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71. I continue to have mixed feelings on this matter, and will not judge them as harshly as others.

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Wed Feb 3, 2021, 06:01 PM

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A 9-year-old girl was handcuffed and pepper sprayed by Rochester Police officers responding...... [View all] groundloop Feb 2021 OP

Child abuse bucolic_frolic Feb 2021 #1

exactly yuiyoshida Feb 2021 #15

I have mixed feelings about this. NurseJackie Feb 2021 #2

I'm afraid I don't quite understand ..... groundloop Feb 2021 #9

Please explain if you will Ferrets are Cool Feb 2021 #13

No. I've said all I want to say... NurseJackie Feb 2021 #21

Yikes. lagomorph777 Feb 2021 #22

I'll try My Pet Orangutan Feb 2021 #46

In the longer video on Twitter, the girl was accusing her mom womanofthehills Feb 2021 #60

It's a complex situation ArizonaLib Feb 2021 #50

WTF? N/t Humanist_Activist Feb 2021 #32

I have mixed feelings about your post. nt NealK Feb 2021 #51

Okay. NurseJackie Feb 2021 #57

Okely dokely. NealK Feb 2021 #64

Were they in fear for their lives from a nine year old girl? Walleye Feb 2021 #3

Plus,.... Wuddles440 Feb 2021 #38

Can you imagine one of these cops being your father or husband Walleye Feb 2021 #40

Sad, but so true. Wuddles440 Feb 2021 #49

Individuals in handcuffs can still be a threat to others and to themselves. NurseJackie Feb 2021 #68

While I agree.. Wuddles440 Feb 2021 #70

I continue to have mixed feelings on this matter, and will not judge them as harshly as others. NurseJackie Feb 2021 #71

They should be prosecuted for child abuse. Ilsa Feb 2021 #4

Why call the cops in the first place? poli-junkie Feb 2021 #5

They dialed the wrong number. FeelingBlue Feb 2021 #6

THIS! So much THIS! NewDayOranges Feb 2021 #11

But sadly we don't have nearly enough mental health specialists available in this country. groundloop Feb 2021 #12

This is dangerous for those with mental illness JonLP24 Feb 2021 #66

Only if "mental health workers" had suitable transport, backup on call, and a suitable place... TygrBright Feb 2021 #28

yes. unfortunately there are a number of steps stopdiggin Feb 2021 #31

We don't really need further evidence of irresponsible and counterproductive abqtommy Feb 2021 #7

Police union defends the actions of these officers according to the report. trc Feb 2021 #8

Here we go Grokenstein Feb 2021 #24

Typical of an abuser to say the victim made them do it Walleye Feb 2021 #41

Training is the issue, they are not trained to deesculate, but rather Humanist_Activist Feb 2021 #33

Part of the problem is that this shouldn't really even be 'police work' mr_lebowski Feb 2021 #10

+ agree. Would be optimal for mental trained health person to be part of police team to iluvtennis Feb 2021 #17

and they hate those calls. mopinko Feb 2021 #26

When you call the police you get a police response. ripcord Feb 2021 #44

I Count At Least 5 Cops On The Scene Me. Feb 2021 #14

I see the problem as the family calling the police to deal with a 9 year old ripcord Feb 2021 #18

I UNderstand They Mis-Dialed Me. Feb 2021 #20

An example what the horribly named "defund the police" was trying to address: unqualified ... marble falls Feb 2021 #16

She's a very big 9 y/o, can see why parents can't control her. Ziggysmom Feb 2021 #19

I am not sure you need a mental health person to know you do not handcuff 9 year olds. pennylane100 Feb 2021 #29

After watching the videos radical noodle Feb 2021 #23

When I read about police stories of similar nature before watching the video, I immediately assume Denvermosaic Feb 2021 #25

If they cannot control a nine-year-old girl without having to pepper spray her... ashredux Feb 2021 #27

Does the City of Rochester or the State of New York award medals of valour? BobTheSubgenius Feb 2021 #30

Some questions about this RVN VET71 Feb 2021 #34

What ashredux said: If grown men trained to deal with emergencies and violence cannot handle a Nitram Feb 2021 #36

The videos here are longer than what CNN's website provided... NurseJackie Feb 2021 #39

Except for the woman ... GeorgeGist Feb 2021 #45

Cops hadn't a clue how to handle that situation RVN VET71 Feb 2021 #47

THANK YOU!! HUAJIAO Feb 2021 #52

There is a long video of this on Twitter womanofthehills Feb 2021 #59

Yet another example of authoritarian and totally clueless law enforcement out of control. Nitram Feb 2021 #35

In Colorado moreland01 Feb 2021 #37

WTAF?! sakabatou Feb 2021 #42

Police need to be trained in handling get the red out Feb 2021 #43

Report from a previous County registered nurse from Milwaukee.gaurdin johnthewoodworker Feb 2021 #48

Wonder what's the ethnicity of the girl. turtleblossom Feb 2021 #53

When your only tool is a hammer ... perfessor Feb 2021 #54

Without watching the video. Let me guess, the child is not white. onecaliberal Feb 2021 #55

You are correct TexasBushwhacker Feb 2021 #58

It never gets any less sickening. What in the actual hell? onecaliberal Feb 2021 #61

I agree TexasBushwhacker Feb 2021 #62

There is clearly zero de-escalation training going on. And no enforcement when policy isn't onecaliberal Feb 2021 #63

Did you watch the entire longer video, or just the CNN edited clips? NurseJackie Feb 2021 #69

The biggest problem with police train g nowadays that they forget the citizens they are supposed kimbutgar Feb 2021 #56

That's disgusting and unjustifiable. NealK Feb 2021 #65

Rochester suspends police officers who pepper-sprayed a 9-year-old girl Judi Lynn Feb 2021 #67