April 24, 2005Florida Police Handcuff 5-Year-Old
Fucking unbelievable. My throat is raw from the gutwrenching scream that just ripped through after watching this video. Humanity truly is going down the flusher and this is a prime example of why...
Video Shows Police Handcuffing 5-Year-Old
A family is threatening a lawsuit after a videotape showed police handcuffing a 5-year-old girl in Florida.
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. -- A 5-year-old girl was handcuffed by police after she tore papers off a bulletin board and punched an assistant principal in kindergarten class, according to a video released by a lawyer for the child's mother.
The 30-minute tape shows the child appearing to calm down before three officers pinned her arms behind her back and put on handcuffs as she screamed, "No!" After being placed in the back of a police cruiser, the girl was released to her mother.
The camera was rolling March 14 as part of a classroom self-improvement exercise at Fairmount Park Elementary, attorney John Trevena said.
Trevena, who provided the tape to the media this week, said he got it from police.
"The image itself will be seared into people's minds when you have three police officers bending a child over a table and forcibly handcuffing her," said Trevena, who represents the girl's mother, Inga Akins.
Police spokesman Bill Proffitt said an investigation into the matter would be complete in about two weeks and the findings would be made public.
info culled from I Blame The Patriarchy (an excellent blog that I've been enjoying recently...)
Video Shows Police Handcuffing 5-Year-Old
A family is threatening a lawsuit after a videotape showed police handcuffing a 5-year-old girl in Florida.ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. -- A 5-year-old girl was handcuffed by police after she tore papers off a bulletin board and punched an assistant principal in kindergarten class, according to a video released by a lawyer for the child's mother.
The 30-minute tape shows the child appearing to calm down before three officers pinned her arms behind her back and put on handcuffs as she screamed, "No!" After being placed in the back of a police cruiser, the girl was released to her mother.
The camera was rolling March 14 as part of a classroom self-improvement exercise at Fairmount Park Elementary, attorney John Trevena said.
Trevena, who provided the tape to the media this week, said he got it from police.
"The image itself will be seared into people's minds when you have three police officers bending a child over a table and forcibly handcuffing her," said Trevena, who represents the girl's mother, Inga Akins.
Police spokesman Bill Proffitt said an investigation into the matter would be complete in about two weeks and the findings would be made public.
info culled from I Blame The Patriarchy (an excellent blog that I've been enjoying recently...)
