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Link Posted: 2/26/2020 1:20:58 PM EDT
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Even at 6, I knew "don't do the crime if you can't do the time".

And I knew assault was a crime.

Maybe the kid doesn't anything, but ignorance of the law is no excuse.

I knew that at 6, too.
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then you are against qualified immunity for cops, yes?
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For the first time.....I’ll have a Coke.

School isn’t a babysitting service and what one kid sees another kid do that kid repeats it. Shut the shit down now and shit won’t happen later.
Link Posted: 2/26/2020 1:25:29 PM EDT
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First people wanted the state to provide an education. Then they wanted the state to also provide disciplinary action, free breakfast and lunch, and organized sports. Then they took away the ability for teachers and administrators to discipline children. The end result is that it is now a LE matter when a child misbehaves. It's what they wanted, it's what they get.
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Based on just the limited info I have, I say good arrest. That might change if the teacher was/is a complete asshole & so forth.

Believe it or not, not all 6 year old kids are well behaved and normal. This cop may well have saved that kid's life down the road. We don' know yet.

Nor do teachers deserve to be hit.
First people wanted the state to provide an education. Then they wanted the state to also provide disciplinary action, free breakfast and lunch, and organized sports. Then they took away the ability for teachers and administrators to discipline children. The end result is that it is now a LE matter when a child misbehaves. It's what they wanted, it's what they get.
This pretty much spells it out.  Parents were all against teacher discipline, so here we are.

Kid sure changed her tune didn't she ?  
Link Posted: 2/26/2020 1:26:09 PM EDT
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Cop's lucky that 6 year old girl didn't knock him out...and she surely would have had he not manacled her.

Link Posted: 2/26/2020 1:26:46 PM EDT
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School calls cop because six year old is combative. Cop can only do A. Nothing or B. Arrest Kid. School now sounds like your typical DV Spouse after calling the cops and bitching that her man is being cuffed and stuffed into the back of a marked unit. They wanted the cop to scare the kid, not actually take action.
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This is a load of bullshit

For starters, there are generally specialists in child discipline at schools.  All teachers get SOME training in dealing with difficult children and generally there are Vice Principals who specialize in it, as well as often special ed teachers who specialize in it.

Similarly, there's a world of options for a police officer between nothing and arrest.  One of those options is to stay present to stop any (serous) physical attack of teacher by child and wait for more trained member of staff, or parent, or hell if this is a repeating issue, CPS to arrive.
Link Posted: 2/26/2020 1:29:38 PM EDT
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If you want the state to be the parent don't complain when the parenting is not to your liking.
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Sadly this i.e. the stated doing the parenting.
Link Posted: 2/26/2020 1:29:43 PM EDT
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Oh you misbehaved too and you took what I meant as a humored jab too seriously.
If that offended you I do apologize I was in a jocular mood when I posted that.
I can’t afford anymore enemies here.
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Oh hell man we are cool. I'll buy you a beer anytime. I'll probably just drink water, but maybe you could get me to drink one if the mood struck me just right.
Link Posted: 2/26/2020 1:30:11 PM EDT
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This is a load of bullshit

For starters, there are generally specialists in child discipline at schools.  All teachers get SOME training in dealing with difficult children and generally there are Vice Principals who specialize in it, as well as often special ed teachers who specialize in it.

Similarly, there's a world of options for a police officer between nothing and arrest.  One of those options is to stay present to stop any (serous) physical attack of teacher by child and wait for more trained member of staff, or parent, or hell if this is a repeating issue, CPS to arrive.
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School calls cop because six year old is combative. Cop can only do A. Nothing or B. Arrest Kid. School now sounds like your typical DV Spouse after calling the cops and bitching that her man is being cuffed and stuffed into the back of a marked unit. They wanted the cop to scare the kid, not actually take action.
This is a load of bullshit

For starters, there are generally specialists in child discipline at schools.  All teachers get SOME training in dealing with difficult children and generally there are Vice Principals who specialize in it, as well as often special ed teachers who specialize in it.

