fedilink hide all child comments
[–] Viking_Hippie@lemmy.world 38 points 2 years ago (2 children) No. This was a principal punishing a child for being difficult by making up threats. Nobody even mentioned shooting except you. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] mycatiskai@lemmy.one 30 points 2 years ago (1 child) Not even difficult, he was just interested in using the mental health faculty that was provided the year before to continue to work through his father's death. She could easily have explained to the kid or his parent that the councilor would not be replaced. Going after the kid with selective enforcement of uniform rules while ignoring others was blatant punishment and the escalation to calling the police is excessive force. If this kid were black there is even a higher than normal chance the cops would have hurt him by treating him like an adult. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Viking_Hippie@lemmy.world 10 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) Absolutely! Should have been clearer that I meant him being difficult from the perspective of the principal, not from that of myself or anyone else with any empathy and common sense. permalink fedilink source parent [+] atempuser23@lemmy.world -4 points 2 years ago (1 child) [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Viking_Hippie@lemmy.world 1 point 2 years ago* Go home, child abuse apologist, you're drunk. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] mycatiskai@lemmy.one 30 points 2 years ago (1 child) Not even difficult, he was just interested in using the mental health faculty that was provided the year before to continue to work through his father's death. She could easily have explained to the kid or his parent that the councilor would not be replaced. Going after the kid with selective enforcement of uniform rules while ignoring others was blatant punishment and the escalation to calling the police is excessive force. If this kid were black there is even a higher than normal chance the cops would have hurt him by treating him like an adult. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Viking_Hippie@lemmy.world 10 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) Absolutely! Should have been clearer that I meant him being difficult from the perspective of the principal, not from that of myself or anyone else with any empathy and common sense. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Viking_Hippie@lemmy.world 10 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) Absolutely! Should have been clearer that I meant him being difficult from the perspective of the principal, not from that of myself or anyone else with any empathy and common sense. permalink fedilink source parent
[+] atempuser23@lemmy.world -4 points 2 years ago (1 child) [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Viking_Hippie@lemmy.world 1 point 2 years ago* Go home, child abuse apologist, you're drunk. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Viking_Hippie@lemmy.world 1 point 2 years ago* Go home, child abuse apologist, you're drunk. permalink fedilink source parent