Posted on 04/26/2005 9:36:31 PM PDT by Brian_Baldwin
Today I’m watching with disbelief the so-called “Civil Rights Activist” and “Reverend” Al Sharpton on the FOX Cable O’Reilly Factor, and Sharpton remarks to Bill O’Reilly in comments about the recent news items regarding the Florida police who handcuffed an unruly five-year-old girl after she acted up in her kindergarten class, that no child should ever be put in handcuffs by the (Florida) police in such circumstances, even if unruly.
Of course, immediately my first though was the child, in fact children, who were handcuffed and led off arrested by the Florida police for trying to bring Terri Shaivo a glass of water.
And, where was Al Sharpton then? Where was the ACLU, then?
I am already hearing reports of an ACLU lawyer who is bring suit regarding the handcuffing of this out of control brat. The same ACLU that did everything they could to see that children who try to bring Terri Shaivo a glass of water are handcuffed, and that Terri dies.
It is absolutely sickening. I spit on the ACLU, it’s exactly as Michael Savage says – the ACLU is the Enemy Within and is one of the most dangerous enemies of our nation and our freedoms. In the same O’Reilly Factor we hear the ACLU defends NAMBLA whose member is a sexual predator of children and a child-murderer.
My God. What kind of world do we live in? It was only one month ago today, on March 24th – 26th, that children were being handcuffed and arrested by the Florida police, and already most have forgotten but for the same liberals who did this by means of their ACLU courts, the same liberals are screaming that this brat in Florida was handcuffed, and now they got their ACLU lawyers working the case and the ilk of Al Sharpton who will tell us that no child should be handcuffed. I guess the Al Sharpton rule of law is, no child should be handcuffed if the punk is black and disrupting the classroom and endangering other children and the teacher … but for those children who actually are standing up for REAL civil rights, it’s a good, ACLU, thing to handcuff them. Especially if they are white kids. The banal of an Al Sharpton and the morass of the ACLU.
They should be handcuffed when doing something symbolic. If they were really bringing Terri a glass of water, then no they shouldn't have been cuffed. This was designed as a MSM moment by the protesters there.
So you assert that the boy could have walked into the Hospice to visit Terri and bring her a drink?
If it was so important for those who gathered to insist that nutrition and hydradtion be given to Terri, then they should have at least lived up to the convictions they had. They didn't. Each attempt and arrest was symbolic.
I recall someone saying that the child was on a rampage for around 28 minutes, and it was all on tape.
If there is such a tape, I'd like to see it in its' entirety.
They didn't because, jake jakey, the Good and Faithful police of Pinellas Florida followed the Judicial Order to Murder to the forceful and handcuffing letter. The handuffing was NOT AT ALL symbolic. It was real unto the death.
No attempt was actual. They were all symbolic. Anyone of those protesters who did not seriously attempt to get the necessary nutrition and hydration to Terri is just as guilty as anyone associated with the court decision or the actual implementation. What were the cops gonna do, shoot a kid? No way.
The arrests were empty symbolism. Good point.
http://www.tampabays10.com/news/news.aspx?storyid=13483
Without seeing the video I determined that the police/principal were in the wrong. After viewing it, I agree with their actions.
As someone stated on another thread, if this helps to teach the child that there are consequences or penalties for her actions, maybe it's a good thing. She is already clearly out of control. The school called her mother at 2:00 and "mom" couldn't get to the school until 3:15. That's an hour and fifteen minutes. In the video you can hear an officer tell the child something to the effect of the mother has been told she will be handcuffed (paraphrased).
In this case, I think the assistant principal did a good job of keeping the child from hurting herself and others.
We will always have the government we deserve because of this phenomenon.
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Exactly right! Unfortunately many of this sector of voter are not engaged with anything but themselves, so the issue of government is quite alien to them, and of little interest. The Kool-Aid drinkers, the blind, piper-led Dem voters, who cannot tell you WHY they are Democrats...or have a reason that is beyond plausible.
Sharpton is desperate to "reform" his legacy...again he will use another "black female" to perpetrate his moral and racist outrage upon...and it too like Tawana Brawley (sp) it will back fire on that silly ass.
Sharpton is desperate to "reform" his legacy...again he will use another "black female" to perpetrate his moral and racist outrage upon...and it too like Tawana Brawley (sp) it will back fire on that silly ass.
Any parent who truly wishes the best for their kids have been given a BIG wake up call that should have them scrambling for "School Vouchers".
That being said, it is quite possible that, in Floriduh, a "judge" will pay off the mom.
They were outmatched only in resolve - the cops at Littleton were more interested in the safety of the police than in the safety of the students. We have police and SWAT teams to take these types of risks, not wait to go in until the shooters shoot themselves.
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