Similarly, there's a world of options for a police officer between nothing and arrest.  One of those options is to stay present to stop any (serous) physical attack of teacher by child and wait for more trained member of staff, or parent, or hell if this is a repeating issue, CPS to arrive.
Not here, all the "Specialists" you speak of are "Surprise!!!!" working for the school district police. No administrator or teacher will touch a kid and they have a policy about not removing combative students from regular classrooms without a judge's order.
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Oh hell man we are cool. I'll buy you a beer anytime. I'll probably just drink water, but maybe you could get me to drink one if the mood struck me just right.
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Oh you misbehaved too and you took what I meant as a humored jab too seriously.
If that offended you I do apologize I was in a jocular mood when I posted that.
I can’t afford anymore enemies here.
Oh hell man we are cool. I'll buy you a beer anytime. I'll probably just drink water, but maybe you could get me to drink one if the mood struck me just right.
Link Posted: 2/26/2020 1:32:43 PM EDT
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Not here, all the "Specialists" you speak of are "Surprise!!!!" working for the school district police. No administrator or teacher will touch a kid and they have a policy about not removing combative students from regular classrooms without a judge's order.
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That appears to be at least the unwritten and unspoken policy in my area.

The JDR judges absolutely ream school admins if it ever gets to them, so merely filing a PO makes them remove them in most cases. They sure are slow learners for people who are in "education."
Link Posted: 2/26/2020 1:36:49 PM EDT
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Dealing with children is literally my life. Foster parenting and parenting my adopted kids is what my whole life revolves around. We've had well over a hundred kids come and go from our home. Probably closer to two hundred.

I have never encountered a child whether it be a teenager or a six year old that required me to even contemplate handcuffs/zip ties. Ever. I've been struck, spit on, and shoved. I've never needed to restrain a child with any kind of device to make myself or them 'safer.' I've always been able to deescalate and I've NEVER had training in the art of deescalation ... yet, I can still do it and no one dies.

I wonder why that is.
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I had my time in Los Angeles foster system as a kid, thank you for being a kind soul when the little one most need it. It makes a big difference in the long run even if at times it seems like it doesn’t.

Now to the video.... WTF?

No child especially at 6yo needs to be put in handcuffs let alone inside a squad car. I’m rabidly in favor of law and order, pro-law enforcement, but this situation is way above and beyond crossing the line. I would have challenged the LEO if he walked passed me with a 6yo in handcuffs. Not necessary at all.
Link Posted: 2/26/2020 1:37:26 PM EDT
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My wife is a teacher. Many many times the parents are unavailable for contact. My wife has had students being “ raised” by great grandparents who are physically incapable of coming to the school if they are contacted. My wife has had students whose parents are “undocumented” and can not communicate.
It’s obvious you don’t get out in the real world much, out of your safe zone.
Any time anyone calls the cops, whatever little they have is now the responding officers issue to resolve to cover his own ass
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Maybe there are people who work in schools who are quick on the draw to call cops, but my general impression is quite the opposite. If it doesn't involve weapons or drugs, they usually try to leave the police out of it (especially if the kids is some kind of protected class/race/transgender/underprivileged/whatever).

So, if someone - let alone a school employee - called the police on a 6-year-old, I'm going to bet that numerous other incidents and unsuccessful attempts to correct the behavior already occurred.
Link Posted: 2/26/2020 1:38:26 PM EDT
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Again, blame people who refuse to parent their kids. These same people take away the schools' abilities to do much of anything BUT call the cops.

When the cops get called, someone takes a ride. If charges get dropped so be it.
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I'm sure there were more options available to the cop between do nothing or handcuff and arrest six year old
Link Posted: 2/26/2020 1:42:00 PM EDT
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Lol
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Common sense ended long ago with Mandatory Minimums and Zero Tolerance Policies pushed by Susie Soccer Mom and Johnny No Balls Blue Jeans. The entirety of the school system is fucked up in how they handle disciplinary issues.

1. Teachers cannot go hands on.
2. Schools cannot punish unruly kids.
3. They divert everything to LE.
4. LE is instructed to no have discretion when it comes to enforcement.
5. Parents don't discipline their kids.
6. Since kids are disciplined at home, they are unruly at school.
7. It becomes a perfect storm.
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I am calling you a liar.

Show me these LE instructions to have zero discretion when it comes to enforcement of laws on children in school.

(Unless, of course, the part where the LE is supposed to have zero discretion and call the higher ups for confirmation before arresting, which this guy should have done)
Link Posted: 2/26/2020 1:48:54 PM EDT
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Cop's lucky that 6 year old girl didn't knock him out...and she surely would have had he not manacled her.

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Instead she broke down and cried, begging for a second chance, and pleaded with them not to put her in the police car.

You should listen to the audio.

Cop got fired and lost his dental plan.

Teacher who called the cops needs to be beaten with a billy club.

