What? No tasers down there?

Georgia police handcuff kindergartner who threw tantrum

http://www.nhregister.com/articles/2012/04/17/news/doc4f8d61385f849808014861.txt

By The Associated Press

MILLEDGEVILLE, Ga. — Police in Georgia handcuffed a kindergartner after the girl threw a tantrum, and the police chief is making no apologies.

WMAZ-TV reports the 6-year-old is accused of tearing items off the walls and throwing furniture at school in the central Georgia city of Milledgeville. The police report says the girl knocked over a shelf that injured the principal.

The elementary school called police after the Friday tantrum. The report says when an officer tried to calm the child, she resisted and was handcuffed. The girl was charged with simple assault and damage to property.

Police Chief Dray Swicord says the department’s policy is to handcuff people in certain situations, and “there is no age discrimination on that rule.”

The child was suspended from school until August.

so a 'time out' obviously won't work

and this is what is wrong with our country. Can't spank our kids, but arresting them with handcuffs is A-Okay

They should handcuff her parents as well.

she'll grow up to be A) crack dealer, B) lawyer

I don't advocate drugs for children, but that kid needs to smoke some pot, chill out and have some dunkeroos and a juice box.

Good for the chief and the arresting officer.

OK, so... I am onboard with the Sherriff handcuffing and restraining because an out of control 6yr old could benefit from a little scare and no one there could get away with a crack on the behind so it was the next best way to run interference.

Kindergarten called the police? Charges filed? GTFO of here - these people who can't redirect a berkeleying 6yr old w/o calling the cops are out of their berkeleying minds and have no business working at a school. Cops pressing charges on a 6yr old are imbiciles.

If this is a problem child and you are out of options asa professional child care worker/teacher - you simply don;t let them into kindergarten anymore after the nth incident. If it isn't a problem child - you fire every asshat in the chain leading up to the phone call to the police. When the hell did we decide the best course of action for children was te penal system?

In reply to Giant Purple Snorklewacker:

When large objects are being thrown and people are being (or can be) injured, I would think its beyond the abilities of the child care employees and time for law enforcement if for nothing else, America is full of sue happy Bob Costas.

My daughter in law is a child psychyatrist at an upscale district in Connectiut. You can't touch a child until certified to do so. You can beg and plead but one hand on the shoulder and you're in court.

45 minutes later the gym coach who is certified, took the kid to the Time Out Room. It's a padded cell. She railed on for two hours until Mom came and got her, still kicking and screaming!

We need to bring back Nuns and rulers. In the 5th grade I was flicking the lights on and off, they were neon, giving the kids a light show. Then I heard....

Daniel

Brother Richard. He lifted both palms up like lightning and clapped both of my ears at the same time. My berkeleying bell was RUNG!

"...and I'll be seeing you at detention this afternoon".

Try that now days.

They need to use the restraint chairs you see on the Jail TV shows. I have yet to see that fail.

spitfirebill wrote: They need to use the restraint chairs you see on the Jail TV shows. I have yet to see that fail.

If we have to go that far, we really berkeleyed up. Like 914 said, back to penguins with rulers.

Its not the kids fault it clearly had any number of the latest behavioral issues like ADD, ADHD, Autism, Assburgers etc... /sarc

Giant Purple Snorklewacker wrote: When the hell did we decide the best course of action for children was te penal system?

When zero tolerance policies were considered good ideas.

zero tolerance = zero common sense.

ThePhranc wrote: Its not the kids fault it clearly had any number of the latest behavioral issues like ADD, ADHD, Autism, Assburgers etc... /sarc

I have ADHD and multiple other disorders, but I'm a more functional part of society than most people. I sincerely hope you were being sarcastic (I think you were) especially with the ADHD comment.

K just noticed the "/sarc." did I mention one of those problems was reading comprehension?

ThePhranc wrote: Its not the kids fault it clearly had any number of the latest behavioral issues like ADD, ADHD, Autism, Assburgers etc... /sarc

honestly, that kind of fit.. there is a problem somewhere. Most kids are not that destructive for that long. Throw a couple of things.. cry, scream, and throw a fit, yes.. but to keep it up long enough to knock over a bookcase and still be doing it when the police arrived.

I am not saying the kid has a mental problem.. it could be the parents.. but there is a serious problem there

Xceler8x wrote: When zero tolerance policies were considered good ideas. zero tolerance = zero common sense.

It has nothing to do with zero tolerance policies, as stated, the "caretakers", aka teachers can't do anything about it.

Years ago, everyone used to care what other's thought anout their kids, their spouses, their house and how well it was kept. Not anymore...

I just can not fathom the people who DEFEND their kid's poor behavior.

How come the only bit puzzling me is why the cops are seemingly equipped with child size handcuffs?

I see nothing wrong with this story.

They used to take us kids to the jail so we could see what it was like and it made jail seem a lot less inviting to me.

Handcuffs hopefully will scare the crap out of her and make her not do it again, but if this becomes a "cause" then it will have the exact opposite effect and make her think she's bullet proof.

ditchdigger wrote: How come the only bit puzzling me is why the cops are seemingly equipped with child size handcuffs?

I have handcuffs equipped for big guys, but the average size should fit a child just fine. I try to carry both, but I don't deal with children. I've only had to chase one. He got away. There was a big fence between us.

I've been punched by an 8th grader. The only thing I could legally do was call for help over the intercom. Luckily the kid stormed out of the room as soon as it happened and the dean was talking to the teacher next door.

I had the option of pressing charges. I told the officer that the kid didn't need to be charged with anything, but he could use a dose of his own medicine. The last time I saw the kid, he was in detention with a black eye from a fight. The kid that gave him the black eye was this little band kid that no one suspected, but managed to avoid getting hit hard by the big kid. Serves the big kid right.

Xceler8x wrote:

Giant Purple Snorklewacker wrote: When the hell did we decide the best course of action for children was te penal system?

When zero tolerance policies were considered good ideas. zero tolerance = zero common sense.

We agree on something. Sadly, a lot of this E36 M3 is State Mandated. I have a family member who works at a child daycare center. The rules are absolutely berkeleying insane in order for them to keep their State "Certification."

No joke: Recently they had to get rid of the little seats where you clip babies in to eat, because it's considered "restraining the child," and god forbid you restrain a 10 month old. So now what they have is six babies per table falling all over, sticking their feet on, etc., etc., etc., (anything but eating) on a table that's 8 inches off the ground.

You also can't tell a child NOT to do something (this may be the policy of the daycare and not the state) You can only "re-direct" the bad behaviour. So you can't say "Don't bite/punch other kids," you can only say things like "Mouths are for speaking" and "Hands are for coloring" and E36 M3.

I thank my wife constantly for being awesome and staying home with our baby. I hate it that kids have to go to those places.

Corporal Punishment was still alive and well with the Brothers l up until I left high school in 1988.

At that stage though, it was more emphasis than anything else, like: "Mr. Murphy, why are you eating in the locker room? You're a senior, you know better than that!" smack to the back of the head

I don't agree with arresting the kids unless it happens more than once, though. At age 6 you should get one free pass.

914Driver wrote: We need to bring back Nuns and rulers. In the 5th grade I was flicking the lights on and off, they were neon, giving the kids a light show. Then I heard....

Brett_Murphy wrote: I don't agree with arresting the kids unless it happens more than once, though. At age 6 you should get three swats from the paddle hanging behind the principals desk.

FTFY.

I'm reasonably certain it's not her first trip to the "Office".

I dunno what was up with the kid. We had teachers in school who didn't need to do much other than look over the glasses and intone your name... in that tone of voice. One that made god look around.