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Dragonfli

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62. I'm sorry for your loss, I wish I could say I thought it a rare thing, we both know it isn't

Tue May 7, 2013, 08:13 PM

May 2013

I can guess the rest of the story - "no officer was ever investigated or charged in the death".

We were taught as children to never go to a cop if we were lost or in trouble, we were told to go to a public store and ask the clerk to call home for us. My parents knew the score and my gramms was visibly terrified of them, I think because her first husband was an early union guy that died young of an "aneurysm" and was coincidentally found near the site of a labor rally that was busted.

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Diabetic High School Girl Beaten by Police Officer and Arrested -- For Falling Asleep in Class [View all] marmar May 2013 OP

And cops wonder why they have such an image problem? premium May 2013 #1

I can't find a picture, KamaAina May 2013 #2

it does say in the full article.... chillfactor May 2013 #4

I'll take that answer for $2,000 Alex malaise May 2013 #24

That's the first thing I thought too............ LeftInTX May 2013 #35

Her mother's name is Tieshka, so you are probably right. n/t pnwmom May 2013 #55

You'd be right Aerows May 2013 #79

if this is true, that student is about to own the county and everything in it... Blue_Tires May 2013 #3

Depends entirely on who's on the jury. n/t pnwmom May 2013 #56

Waiting for the dedicated defenders of the police to start in. Savannahmann May 2013 #5

Why would we have to give them a polygraph? AnotherMcIntosh May 2013 #6

Because they're allowed to legally lie for any reason to any person at any time Occulus May 2013 #19

Yea, but we already know that. AnotherMcIntosh May 2013 #41

Polygraphs are *NOT* "lie detectors." Archae May 2013 #42

This message was self-deleted by its author Occulus May 2013 #47

So you don't mind losing your job over woo? Archae May 2013 #51

I would encourage you to rethink your position here. noamnety May 2013 #67

polygraphs are not admissible in evidence. They don't prove anything. Manifestor_of_Light May 2013 #73

Polygraphs CAN be beat DiverDave May 2013 #75

I know, and it's when law enforcement depends on them it really gets bad. Archae May 2013 #81

When I reported on how a mentally ill man truedelphi May 2013 #8

Yeah, they're so busy they send them in to watch high school study halls. n/t pnwmom May 2013 #57

That is not the response of all officers. I have met quite a few who are DebJ May 2013 #85

We should require them to wear cameras that are on, recording and streaming everything they do... backscatter712 May 2013 #9

Like this? Ian David May 2013 #31

Yeah, like that. backscatter712 May 2013 #34

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You just replied to one of them, I think Occulus May 2013 #21

99% of cops give the good ones a bad name... n/t backscatter712 May 2013 #7

I don't believe it's 99% good Savannahmann May 2013 #72

Read it again ... Bake May 2013 #83

Fire them. Make them all unemployed. Rex May 2013 #10

Poor little girl LittleBlue May 2013 #11

Enough! PD Turk May 2013 #13

SOP, I have never witnessed police act any other way, what is unusual Dragonfli May 2013 #50

They killed my best friend's uncle PD Turk May 2013 #53

I'm sorry for your loss, I wish I could say I thought it a rare thing, we both know it isn't Dragonfli May 2013 #62

yep PD Turk May 2013 #63

Quick...someone post the pic of the cop delivering milk so we feel better about the police state!!! davidn3600 May 2013 #14

LOL, +1000 Logical May 2013 #25

lol newmember May 2013 #37

... KamaAina May 2013 #40

How do we know that he is not taking the milk away? AnotherMcIntosh May 2013 #43

DUzy!! KamaAina May 2013 #44

Ruh roh - that's "red cap" milk. CincyDem May 2013 #76

Another DUzy!! KamaAina May 2013 #84

More info from CourtHouse news, I'll venture a guess that this student is Black azurnoir May 2013 #15

the criminalization of childhood BainsBane May 2013 #16

70% of school house arrests are children of color BainsBane May 2013 #17

Thanks for the statistic. Doesn't surprise me at all. redqueen May 2013 #27

Ship all the manufacturing jobs out of the country and this is what is left. AnotherMcIntosh May 2013 #45

Disgusting this shit is why a friend of mine quit the force the corruption and violence Arcanetrance May 2013 #18

Anyone wanna bet she's black? (no text) Quantess May 2013 #20

Her mother's name is Tieshka, which probably adds to the likelihood. n/t pnwmom May 2013 #58

It's like going back to the 1950's all over again..... AverageJoe90 May 2013 #22

It wasn't this bad in the '50's. AnotherMcIntosh May 2013 #49

Where did you grow up, btw? AverageJoe90 May 2013 #54

This message was self-deleted by its author AnotherMcIntosh May 2013 #66

Rowlett, Texas.....just east of Dallas. AverageJoe90 May 2013 #68

Good to hear that Rowlett had decent cops. Maybe they still do. AnotherMcIntosh May 2013 #70

Damn if I fell asleep in class the teacher would be like "GTFO". Initech May 2013 #23

When I was a kid, the teachers would prank the kids that fell asleep. backscatter712 May 2013 #32

The thing that's worked best in my classroom noamnety May 2013 #69

My brother fell asleep in science class in 8th grade Autumn Colors May 2013 #77

That police officer is the kind of "good guy" that NRA wants in schools. nt Bernardo de La Paz May 2013 #26

"Nobody sleeps on my watch, or I kick your ass!" Buzz Clik May 2013 #28

Because some people are speciest against Sus scrofa Scootaloo May 2013 #64

We need good guys with guns in the schools to shoot the bad guys HereSince1628 May 2013 #29

What are these barbaric jerks doing in our schools with our KIDS? Th1onein May 2013 #30

Too many police. Dawson Leery May 2013 #33

It's nice that no one has insinuated that this student or her mother is lying. redqueen May 2013 #36

Why were police even involved with a sleeping student?? LeftInTX May 2013 #38

Her sleeping may well have been related to her diabetes Occulus May 2013 #39

I'm sure it probably was. LeftInTX May 2013 #46

Or how about her sleep apnea?. pnwmom May 2013 #59

As a type 1 diabetic, I've always been a little worried about having a really low blood sugar Lunacee_2013 May 2013 #48

Interesting Newest Reality May 2013 #52

How can one be arrested for falling asleep in a class? treestar May 2013 #60

And the NRA wants to put armed guards in schools. This is a preview of what really will happen. muntrv May 2013 #61

She just won enough $$ for college. nt Nay May 2013 #65

Yay, Cops. They're the best! nt. MrScorpio May 2013 #71

Glad this didn't happen in my school... undergroundpanther May 2013 #74

So, I followed the links and found the Courthouse News story MineralMan May 2013 #78

"In school suspension" ... surrealAmerican May 2013 #80

Just an isolated bad apple, no doubt ... Bake May 2013 #82