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Demo_Chris

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23. It is only after the fact that the police and security KNOW any of this...

Tue Jun 17, 2014, 11:30 PM

Jun 2014

The grandmother can say anything she likes, but that doesn't make it true then -- or now. The police cannot just write off the girl's behavior -- not when that behavior is genuinely suspicious. That's where the story as told by the family seems to fall apart. They are glossing over the key moments to focus instead on her disability, as if her issues trump everything else. But they don't.

I work with kids who have developmental issues and challenges all the time. I go out of my way to help them in every way I can, I think I'm pretty good at it, and their parents often express surprise at how much we were able to accomplish. Happened just last weekend in fact. But guess what? Developmental issues are no excuse for unacceptable behavior. I have never had a kid like this cause even the slightest issue, but if it happened I would not tolerate it.

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Parents Sue Wal-Mart Over Arrest Of Daughter With Special Needs [View all] Jefferson23 Jun 2014 OP

She did nothing wrong, the PD and WalMart should have already settled out of court. Rex Jun 2014 #1

It seems that way to me too. They should be ashammed of themselves for what Jefferson23 Jun 2014 #2

Jodi wound up in handcuffs, muscled to the floor by Livonia police. KamaAina Jun 2014 #3

Fanatical cops, and I am guessing WalMart appreciated that approach..at least up until Jefferson23 Jun 2014 #4

Where was the grandmother? 840high Jun 2014 #54

I don't trust cops atreides1 Jun 2014 #5

I understand that, yet this young woman should be able to see cops perform appropriately Jefferson23 Jun 2014 #7

another great job of PR by the police.. frylock Jun 2014 #6

Exactly..heartwarming job they performed. n/t Jefferson23 Jun 2014 #8

nothing says "I want it to go away" Egnever Jun 2014 #9

Less funj, but we should wait for the REST of the story... Demo_Chris Jun 2014 #10

ok, why you doubt them I don't know. n/t Jefferson23 Jun 2014 #11

I doubt this version because.... Demo_Chris Jun 2014 #12

Interesting take, and one of the most cynical I have read here in a long time. Jefferson23 Jun 2014 #13

It's not cynical if it's true. Note that the family hasn't released the tape... Demo_Chris Jun 2014 #16

Thanking officers for not taking the easier and safer solution of simply Tasering their Jefferson23 Jun 2014 #19

from the same person who thought the Japanese should sink the Sea Shepherd CreekDog Jun 2014 #37

How many ways can one say, ai yai yai. n/t Jefferson23 Jun 2014 #38

Reading through the article, it sounds like the security Ilsa Jun 2014 #21

It is only after the fact that the police and security KNOW any of this... Demo_Chris Jun 2014 #23

As the parent of a Ilsa Jun 2014 #24

The story said she was taken down in a closed room. bluesbassman Jun 2014 #14

They think they can take a mentally disabled child (again) REP Jun 2014 #15

No, she was a TWENTY-FIVE year old woman going freaking nuts in a store. The police showed restraint Demo_Chris Jun 2014 #17

She's still a mentally disabled person. REP Jun 2014 #18

And? What, beyond our compassion and a parking space, does this entitle her to do? Demo_Chris Jun 2014 #20

Alright. yallerdawg Jun 2014 #22

Indeed. I do find it rather bemusing when the very individual who suggests we not make assumptions LanternWaste Jun 2014 #25

It is a dead giveaway yallerdawg Jun 2014 #26

Wow. THAT is your response? joeglow3 Jun 2014 #34

I am entertained tkmorris Jun 2014 #27

That part cracked me up too. nt laundry_queen Jun 2014 #33

Bullshit it isn't. joeglow3 Jun 2014 #35

What precisely is absurd in attempting to discern all relevant knowledge to any given situation? LanternWaste Jun 2014 #28

seems to be a pattern with you on who to side with CreekDog Jun 2014 #36

You are missing one huge part of the puzzle: She was fucking innocent! Hassin Bin Sober Jun 2014 #39

As it turns out she had not shoplifted. It took four cops taking her down to determine that.... Demo_Chris Jun 2014 #44

and you rec'd the "Asian Privilege" thread CreekDog Jun 2014 #41

I did rec that thread, a thread that (as I recall) ended up gathering hundreds of responses... Demo_Chris Jun 2014 #43

then why did you recommend it? CreekDog Jun 2014 #46

because I suspected it would get a billion responses.... Demo_Chris Jun 2014 #47

so you're saying you remember why you recommended it CreekDog Jun 2014 #48

I told you why I recommended it... Demo_Chris Jun 2014 #49

The thread's barely a month old, please, stop running away from your post CreekDog Jun 2014 #50

You love putting words into people's mouths... Demo_Chris Jun 2014 #53

Do you work for Walmart? Rosa Luxemburg Jun 2014 #51

Nope. Never have. With the accusations I was wondering if anyone would ask.... Demo_Chris Jun 2014 #52

so you say to wait to judge, then you say she should have been tasered CreekDog Jun 2014 #42

I said she was lucky she wasn't. nt Demo_Chris Jun 2014 #45

I can understand wrestling her to the floor for a 30-pack of hair bands Orrex Jun 2014 #29

Taser application was suggested as a fair solution in this thread. n/t Jefferson23 Jun 2014 #30

Yikes. Poe's Law once again. Orrex Jun 2014 #31

Yep, afraid so. n/t Jefferson23 Jun 2014 #32

One of the usual suspects. Hassin Bin Sober Jun 2014 #40

The larger clip capacities increase the danger jberryhill Jun 2014 #55