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Well see Liquid, there's a problem. First off, most police forces require the cop to have a reasonable suspicion that the individual being handcuffed presents an immediate threat of serious physical injury to the cop or to others in the area if they're not arresting them.
This kid was sitting at the table. She wasn't tearing up the room. She wasn't hitting anyone. She didnt' go nuts when she saw the cops. Not only that, but all the kids had been cleared out of the room. There were only adults, much larger and stronger than her, in the room. There is NO WAY those cops had a reasonable suspicion that she'd hurt them or anyone else in the room.
Handcuffing the kid was ridiculous. Plain and simple. There was no reason at ALL for it. The kid was under control at that point. Had the kid started going crazy again, then cuffing would probably have been justified.
Lemme ask you this. If you're in a room sitting quietly, would you be real thrilled if 3 cops burst in and cuffed you, not to put you under arrest, but just to restrain you? Of course, you would (or at least, you should) be pissed. You don't NEED restraining. You're not threatening anyone, you're not doing anything.
The cuffs are for one of two reasons. Restraint, or arrest. They're not arresting her, she doesn't need restraining at that point, there's no excuse for cuffing her.
I am advocating that the police should not have abused their handcuffs with the kid. I am advocating expelling the kid. The kid should learn that there are consequences, but that does not mean we have to make unreasonable consequences for the kid. When my kid colored on the wall I grounded him. I did not tie him up, because to tie him up would have been unreasonable, and frankly would have been child abuse. He learned that there are consequences to his actions, without the consequences being absurdly over the top.
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