Key West Police arrested an 8-year-old at school. His wrists were too small for the handcuffs

[orangecrush]

"The mother, Bianca N. Digennaro, said in a Zoom press conference Tuesday that her son was arrested, taken to jail, finger-printed, DNA-swabbed and had his mugshot taken that day.
The boy -- who was 3-and-a-half-feet tall and weighed 64 pounds, Crump said -- was charged with felony battery. His mother fought the case in court for nine months until a prosecutor dismissed the charges."



(CNN)Police officers at a Florida elementary school arrested an 8-year-old boy who had allegedly hit a teacher -- only to realize the boy's wrists were too small for the handcuffs.

Part of the Key West police bodycam footage of the December 2018 arrest was released on Monday by civil rights attorney Ben Crump, who is representing the boy's mother.

On Tuesday she filed a federal lawsuit, claiming that the officers used excessive force, that school officials failed to intervene, and that the city and school district violated the Americans with Disabilities Act. The lawsuit says the boy has special needs.
Key West Police declined to comment to CNN, citing the litigation.
But in a statement to the Miami Herald on Monday, Key West Police Chief Sean T. Brandenburg said that his officers did nothing wrong and that they followed standard operating procedures.

The mother, Bianca N. Digennaro, said in a Zoom press conference Tuesday that her son was arrested, taken to jail, finger-printed, DNA-swabbed and had his mugshot taken that day.
The boy -- who was 3-and-a-half-feet tall and weighed 64 pounds, Crump said -- was charged with felony battery. His mother fought the case in court for nine months until a prosecutor dismissed the charges.


https://www.cnn.com/2020/08/11/us/8-year-old-boy-key-west-arrest-trnd/index.html

[llashram]

1. these police

are silly, silly control freaks and as usual, like the potus that told them to get meaner, they have no compassion or empathy. 8years old. Got a fighter for a mother though
https://time.com/4878838/president-donald-trump-police-officers/

[SiliconValley_Dem]

2. they are prepping and desensitizing us for brutal dictatorship

with every action like this along with children in cages and separated from parents, removing protestors and raking into custody without arresting or charging them.

You you will soon see Trump having show trials for his political enemies with ling prison sentences.

we are on the edge, folks.

[Tommy_Carcetti]

3. Felony battery?!?! A 8 year old?

What the fuck?

[Niagara]

4. The police should not be arresting 8 year olds.

Especially children with special needs.

[Gothmog]

5. Police do not belong in schools

[Best_man23]

6. I grew up in Key West and sad to see nothing has changed

Cops there are still terrorizing kids. Hopefully, this lawsuit will also get that young man's data expunged from police records.

[gratuitous]

7. As always, the police chief sees nothing wrong here

I look forward to being treated to another round of interviews with cops about why is everyone picking on you guys? I'll cut through the nonsense to say, because the cops never admit they were wrong or reacted out of all proportion to the perceived wrong directed at them. No, it's up to the civil courts to rein in the cops, and then it's the taxpayers who have to pay out the damage awards. The bad actors simply go their merry way, unaccountable and unpunished.

[tblue37]

8. School to prison pipeline in action. nt

[lindysalsagal]

9. It seems like these school arrests are always in florida

WTF is wrong with that state?

[orangecrush]

10. I know

And a Sheriff that bans masks for his deputies.