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kpete

(71,953 posts)
Mon May 4, 2015, 09:23 PM May 2015

NY state police troopers handcuff and shackle 'combative' five-year-old boy after two-hour tantrum

New York state police are defending the actions of two troopers who handcuffed and shackled the feet of a five-year-old boy who they called “combative” and “out of control” after having a two-hour tantrum.

The Watertown Daily Times reports that the boy, named Connor, who was in a class for children with learning difficulties, was taken in a patrol car to the Samaritan Medical Center in Watertown, New York, for a mental health evaluation.

Trooper Jack Keller told the newspaper the boy was “screaming, kicking, punching and biting,” and that he posed a risk to himself, students, school staff and troopers.

But the boy’s mother, Chelsea Ruiz, claimed their son is now emotionally traumatized from the ordeal, and accused the staff of not handling the situation properly and letting it escalate before she and her husband could arrive and calm their son down.



more:
http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/new-york-state-police-troopers-handcuff-and-shackle-combative-fiveyearold-boy-after-twohour-tantrum-10224090.html

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NY state police troopers handcuff and shackle 'combative' five-year-old boy after two-hour tantrum (Original Post) kpete May 2015 OP
They'd arrest the parents for doing the same thing. rug May 2015 #1
You don't do this with little kids! Ilsa May 2015 #2
Sorry. They are not programmed to respond in those manners. HereSince1628 May 2015 #3
Yeah it's called a hug. Lochloosa May 2015 #7
Torture is becoming the norm malaise May 2015 #4
The troopers treated the boy with relative compassion. They didn't shoot him. leveymg May 2015 #5
I think I agree matt819 May 2015 #6

Ilsa

(61,687 posts)
2. You don't do this with little kids!
Mon May 4, 2015, 09:34 PM
May 2015

Especially special needs kids or those with learning disabilities! There are other ways to restrain these children without scaring them or hurting them with shackles.

HereSince1628

(36,063 posts)
3. Sorry. They are not programmed to respond in those manners.
Mon May 4, 2015, 09:46 PM
May 2015

They are deeply entrained to identify and respond to risks.

It is necessary that some humans be sacrificed so that the many may be saved.

Do you not see the logic of this plan?


Yours Truly

Viki

ends here.

It's a shame but they do act like robots.

leveymg

(36,418 posts)
5. The troopers treated the boy with relative compassion. They didn't shoot him.
Mon May 4, 2015, 09:52 PM
May 2015

They followed their training.

matt819

(10,749 posts)
6. I think I agree
Mon May 4, 2015, 10:13 PM
May 2015

There's limited info but it does seem as if they did their best. What would you gave them do? Taser? Strait jacket? Tranq darts?

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