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KamaAina

(78,249 posts)
Sat Mar 19, 2016, 05:14 PM Mar 2016

School Cop Destroys 15-yo Student’s Face After He Tried to Call his Mom During Lunch [View all]

http://thefreethoughtproject.com/cop-destroys-15-yo-students-face-wanted-cell-phone-call-mom/

Last week, Stephanie Petrillo’s 15-year-old son Joe was dropped off at their home — battered, bloodied, and with a fractured orbital socket. His mother says she was given no reason for the drop off other than Joe suffered the injuries after he fell on the floor while being restrained by officer Shawn O’Mara of the Gates police department....

According to Petrillo, last Friday morning, Joe, who was at school on his lunch break, asked the school’s principal, Mary Vito, for his cellphone. In high schools, it is not uncommon for students to have to leave their phones in the office every morning.

While he was on lunch, Joe merely wanted to call his mother. However, principal Vito was not going to allow him to do that, so the two went back and forth several times. At this point, officer O’Mara stepped in to force Joes’ compliance...

“He grabbed my son, who is maybe one hundred and twenty pounds, like a bean pole, and he slams him on the floor, handcuffs him and then starts punching my son in his face,” Petrillo said.



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No more police brutality Hydra Mar 2016 #1
Probably something to do with fear of superpredators Fumesucker Mar 2016 #3
May cause side effects. Scootaloo Mar 2016 #5
He's not even a superpredator! KamaAina Mar 2016 #8
Well, if we are going to get all bogged down in details Fumesucker Mar 2016 #9
I'm sure the principal grabbed his own phone and filmed it. Blus4u Mar 2016 #2
update at the blog: chief says justified, because the kid threatened to punch the officer muriel_volestrangler Mar 2016 #4
Why can't a kid call his mother? nt LiberalElite Mar 2016 #6
Because the oligarchy demands adherence to the rules enforced on others to never question RKP5637 Mar 2016 #26
I have always appreciated that you get it. dixiegrrrrl Mar 2016 #36
Thanks!!! I'm absolutely amazed at how many Americans seem clueless about what is going RKP5637 Mar 2016 #37
But regardless of whether he can or can't... Orrex Mar 2016 #38
absolutely disgusting and the kid's face dana_b Mar 2016 #7
Even if the police thought it was "justified" ... surrealAmerican Mar 2016 #10
If there's film, release it! Not releasing it is suspicious.. mountain grammy Mar 2016 #11
I wouldn't take a cop's word for the color of the sky... gregcrawford Mar 2016 #18
I have two good friends who's sons are cops. mountain grammy Mar 2016 #25
Yep, Trump is working on his fascist stormtroopers. Cops make a great recruiting ground. n/t RKP5637 Mar 2016 #27
I wa a pot-smoking hippie... gregcrawford Mar 2016 #34
The cop is that scared of a 120-lb kid? Chemisse Mar 2016 #12
Exactly. Not using any judgment. Ilsa Mar 2016 #17
I'll withold judgement until I hear the other side of the story. virgogal Mar 2016 #13
Of course. Is the pig all fucked up in the face? Ed Suspicious Mar 2016 #28
Yes, of course. There could be a perfectly reasonable explanation kcr Mar 2016 #35
It was his lunch break. lpbk2713 Mar 2016 #14
There is no possible justification for this. yardwork Mar 2016 #15
+1 ScreamingMeemie Mar 2016 #19
Thugs should never be given a badge and a gun. Rex Mar 2016 #16
It takes an enormous amount of force to fracture an orbital socket greymouse Mar 2016 #20
That boy should of had a gun. The Jungle 1 Mar 2016 #21
Like this? Vote Hillary to continue.. Vote Bernie to stop. nt phazed0 Mar 2016 #22
Horse shit! leftofcool Mar 2016 #23
How so? What policy has HRC put out to handle Policing in this country? phazed0 Mar 2016 #29
Why the only too for SRO's, if at all, is physical security nadinbrzezinski Mar 2016 #24
Get attorney...asap. File charges. Make them show the video. libdem4life Mar 2016 #30
The name "Petrillo" is Italian. KamaAina Mar 2016 #32
True. But he still doesn't "look like" your standard Caucasian, unfortunately. libdem4life Mar 2016 #33
This is no cop, just an asshole with a gun and no brain. His family must be so proud Augiedog Mar 2016 #31
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