Friday, 8 April 2016

Middle School Officer Investigated After Video Shows Him Slamming 12-Year-Old Onto Pavement



Story out of San Antonio, Texas:

The San Antonio Independent School District has launched an investigation into a possible case of excessive force after the release of a video showing one of its police officers throwing a student to the ground at Rhodes Middle School last week.

The video, which was posted to YouTube on Tuesday, shows the officer struggling to restrain a female student, identified by her mother as 12-year-old Janissa Valdez, as other students stand on either side of the pathway, some frowning, others smiling and laughing, using cellphones to record the incident. Some students can be heard urging the girl to "chill," then the officer suddenly throws her down. Cont.

Story from - My SA
Video from - YouTube

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