Lawlight said:
Toxy said:
This officer was completely out of line. If someone is to make an arrest, it is a requirement to do so without using unnecessary force. He could have easily taken her hands behind her back and handcuffed her. Throwing someone across the room (who is seated) is unnecessary force. Not only was she seated, it is evident that she was not a threat to anyone in the classroom. It is also important to note that she was unarmed.
So what if she may have been rebellious. Most teenagers rebel at least once in their life. It does not mean they are going to become outlaws, it is usually due to hormones, feeling alienated, and trying to find 'yourself'.
This police officer definitely needs to lose his job, there are enough power hungry people on the force as it is. |
Not saying that he's in the right but you being deciding to be rebellious doesn't give you the right to disturb the class and not comply with the police.
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What I would have done was ask if I was being arrested or detained. If the officer said no, I would have said that there was nothing they could then do to infringe upon my rights. Whether someone was disturbing the class or not, I am certain this inevitably caused a bigger disturbance then she ever caused. Just imagine what the students would have been thinking when they saw an adult, nay, a police officer acting that way. They would likely have been intimidated and shocked by this.
I have witnessed many disturbances in classes back when I was in high school. Never was it necessary for a student that was seated to be thrown around by authority. There is such a thing as, detention, suspension, calling the girls parents etc. This was outright unnecessary.
