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In reply to the discussion: If the Student was a White Female nobody would try to defend the Cop Slamming her [View all]csziggy
(34,189 posts)46. All the girl did was look at her phone
Tony Robinson Jr., who recorded the final moments, said it all began when the teacher asked the girl to hand over her phone during class. She refused, so he called an administrator, who summoned the officer.
"The administrator tried to get her to move and pleaded with her to get out of her seat," Robinson told WLTX. "She said she really hadn't done anything wrong. She said she took her phone out, but it was only for a quick second, you know, please, she was begging, apologetic."
Robinson said he pulled out his phone because he thought something was going to happen "that everyone else needs to see."
Lott said there have been school resource officers in the county ever since he has been sheriff for the last 19 years. He said the deputies have to receive more training and certification.
http://www.chron.com/news/crime/article/Sheriff-to-decide-if-deputy-keeps-job-after-6594942.php
"The administrator tried to get her to move and pleaded with her to get out of her seat," Robinson told WLTX. "She said she really hadn't done anything wrong. She said she took her phone out, but it was only for a quick second, you know, please, she was begging, apologetic."
Robinson said he pulled out his phone because he thought something was going to happen "that everyone else needs to see."
Lott said there have been school resource officers in the county ever since he has been sheriff for the last 19 years. He said the deputies have to receive more training and certification.
http://www.chron.com/news/crime/article/Sheriff-to-decide-if-deputy-keeps-job-after-6594942.php
She was not being disruptive, just non-compliant with a teacher's order. The actions of the teacher, administrator and cop were far more disruptive than a student pulling out her cell phone to check on a text she'd received.
In another story it was said that the girl is new to the school - maybe her previous school was not as strict about cell phones in the class rooms. In all the stories I've seen about this situation there are no claims that this girl was a frequent or habitual offender.
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If the Student was a White Female nobody would try to defend the Cop Slamming her [View all]
JI7
Oct 2015
OP
I grew up next door to a family where the father was a cop. A bad cop. Aggressive.
R. Daneel Olivaw
Oct 2015
#16
American exceptionalism on display. What a sick fucking country. Kids sitting like zombies because
whereisjustice
Oct 2015
#12