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5 year old girl handcuffed by cops, !!!!!!!!!!
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post Apr 23 2005, 06:09 PM
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ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (April 23) - An attorney says he plans legal action against police officers who handcuffed an unruly 5-year-old girl after she acted up in her kindergarten class.

A video camera, which was rolling March 14 as part of a classroom self-improvement exercise, captured images of the girl tearing papers off a bulletin board, climbing on a table and punching an assistant principal before police were called to Fairmount Park Elementary.

Then it shows the child appearing to calm down before three officers approach, pin her arms behind her back and put on handcuffs as she screams, "No!''

Largo lawyer John Trevena, who provided the tape to the media this week after obtaining it from police, says the officers went too far.

"The image itself will be seared into people's minds when you have three police officers bending a child over a table and forcibly handcuffing her,'' said Trevena, who represents the girl's mother, Inga Akins.

"It's incomprehensible ... There was no need for that,'' he added.



ABC News
The tape shows the girl lashing out at a school employee.

Police declined to comment, citing an official complaint by Akins that has sparked an investigation by the supervisor of the four officers who were present. Two are new officers who were being trained that day.

Spokesman Bill Proffitt said the investigation would be complete in about two weeks and the findings would be made public.

The 30-minute tape shows assistant principal Nicole Dibenedetto trying repeatedly to calm down the girl, who ignores her commands and begins punching her.

The child's mother was called but wasn't able to immediately come to the school.

After being placed in the back of a police cruiser, police released the girl to her mother after prosecutors informed them they wouldn't bring charges against a 5-year-old.


04-23-05 15:05 EDT




So what do you guys think? Should this girl have been arrested.
 
 
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post Apr 23 2005, 06:44 PM
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I think arresting a 5 year old is getting a little too far, but I do agree that kids are just getting worse and worse. But it is part of the parents' fault on how their kids turn out.
 

