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TheKentuckian

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112. What "facts"? That she was about to unleash a bomb or something?

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Tue Oct 27, 2015, 11:28 AM

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DU'ers defending this! WTF is wrong with you people? [View all] trumad Oct 2015 OP

What he said ^ notadmblnd Oct 2015 #1

Ahh, school days. LuvNewcastle Oct 2015 #2

Payback is hell erlewyne Oct 2015 #51

People always say this Bettie Oct 2015 #84

Any abused spouse or child PatSeg Oct 2015 #87

Yes indeed Bettie Oct 2015 #92

It is like PatSeg Oct 2015 #96

Live with it? awoke_in_2003 Oct 2015 #103

I'm guessing you don't know the difference. Madmiddle Oct 2015 #58

Disgusting... yuiyoshida Oct 2015 #3

Fucking cops. n/t Hotler Oct 2015 #4

THAT fucking cop. n/t Beausoir Oct 2015 #56

It is true not all cops or whatever this guy was are this aggressive or violent, but almost randys1 Oct 2015 #113

WTF Indeed. denbot Oct 2015 #5

Another young person who will have college paid for. Vinca Oct 2015 #6

It makes me sad that anyone could defend this. She is just a child! Glimmer of Hope Oct 2015 #7

I'm the only one on here who had been a cop and made lots of folks mad defending cops Lee-Lee Oct 2015 #8

Oh, great, put problem cops in schools, what a dandy idea. Mariana Oct 2015 #32

Much of the blame for that goes to teachers and administrators Lee-Lee Oct 2015 #77

Thanks, that is good to know. Xyzse Oct 2015 #85

I'm not letting school personnel off the hook, not at all. Mariana Oct 2015 #94

No brother your not the only one here. GOLGO 13 Oct 2015 #39

where mercuryblues Oct 2015 #65

I hope that officer gets help. He obviously has no skills riversedge Oct 2015 #110

Unfortunately there's more than one authoritarian ass here on DU. hobbit709 Oct 2015 #9

Yep---more than I thought... trumad Oct 2015 #10

And libertarians n2doc Oct 2015 #19

More in common with "us" than "them" JackInGreen Oct 2015 #104

Yep to the noticeable number of authoritarians and libertarians. :( n/t OneGrassRoot Oct 2015 #26

There is no defending this. Bettie Oct 2015 #11

The meme of the defenders is--- trumad Oct 2015 #12

Of course it is Bettie Oct 2015 #17

That is the problem, way too many cops will cover for the bad apples. randys1 Oct 2015 #117

And prosecutors Bettie Oct 2015 #122

Having grown up on farms... Chan790 Oct 2015 #43

+1 Totally agree. BeanMusical Oct 2015 #70

+1000 Melurkyoulongtime Oct 2015 #128

What I find interesting about that, though... malthaussen Oct 2015 #50

Exactly PatSeg Oct 2015 #89

protect and serve w0nderer Oct 2015 #13

This message was self-deleted by its author NCTraveler Oct 2015 #14

I bet some of those same people would be appalled Mariana Oct 2015 #15

Or possibly even think that if all these black people would just "behave" justiceischeap Oct 2015 #16

Maybe that too. I got the sense Mariana Oct 2015 #20

local news said it started because she wouldn't put her phone away RedRocco Oct 2015 #101

Thanks. justiceischeap Oct 2015 #105

Apparently she had taken out her phone and then wouldn't give it up to the teacher. mnhtnbb Oct 2015 #107

Oh, well hell, in that case, a severe beating is surely in order. But you are gonna randys1 Oct 2015 #120

What is telling is the students reaction behind this assualt justiceischeap Oct 2015 #18

Exactly. The cop was FAR more disruptive Mariana Oct 2015 #23

I was JUST thinjing this, it is as if these kids are USED to this, like the scene in M*A*S*H randys1 Oct 2015 #123

This is much larger than one instance. NCTraveler Oct 2015 #21

Authoritarian badge-sniffers. nt geek tragedy Oct 2015 #22

Yup. Bootlicking badge sniffers. Ed Suspicious Oct 2015 #29

Shit. He probably could have picked her up, desk and all, and carried her out. randome Oct 2015 #24

I saw this morning that he apparently lifts weights deutsey Oct 2015 #44

He certainly could have just pulled the desk/seat--with her in it--out of the room. mnhtnbb Oct 2015 #102

That was my thought JackInGreen Oct 2015 #106

I'm guessing the Defenders got a sad? trumad Oct 2015 #25

I put one of them on my ingore DocMac Oct 2015 #63

Badge licking scum don't like it SwankyXomb Oct 2015 #126

My GOd! What has happened to this country? Violence, violence, and more violence. That guy sinkingfeeling Oct 2015 #27

