My 1130. There is NO EXCUSE for beating a child. NO EXCUSE. Child's last name I think was Robinson. Honors student. Dead after boot camp beating by a circle of sheriff's employees, black and white employees while a nurse looked on.
http://tboblogs.com/index.php/newswire/comments/video_released_in_boot_camp_death_case/
I've been trying to follow this story, but I'm confused. How could the boy be in boot camp, and an honor roll student at the same time? I haven't yet seen the tape, so I don't know how big this boy was, but there is no excuse for police brutality against a child. Against anyone for that matter. LE has tools to prevent this type of end result. If the child was honestly in need of being subdued, they should have just hit him with a tazer once or twice.
The reason I'm so curious about his honor roll status and his being in custody, is that my son was a hellraiser. Just getting a measurable GPA was an accomplishment. He is by no means intellectually stupid, but the brat did not want to go to school. I remember when my two girls and I would have to wrestle his clothes on him and frog march him to the car, every morning. This was primary grades. His father didn't care. He's 18 now, and he's daddy's problem, not mine. If I didn't love him, I wouldn't care, but I do. Just can't handle all the BS anymore.
Imo, great grades and being a trouble maker don't exactly go together.
Meanwhile the deputies actions are being defended. I think no matter what that kid did to provoke them, the adults were completely out of line.