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Originally Posted by shakran
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.
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In your own argument for suspension you have cited many times the fact that this was not the first, and by your own logic most likely not the last time that this child is going to be a behavioral problem, so why in the world would there not be suspicion that she needs to be restrained?! If they didn't put the cuffs on her who's going to be the first one that she takes a swing at when she tries to run away? No, it wouldn't necessarily happen but this child has already proven herself to be completely unreasonable, and her size doesn't mean that she couldn't do some serious damage if applied appropriately. . . think about the last time your son accidentally hit you in the groin for example.
If you watch the video again you'll notice that she doesn't freak out when the handcuffs go on, she freaks out when the officers move to put them on her, she was attempting to manipulate everyone into getting out of the consequences of her actions yet again, and I'm sorry, but given what she's already put everyone personally involved in that situation through I don't feel that she has the right to be allowed to do it again, leaving the only method of prevention as restraining her!
As for tying up your son, you're right, but you grounded him, therefore he was restrained, albeit in a different fashion. I would venture that you sent him to his room, and when you did it he obeyed because he understood the consequences. This girl had been asked to stop, told to stop, and then threatened with intervention, none of them had any effect until the officers actually came into the room. What would you have done if when you grounded your son he screamed no like this little girl, picked up the marker and went at the wall again?
It seems to me that a large part of your argument stems from the fact that she was sitting in the chair when the officers arrived, almost as if that means that she hadn't just completed a tirade. Personally, I'd love to be able to do whatever the hell I want and get away with it simply because I was sitting quietly in a chair when the police arrived, but for some reason I think I might be held a little more accountable than that.