NYPD's Schoolyard Bullies

Another recent case of police as heavies in local schools

A A A Comments (2) By Sean Gardiner Wednesday, Jul 16 2008

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He also expressed concern that his arrest record would follow him around and make it tough to find jobs in the future—or to get into college.

Though he lost a few points on presentation—he needed to make better eye contact and control his voice, which occasionally cracked—Joshua received an A-minus for his project.

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Maria 06/24/2009 4:13:00 PM

I am not surprised this happened. I think that Joshua was lucky that he was the one that was punching the cop and it wasn't the cop who was punching him. America has a reputation amongst western industrialised countries as a police state. Many people want to sacrifice civil liberties for order. We are seeing this even in Europe now, but there is much more support for fascism in America. If you ask a lot of Americans, they will probably say they want more cops, arrests, security, and rules. I hear a lot of Americans say, if you have done nothing wrong, then you have nothing to be afraid of. The ironic thing is, Americans usually pride themselves on freedom. You can tell by tv shows like cops that Americans tend to glorify cops. I remember seeing a highway in California that was named after a dead cop. Americans put cops on a pedestal and think cops can do no wrong. They rely on cops for a lot of things that can be handled differently. It is also one of the only countries in the world to give death sentences to children. I am surprised that civil rights was even mentioned in this article, because when I think of America, I think of a risky place that is incompatible with human rights. It's a place where you just have to take your chances if you want to live there. Remember that story of the guy that was pushed off his bike by the cop? The cop (Patrick Pogan) ended up accusing the bicyclist of assaulting him. It was caught on camera and broad casted on youtube, but the bicyclist probably would have been locked up if the video did not go public, and no one would have cared.
Jan Berry 08/02/2008 7:43:00 PM

It's not any better for kids in small towns. Our son was repeatedly attacked at a Baptist school in Mendocino Co., CA. The staff refused to stop it, the sheriff told the 12-year-old victim that if his parents complained again, he'd go to jail. An investigation found that the sheriff did nothing wrong, the jury found the school negligent, but awarded nothing because Guide One Ins. lawyers convinced them to blame the victim, which cost us a quarter million dollars. Also, most potential witnesses were too afraid or corrupt to testify for us, the local newspaper covered it up, and it goes on and on. There are countless groups trying to stop bullying in America, but where you bullying is ignored, nothing helps kids except fear of lawsuit. When that doesn't even work, you have kids in danger. If anyone has any information on Guide One, etc. - email me at janberry47@yahoo.com

NYPD's Schoolyard Bullies

Another recent case of police as heavies in local schools

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