5-Year Old Handcuffed By Police - United Bimmer Community

**komodo** · 05-02-2005, 02:48 PM

5-year old Handcuffed By Police For Tantrum

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An investigation is underway as to whether police officers over-reacted while controlling a kindergarten student who was throwing a temper tantrum.

A videotape of the March 14th incident at Fairmount Park Elementary School is being reviewed by the school district and law enforcement.

The tape shows the child mis-behaving for several minutes, including ripping papers, standing on desks, and defiantly responding to teachers. She is even seen throwing punches at an assistant principal.

It also shows the girl apparently calming down before three police officers approach her, pinning her arms behind her back and handcuffing her as she screams, “No!”

John Trevena, the attorney for the girl and her family, says he cannot understand why police took such drastic action.

He says, “The police officers’ actions are way over the top. Three police officers having to forcibly handcuff a 5-year-old little girl? I mean, come on. Is there anything more that needs to be said about that?”

Trevena also critizes the actions of school officials who he says did not do enough to defuse the situation.

“I’m concerned that the educators shadowed and hovered around the young girl. It certainly gives credence to the argument that they may have been provoking her to act out more. To me, it didn’t look like a de-escalation. It looked like an escalation, an attempt to get her to act out more. I just don’t understand why they didn’t distance themselves back further and allow things to cool off.”

The tape shows the child appearing to calm down before three officers approach, pin her arms behind her back and put on handcuffs as she screamed, “No!”

Trevena says it’s unbelievable police officers would bend a child over a table to forcibly handcuff her.

The tape cuts off just after the child starts screaming.

No charges are filed against the girl, but Trevena promises legal action against the police department.

Authorities are not commenting, pending a two-week internal investigation.

Discuss!

**EnvyM3** · 05-02-2005, 02:52 PM

That's crazy. Where are you coming up with all this shit?

**Rooz** · 05-02-2005, 02:56 PM

I mean, this is kinda those things like when my uncle tells my little 3 year old nephew "if you miss behave the police will come and get you" it's just a technique used to scare kids so they would listena nd stuff, I think that they were doing something similar and it just got seen in the wrong way...

**Hoppy** · 05-02-2005, 05:05 PM

heres an idea, dont throw punches at people regardless of your age.

**dwrx04** · 05-02-2005, 06:46 PM

hahaha thats gunna be one rich ass 5 year old

and guess were all that money is gunna come from woohoo taxes

! Sounds like the police officer might be kinda desperate if he's bending a little girl over a desk and handcuffing her

**komodo** · 05-02-2005, 07:05 PM

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Originally Posted by dwrx04

Sounds like the police officer might be kinda desperate if he's bending a little girl over a desk and handcuffing her

Haha! You never know... some of 'em are into the youngin's.

New defination of jailbait though...

**Cellardoor** · 05-02-2005, 07:41 PM

i dont think the cops should get any sorta punishment or anything. this is just the parents grubbing for money mayb if they spent more time teaching thier kid how to act properly and less time bitching and moaning this wouldnt be an issue. not to mention if they didnt back the girl and actualy dissaplined her at home after the police handcuffed her she would get the message and learn to behave herself.

-Hutch-

**Hoppy** · 05-02-2005, 07:46 PM

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Originally Posted by Cellardoor

i dont think the cops should get any sorta punishment or anything. this is just the parents grubbing for money mayb if they spent more time teaching thier kid how to act properly and less time bitching and moaning this wouldnt be an issue. not to mention if they didnt back the girl and actualy dissaplined her at home after the police handcuffed her she would get the message and learn to behave herself.

-Hutch-

THANK YOU!!!! , but of course god forbid any one take responsibility when they can just pawn it off on "society"

**Spieluhr** · 05-02-2005, 08:37 PM

that's insane. Get the parents asses down there and handcuff them too. It is not hte responsibility of teachers to raise and control students, that is the job of the parents, and they obviously fucked up in this case, does that mean we can sue them too?

**Chris** · 05-03-2005, 08:17 PM

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Originally Posted by Spieluhr

that's insane. Get the parents asses down there and handcuff them too. It is not hte responsibility of teachers to raise and control students, that is the job of the parents, and they obviously fucked up in this case, does that mean we can sue them too?

i can see everyone's point....but its a five year old...every five year old throws a tantrum at one point or another....and last i checked cops are only supposed to handcuff you if you are either under arrest opr a threat to otehrs in the situation......i highly doubt throwing and ripping papers and swinging their tennis ball size fists attached to underdeveloped arms are going to hurt anyone......

witeshark · 05-03-2005, 09:52 PM

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Originally Posted by Cellardoor

i dont think the cops should get any sorta punishment or anything. this is just the parents grubbing for money mayb if they spent more time teaching thier kid how to act properly and less time bitching and moaning this wouldnt be an issue. not to mention if they didnt back the girl and actualy dissaplined her at home after the police handcuffed her she would get the message and learn to behave herself.

-Hutch-

I agree! I mean I'm sure they were gentle enough for Christ's sake she needed to get a message or she will be a little bitch forever!