Thouroughly fucked up. Ed Suspicious Oct 2015 #28

Call a parent? get the red out Oct 2015 #30

I guess they don't do that so much anymore. Mariana Oct 2015 #33

I should think you were displeased! get the red out Oct 2015 #55

I gathered that calling me was something of a last resort. Mariana Oct 2015 #59

Exactly! Parents must always be called. This is indefensible. mountain grammy Oct 2015 #66

So disappointing abelenkpe Oct 2015 #31

Give me a Nun with a ruler any day. Photographer Oct 2015 #34

But remember, they also suspended/removed a child from school if he/she was "too disruptive" SharonAnn Oct 2015 #88

"Reading, 'riting, and 'rithmetic" now replaced by "racism and 'roids". bullwinkle428 Oct 2015 #35

You need to add 'ranged weapons' on the end of the last sentence... Volaris Oct 2015 #46

Well ... 1StrongBlackMan Oct 2015 #36

Not for your allies you don't JustAnotherGen Oct 2015 #78

I agree with the facts first. SmittynMo Oct 2015 #81

Facts first SmittynMo Oct 2015 #83

I don't need more facts ... 1StrongBlackMan Oct 2015 #97

What fact---other than the student having a weapon---would justify this? trumad Oct 2015 #99

What "facts"? That she was about to unleash a bomb or something? TheKentuckian Oct 2015 #112

Seriously, people are DEFENDING THIS GUY? dorkzilla Oct 2015 #37

I saw this last night LWolf Oct 2015 #38

You notice the girl behind her gets kicked in the head? malthaussen Oct 2015 #40

That's the argument that incenses me most: because these students DID learn something in class alcibiades_mystery Oct 2015 #95

If a parent had done this to their child, they would be arrested. Period. this bonniebgood Oct 2015 #41

I've been yelling at the TV all morning over this. ladyVet Oct 2015 #42

There are some people who will ALWAYS defend police gollygee Oct 2015 #45

You don't remember? years ago, the 5yr old in handcuffs ... bread_and_roses Oct 2015 #47

I'm certified in child hate JackInGreen Oct 2015 #49

Authoritarianism runs deep in a lot of DUers. blackspade Oct 2015 #48

Cops on steroids! n/t RKP5637 Oct 2015 #52

I'd be willing to bet that's the case. cwydro Oct 2015 #72

That is assualt and battery the police officer should be arrested and charged. WDIM Oct 2015 #53

And that was a male officer manhandling a teen girl brush Oct 2015 #64

200lb man beating up a 100lb girl WDIM Oct 2015 #71

"Sadly, it seems, �walking while black� can have dangerous consequences. jtuck004 Oct 2015 #54

Yes and those defenders of this aggression sicken me. KeepItReal Oct 2015 #57

tip of the iceburg d_r Oct 2015 #60

Has this asshole been fired yet? TBF Oct 2015 #61

Well... Chan790 Oct 2015 #62

This is horrible! BeanMusical Oct 2015 #67

DUer's defending this? heaven05 Oct 2015 #68

SMH Mr Dixon Oct 2015 #69

you would think after Mike Brown, et. al., that the fellating KingCharlemagne Oct 2015 #73

Even on DU... freebrew Oct 2015 #86

+1 historylovr Oct 2015 #100

Seemed like only one or two JustAnotherGen Oct 2015 #74

They are a small minority. Not really "devil's advocates", either, but just contrarians as you said. randome Oct 2015 #91

I understand the police officers actions. I've volunteered time to work with troubled teens and .... BlueJazz Oct 2015 #75

What's telling to me is how everyone else hunkers down as this happens The Blue Flower Oct 2015 #76

just scanned the thread you referenced. TWO DU'es "justified" it. Two. KittyWampus Oct 2015 #79

I counted 4---and a close 5. trumad Oct 2015 #93

Do you have a child? n/t 1StrongBlackMan Oct 2015 #98

What difference that does make to starting a 2nd thread calling out 2 DU'ers? KittyWampus Oct 2015 #109

Nevermind. n/t 1StrongBlackMan Oct 2015 #114

Even the most sub-literate dullard recognizes the distinction between playing devil's advocate... LanternWaste Oct 2015 #119

Uh...5 DUers.. trumad Oct 2015 #127

One too many... tenderfoot Oct 2015 #125

If some people defend this criminal activity, Thespian2 Oct 2015 #80

Classsmate who took the video said her crime was taking her phone out womanofthehills Oct 2015 #82

How is that guy not in jail for assault?! frizzled Oct 2015 #90

We do have a lot of bullies on DU. Evidently that happens a lot that school. LiberalArkie Oct 2015 #108

We also have defenders of over the top military spending, "free" trade and NSA spying IDemo Oct 2015 #111

This is a CHILD, being abused by an adult cop IVoteDFL Oct 2015 #115

Of course BumRushDaShow Oct 2015 #116

Cheerleaders for the police state. tabasco Oct 2015 #118

K&R Solly Mack Oct 2015 #121

They no doubt defend the Confederate Battle Flag and have a host of other repugnant positions tenderfoot Oct 2015 #124

Locking pintobean Oct 2015 #129