The 6-year old needs a 3-day suspension and regular visits with a child psychiatrist. And her parents should be required to take parenting classes.
Link Posted: 2/26/2020 1:51:35 PM EDT
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Nope. In Florida Charter Schools are higher end institutions that people fight to get into to. They are private institutions funded via tax dollars.
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Same for here in NC
Link Posted: 2/26/2020 1:51:54 PM EDT
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Lol he tried to arrest another 6 year old the same day.
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You don't know what it's like until you've been there!

Something, something man in the arena.
Link Posted: 2/26/2020 1:52:10 PM EDT
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A FIRED COP IS THE KIND that arrests a six year old.

All charges against the little girl have been dropped. School says they never advocated for her arrest.
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Then why did they call the police?

Oh, now I remember. Because people think cops keep a magic fucking wand on their belts and can wave the magic wand and make everyone's life happier, kinder, and better.

Fucking please. School was fucking retarded. Cop should have just walked away.
Link Posted: 2/26/2020 1:57:07 PM EDT
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That appears to be at least the unwritten and unspoken policy in my area.

The JDR judges absolutely ream school admins if it ever gets to them, so merely filing a PO makes them remove them in most cases. They sure are slow learners for people who are in "education."
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Not here, all the "Specialists" you speak of are "Surprise!!!!" working for the school district police. No administrator or teacher will touch a kid and they have a policy about not removing combative students from regular classrooms without a judge's order.
That appears to be at least the unwritten and unspoken policy in my area.

The JDR judges absolutely ream school admins if it ever gets to them, so merely filing a PO makes them remove them in most cases. They sure are slow learners for people who are in "education."
Yep, they put a 15-year old rapist back in a regular classroom here in the SAME SCHOOL as his two victims.  Would not want to hold little Johnny back
Link Posted: 2/26/2020 1:57:21 PM EDT
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What does qualified immunity mean????
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then you are against qualified immunity for cops, yes?
What does qualified immunity mean????
Immunity from civil damages for government employees for civil rights violations in certain situations, but misunderstood 99.9% of the time. 100% in GD, unless I'm here.
Link Posted: 2/26/2020 2:00:50 PM EDT
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BOOM!!!! And the QI card gets dropped!
Link Posted: 2/26/2020 2:03:07 PM EDT
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BOOM!!!! And the QI card gets dropped!
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then you are against qualified immunity for cops, yes?
BOOM!!!! And the QI card gets dropped!
It was an amusing retort.  Some folks are wound too tight.
Link Posted: 2/26/2020 2:08:14 PM EDT
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Then why did they call the police?

Oh, now I remember. Because people think cops keep a magic fucking wand on their belts and can wave the magic wand and make everyone's life happier, kinder, and better.

Fucking please. School was fucking retarded. Cop should have just walked away.
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A FIRED COP IS THE KIND that arrests a six year old.

All charges against the little girl have been dropped. School says they never advocated for her arrest.
Then why did they call the police?

Oh, now I remember. Because people think cops keep a magic fucking wand on their belts and can wave the magic wand and make everyone's life happier, kinder, and better.

Fucking please. School was fucking retarded. Cop should have just walked away.
When I read articles like this, I wonder where peer pressure went among cops.
If I ever worked around a cop who handcuffed a compliant 6 year old that officer would have suffered greatly at the hands of his co workers.  The jokes and pranks would have written themselves.
Many years ago a young officer I worked around wanted to arrest a guy for DUI on a bicycle. No supervisors got involved, but he got the hint to not do squirrelly shit that made us all look like idiots.   After a month it dawned on him why dispatch held stolen bike calls specifically for him.
Probably in this day and age, with “racism” “sexism” and accusations of threats of “workplace violence” cops can’t police their own ranks like days past.
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In most states you can’t arrest someone that young.  They lack the mental capability to form intent.  Idaho, for example, you have to be at least 8 years of age to legally form criminal intent.

That cop is a fuckwit.  I have been in LE for 28 years.  Fortunately retards like this are the exception, not the norm.  It only takes one for GD to think one bad cop means they all are though.
Link Posted: 2/26/2020 2:14:54 PM EDT
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The 6-year old needs a 3-day suspension and regular visits with a child psychiatrist. And her parents should be required to take parenting classes.
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Cop's lucky that 6 year old girl didn't knock him out...and she surely would have had he not manacled her.

The 6-year old needs a 3-day suspension and regular visits with a child psychiatrist. And her parents should be required to take parenting classes.
This would have been the right action for the school to take...but these days, kick a kid out of school and the parents scream discrimination.
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A FIRED COP IS THE KIND that arrests a six year old.

