KY cop who handcuffed 8-yr-old is getting sued: https://news.vice.com/article/cop-filmed-handcuffing-8-year-old-with-mental-disorder-slapped-with-lawsuit …
The big picture on #overpolicing in schools: http://www.tomdispatch.com/blog/175654/
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Replying to @ChaseMadar
Biggest lie about school
#overpolicing is "there is no alternative!" Proven alternatives are flourishing in our midst–http://www.nyclu.org/content/safety-with-dignity-alternatives-over-policing-of-schools-2009 …1 reply 3 retweets 4 likes -
Replying to @ChaseMadar
@ChMadar in Europe nobody is allowed to shackle kids at school, it sems a proven alternative1 reply 0 retweets 1 like -
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@mazzettam True, but pointing to successful European models of anything is considered bad manners here in the U.S., like farting in public.1 reply 0 retweets 1 like -
Replying to @mazzettam
@mazzettam It clashes with our amour-propre, our sense of extra-special exceptionalism.
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