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nightmare4taki   5 year old girl handcuffed by cops   Apr 23 2005, 06:09 PM
sadolakced acid   little kids think they can do anything cus they...   Apr 23 2005, 06:13 PM
saysaydaplay   QUOTE(sadolakced acid @ Apr 23 2005, 6:13 PM)...   Apr 24 2005, 02:47 PM
xXirockhardXx   Those cops went to far. She is freaking 5 years ol...   Apr 23 2005, 06:15 PM
JlIaTMK   omg wow is this more proof that little kids are g...   Apr 23 2005, 06:16 PM
xXirockhardXx   QUOTE(JlIaTMK @ Apr 23 2005, 3:16 PM)omg wow ...   Apr 23 2005, 06:20 PM
nightmare4taki   I think she just needed a paddling. QUOTE(JlIaTM...   Apr 23 2005, 06:16 PM
EXPLO5ION   I think arresting a 5 year old is getting a little...   Apr 23 2005, 06:44 PM
soulless727   wow....she got it bad....when i was 6 they just ca...   Apr 23 2005, 06:45 PM
YoGrandpaIsFine   I dunno. There's a good and bad side of it. ...   Apr 23 2005, 06:48 PM
mona lisa   It's not going too far. She's worse than s...   Apr 23 2005, 06:49 PM
x____duckii   QUOTE(gotnoheart @ Apr 23 2005, 7:49 PM)It...   Apr 23 2005, 11:20 PM
Spirited Away   The cops should have fine the parents instead of c...   Apr 23 2005, 06:53 PM
x_angawhomps   Physically harassing a school official will get yo...   Apr 23 2005, 06:53 PM
mzkandi   ST. PETE!! Thats near where I stay (Tampa,...   Apr 23 2005, 06:56 PM
Tag_youre_it   yeah she's five years old. But punching people...   Apr 23 2005, 07:04 PM
wavybaby162   Handcuffs are a form of physical restraint. It...   Apr 23 2005, 07:06 PM
jooleeah   It's not the police's fault that the girl ...   Apr 23 2005, 07:09 PM
x3__iGiVEup   i dont think handcuffs was really necesarry(sp?)   Apr 23 2005, 07:11 PM
Skyline Drive   I for one am happy they handcuffed that little bas...   Apr 23 2005, 07:16 PM
monde libre   oh jeez. violent kids these days.   Apr 23 2005, 07:23 PM
babierain   stupid kids these days. she deserved it. its not l...   Apr 23 2005, 07:28 PM
slipper   imo, the cops went too far. but i loathe little ki...   Apr 23 2005, 07:34 PM
tooeffingcrazy   Instead of handcuffing her, give her a timeout. Pu...   Apr 23 2005, 07:53 PM
jnukes   that's crayzee .. they should have just calm...   Apr 23 2005, 07:56 PM
mizz_mithy   I think arresting her was going a little bit too f...   Apr 23 2005, 07:59 PM
honorguard   They just used the handcuffs to restrain her from ...   Apr 23 2005, 08:04 PM
gOODpIRATE   wow. if the mother didn't come as soon as sh...   Apr 23 2005, 08:09 PM
Ballpointpencil   The police didn't go too far. You guys seen th...   Apr 23 2005, 08:14 PM
DanielleMaria05   I agree that she was way out of hand. I don't ...   Apr 23 2005, 08:14 PM
Shortiiex   i saw a little fotage of what happened.....drugs t...   Apr 23 2005, 08:20 PM
dahding   they should've used a taser (sp?). that would...   Apr 23 2005, 08:21 PM
waffles   That's completely unnecessary. Arresting a fi...   Apr 23 2005, 08:35 PM
dahding   QUOTE(waffles @ Apr 23 2005, 8:35 PM)That...   Apr 23 2005, 08:52 PM
yellowgurl   i guess not.. maybe suspended. but hey kids make m...   Apr 23 2005, 08:57 PM
bRoKeNxALoNE   Wow. Very interesting. Lol. People these days..   Apr 23 2005, 09:05 PM
yukichan   i think it was appropriate.. kids need to learn th...   Apr 23 2005, 09:08 PM
sadolakced acid   for god sakes she's a five year old she should...   Apr 23 2005, 09:15 PM
Chii   QUOTE(purpleyes @ Apr 23 2005, 9:07 PM)I saw ...   Apr 23 2005, 09:20 PM
IamRad   wow thats... interesting.. geez im speechless   Apr 23 2005, 09:22 PM
xXYouMeBedNowXx   She was handcuffed by Policemen! Response: Sh...   Apr 23 2005, 09:26 PM
mouse_3k   I saw tht on the news. It was WEIRD!! U ca...   Apr 23 2005, 09:26 PM
Levy2k6   well the thing is kids are getting pretty smart an...   Apr 23 2005, 09:40 PM
Spiritual Winged Aura   Cops went too far, that child is only 5 years old ...   Apr 23 2005, 09:54 PM
toodlepops.   Thats stupid. I mean, handcuffs for a 5 year old?   Apr 23 2005, 10:02 PM
Shattered_Hope   Kids don't know better...but cops did go too f...   Apr 23 2005, 10:23 PM
Skyline Drive   I found the video clips: BEFORE COPS CAME GIRL B...   Apr 23 2005, 11:13 PM
Chii   QUOTE(say_what_you_mean @ Apr 23 2005, 11:13 ...   Apr 23 2005, 11:16 PM
Skyline Drive   QUOTE(chii @ Apr 24 2005, 12:16 AM)hmm, what ...   Apr 23 2005, 11:17 PM
mzkandi   QUOTE(say_what_you_mean @ Apr 24 2005, 12:13 ...   Apr 23 2005, 11:17 PM