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Because he was a reserve officer, he was not a member of the collective bargaining unit, and the police union didn’t represent him, Shawn Dunlap of the Fraternal Order of Police Orlando Lodge 25, said in an email Tuesday.

IF the union was in on it, there would have been no firing, I''ll wager.

WTF is the school doing calling the police for that anyways?!?!?!

As the parent of children in that age range, I would be furious if that was my child.
Link Posted: 2/26/2020 2:22:15 PM EDT
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I could be a cop if all I did was fight six year olds
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Pretty good gig.  He gets to use the cuffs, keeps his count up, doesn't have to apprehend grown men and goes home safe every night......
I could be a cop if all I did was fight six year olds
Yeah, but how many could you  fight at one time?
Link Posted: 2/26/2020 2:26:47 PM EDT
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Because he was a reserve officer, he was not a member of the collective bargaining unit, and the police union didn’t represent him, Shawn Dunlap of the Fraternal Order of Police Orlando Lodge 25, said in an email Tuesday.

IF the union was in on it, there would have been no firing, I''ll wager.

WTF is the school doing calling the police for that anyways?!?!?!

As the parent of children in that age range, I would be furious if that was my child.
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It sounds like they're going to be furious all the way to the bank.
Link Posted: 2/26/2020 2:26:49 PM EDT
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I have parents ask me to arrest their elementary age kids often.  I don’t take the bait. Even had one call me racist
For it
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Yeah, but how many could you  fight at one time?
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I've thought about retiring early and becoming a cop to see what kind of zany adventures I could get into and get the blue crew to defend.

One of them may have to be find the answer to this question
Link Posted: 2/26/2020 2:29:41 PM EDT
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I'm sure the child has terrible behavior problems but cuffing and stuffing a 6 year old? Toot toot
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Someone needs to explain the"toot toot" thing to me.  I missed that one....
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WTF is the school doing calling the police for that anyways?!?!?!

As the parent of children in that age range, I would be furious if that was my child.
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That's hard to assess without knowing the kid's disciplinary history. Or how many times the parent(s) had been called in the past, and what kind of response the school got.

The very concept of "arresting," or involving the police at all, with a 6-year-old seems absurd ... until it doesn't.
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In most states you can’t arrest someone that young.  They lack the mental capability to form intent.  Idaho, for example, you have to be at least 8 years of age to legally form criminal intent.

That cop is a fuckwit.  I have been in LE for 28 years.  Fortunately retards like this are the exception, not the norm.  It only takes one for GD to think one bad cop means they all are though.
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I know they all aren't.  But to be fair, it's more than one with the people defending his actions.
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Common sense ended long ago with Mandatory Minimums and Zero Tolerance Policies pushed by Susie Soccer Mom and Johnny No Balls Blue Jeans. The entirety of the school system is fucked up in how they handle disciplinary issues.

1. Teachers cannot go hands on.
2. Schools cannot punish unruly kids.
3. They divert everything to LE.
4. LE is instructed to no have discretion when it comes to enforcement.
5. Parents don't discipline their kids.
6. Since kids are disciplined at home, they are unruly at school.
7. It becomes a perfect storm.
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Jesus christ, bunch of snowflakes in here...

Officer didn't so much as raise his voice, just carted the little hellion to the station for her parents to pick up.

Wasn't his problem to begin with, the lazy ass teachers dumped it on him. But even so, that's our tax dollars and the parents' piss poor parenting at work.

"Wah, wah, my little angel didn't deserve this..."
What age do we draw the line?    14 month old in diapers at daycare ok to cuff and stuff?

An adult with two brain cells would have laughed and said "you want me to do what?"

I guess the self control to hold back on the "stop resisting" and taser action was good.
Common sense ended long ago with Mandatory Minimums and Zero Tolerance Policies pushed by Susie Soccer Mom and Johnny No Balls Blue Jeans. The entirety of the school system is fucked up in how they handle disciplinary issues.

1. Teachers cannot go hands on.
2. Schools cannot punish unruly kids.
3. They divert everything to LE.
4. LE is instructed to no have discretion when it comes to enforcement.
5. Parents don't discipline their kids.
6. Since kids are disciplined at home, they are unruly at school.
7. It becomes a perfect storm.
Florida wins again? WTF...