EmmalieV   She shouldnt have been arrested thats too much may...   Apr 23 2005, 11:36 PM
Ballpointpencil   QUOTE(Emmaliev @ Apr 23 2005, 11:36 PM)She sh...   Apr 24 2005, 07:34 AM
emazing   Nah, that's wrong. Very wrong. But still, the ...   Apr 23 2005, 11:46 PM
b0st0ngrl   The cops went too far in my opinion. Although she ...   Apr 23 2005, 11:50 PM
belg   ^^agrees.. it's a Big NO NO to handcuff a LITT...   Apr 24 2005, 01:17 AM
q-tips rule   oh yeah i heard it on the news. i dont know, but t...   Apr 24 2005, 01:19 AM
[o0p]   5 year olds dont really know what they are doing.....   Apr 24 2005, 01:27 AM
blondisnirvana   WTF!!!!!!!!!...   Apr 24 2005, 01:39 AM
stephinika   i think thats going too far. yes she was hitting a...   Apr 24 2005, 02:16 AM
Heathasm   i would never have done that shit when i was five....   Apr 24 2005, 02:24 AM
kryzcoak47luv666   Yeah I heard about that yesterday, she was getting...   Apr 24 2005, 04:51 AM
belg   QUOTE(kryzcoak47luv666 @ Apr 24 2005, 5:51 PM...   Apr 24 2005, 05:04 AM
wind&fire   i didnt think handcuffs came child size   Apr 24 2005, 06:17 AM
starlette   I was handcuffed once for saying "well I gues...   Apr 24 2005, 06:46 AM
xMayleex   Thats mad to handcuff a 5 year old!   Apr 24 2005, 07:09 AM
sadolakced acid   QUOTE(Emmaliev @ Apr 23 2005, 11:36 PM)She sh...   Apr 24 2005, 02:00 PM
c0oki3_m0n$tah   i can't believe they called the police on her....   Apr 24 2005, 02:06 PM
FoOd   Evil 5 year-old child. I would never hit a sch...   Apr 24 2005, 02:06 PM
LiLEthiopian   wow..they didn't really need to call the cops....   Apr 24 2005, 02:08 PM
suddenly she   she could have started lashing out again, so yes, ...   Apr 24 2005, 05:19 PM
hollesther   That little girl needs to CHILL.She thinks she can...   Apr 24 2005, 05:34 PM
Azarel   Initially, my reaction was that they were irration...   Apr 24 2005, 05:36 PM
WrathOfOnigo   Well they did have to restrain her some way. But ...   Apr 24 2005, 07:32 PM
nightmare4taki   QUOTE(WrathOfOnigo @ Apr 24 2005, 6:32 PM)Sho...   Apr 24 2005, 07:46 PM
sammehmyst   Are you kidding me? Tons of kids have attitude pro...   Apr 24 2005, 08:50 PM
sumipark   she's too little to know better. they went too...   Apr 24 2005, 09:09 PM
ApocalypseAelis   Well...it did say that they tried without success ...   Apr 24 2005, 09:28 PM
sadolakced acid   QUOTE(nightmare4taki @ Apr 24 2005, 7:46 PM)Y...   Apr 24 2005, 09:50 PM
nightmare4taki   QUOTE(sadolakced acid @ Apr 24 2005, 8:50 PM)...   Apr 25 2005, 05:08 PM
wind&fire   0.001 amps can kill you ill findthe exact number ...   Apr 24 2005, 10:17 PM
KERP1UNK   i think its going too far...   Apr 24 2005, 10:25 PM
s0pnayish   The handcuffs was uncalled for. Of course the litt...   Apr 24 2005, 11:40 PM
wind&fire   ^ they must have been justified to take that extre...   Apr 25 2005, 02:23 AM
kryzcoak47luv666   ^ agreed and I def prefer handcuffing her than ta...   Apr 25 2005, 03:13 AM
gladz612   no she shudn't hf been arrested... that's ...   Apr 25 2005, 03:26 AM
starlette   Okay I just watched the movie clip, and that was r...   Apr 25 2005, 03:40 AM
iliang86   dang...handcuffs seems a bit harsh...unless they h...   Apr 25 2005, 04:10 AM
lolita kitty   holy shit, i can picture some innocent 5 year old ...   Apr 25 2005, 01:03 PM
canny   Interesting...   Apr 25 2005, 03:37 PM
vampireduster   if the kid was kicking and biting then i woulda do...   Apr 25 2005, 08:15 PM
fiend_angelical   Whoa... thats just taking it too far. Handcuffs on...   Apr 25 2005, 08:29 PM
StarryEyedSurprize   oh like a little 5 year old can really hurt someon...   Apr 25 2005, 08:30 PM
IamRad   i dont thiink its right that she got hand cuffed. ...   Apr 25 2005, 08:39 PM
toyo loco   i heard about that .. first off the teachers shoul...   Apr 25 2005, 08:52 PM
ItzOnlySydney   i saw that on "todAY" but i have mixed f...   Apr 25 2005, 09:47 PM
sadolakced acid   QUOTE(karamelle @ Apr 25 2005, 3:40 AM)Okay I...   Apr 25 2005, 10:25 PM
miss barnes   i saw the video on the today show and omg that was...   Apr 26 2005, 03:12 PM
sandy_lumpy_shore   did the cops do something soo bad. i mena what if...   Apr 26 2005, 06:09 PM
..:loveee.NuTTii   I don't think it was going too far at all. Ha...   Apr 26 2005, 06:47 PM
MiLKDUD_DOKiE   that is just crazy o_o   Apr 26 2005, 08:33 PM
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