I'm going down to the school in a few minutes to ask them about their policies. Will let y'all know what I find out.
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Yeah, but how many could you  fight at one time?
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Pretty good gig.  He gets to use the cuffs, keeps his count up, doesn't have to apprehend grown men and goes home safe every night......
I could be a cop if all I did was fight six year olds
Yeah, but how many could you  fight at one time?
I love watching the tiny ones grappling at BJJ tournaments. It's like watching a bunch of stuffed animal teddy bears go at it. That being said, I could take any 6 year old on the planet.
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I wonder if the people asking "what kind of cop would arrest a 6 year old" are the same people who tell their kids "see that policeman... he's going to take you to jail if you don't behave." ??

I hear shit like that monthly when I'm out at lunch
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That's hard to assess without knowing the kid's disciplinary history. Or how many times the parent(s) had been called in the past, and what kind of response the school got.

The very concept of "arresting," or involving the police at all, with a 6-year-old seems absurd ... until it doesn't.
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WTF is the school doing calling the police for that anyways?!?!?!

As the parent of children in that age range, I would be furious if that was my child.
That's hard to assess without knowing the kid's disciplinary history. Or how many times the parent(s) had been called in the past, and what kind of response the school got.

The very concept of "arresting," or involving the police at all, with a 6-year-old seems absurd ... until it doesn't.
If they are that bad they need to be in a mental hospital (and/or parents need to be in counseling/parenting classes as well), or at least a special ed school. Police should have no involvement until they are much, much older than 6.
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Indeed.  I was hoping the OP could tell me, but it seemed pretty clear he just threw it out there without actually knowing what it meant.
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Immunity from civil damages for government employees for civil rights violations in certain situations, but misunderstood 99.9% of the time. 100% in GD, unless I'm here.
Indeed.  I was hoping the OP could tell me, but it seemed pretty clear he just threw it out there without actually knowing what it meant.
It's a shield from liability for technical civil rights violations that haven't yet been clearly established.  E.g., the Court rules that handcuffing anyone 6 years old, or younger, is indeed a violation of the Fourth Amendment, just due to age, but that hadn't been specifically decided yet until now. Since no reasonable police officer could have been aware of that fact, and we ask them to make split second decisions, yada, yada, we're providing immunity. It's an objective inquiry. So while ignorance of the law can be an excuse, it's not that specific officer's ignorance. It's the theoretical reasonable police officer.  The good part about this is that there is no penalty for police officers actually learning as much constitutional law as possible. It can't be held against them.
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Indeed.  I was hoping the OP could tell me, but it seemed pretty clear he just threw it out there without actually knowing what it meant.
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Immunity from civil damages for government employees for civil rights violations in certain situations, but misunderstood 99.9% of the time. 100% in GD, unless I'm here.
Indeed.  I was hoping the OP could tell me, but it seemed pretty clear he just threw it out there without actually knowing what it meant.
It seemed pretty clear it was tongue in cheek.
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If they are that bad they need to be in a mental hospital (and/or parents need to be in counseling/parenting classes as well), or at least a special ed school. Police should have no involvement until they are much, much older than 6.
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Do you not understand that school officials either cannot or will not do any of those things? A school principal can’t just unilaterally order a kid to be institutionalized, or a parent to do anything. It’s very hard to even move a kid to a “special” school without parental agreement.

Which is why courts have to be involved to take any serious measures, which in turn requires police involvement. If you don’t have a police report number and all of the data from the report that you cannot otherwise get due to privacy laws, nobody at the court or juvenile intake will even be able to start in most cases.
Link Posted: 2/26/2020 3:08:35 PM EDT
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lol
Link Posted: 2/26/2020 3:20:34 PM EDT
[#49]
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Do you not understand that school officials either cannot or will not do any of those things? A school principal can’t just unilaterally order a kid to be institutionalized, or a parent to do anything. It’s very hard to even move a kid to a “special” school without parental agreement.

Which is why courts have to be involved to take any serious measures, which in turn requires police involvement. If you don’t have a police report number and all of the data from the report that you cannot otherwise get due to privacy laws, nobody at the court or juvenile intake will even be able to start in most cases.
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This is a legitimate function of a state "Child Protective Services" or equivalent.

There is no reason to involved the police until CPS has determined the behavior is a result of an abusive home. The School has a problem child and the parents are of no use or can't be bothered to be available at a moments notice, call CPS.

A 6 year old child that is abusive to others is likely the victim of abuse themselves.
Link Posted: 2/26/2020 3:23:16 PM EDT
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In fact if the cops get called to a school and there is a 6 year old child that is so disruptive that the school felt the need to call the police, I think the first call the cops should make is to CPS and hand that shit off right there.
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