• circuscritic@lemmy.ca
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    3 days ago

    Read the story.

    I’m not saying she was right, but it’s not as comically villainous as it sounds.

    She’s has a young child with autism, and this kid was bullying him and repeatedly dunking him underwater.

    Again, not condoning her actions, just saying there are some mitigating circumstances.

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      Security footage obtained by ClickOrlando shows Griffith wading over to the boy and holding him down in the water for approximately two to three seconds.

      She dunked a kid in retaliation, not held him underwater potentially drowning the kid.

      Dumb of her to do but not evil.

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          If you interact with kids on the daily, you might think differently. Many kids are beyond what would be reasonable. Unsure about this specific one in the article but pointing out that kids are sometimes combative towards officers, teachers, doctors, etc. It’s hard to say given the limited information.

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      I’m saying she’s right.

      If you harm a kid who was doing nothing to you, you deserve everything coming. Autistic kid or not.

      I’ll punt a motherfucker.

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    3 days ago

    As shitty as that kid probably was, you don’t touch other people’s kids.

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      Ex cop. Everyone else is a criminal and deserves extra judicial punishment.

      Yes, even other people’s kids.

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      It’s bad but not like, jail long enough to rot bad. I hope she gets community service and a mandatory class.

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        2 days ago

        Yeah, at the time of posting the only other comment was excusing attacking a 6 year old so I felt the need to overcorrect a bit

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      The problem with statements like these are that they should only apply to the most awful acts… This is not one of them.

      During college, I took some classes that had to do with the justice system. Did you know that after about 2 years in prison, cognitive ability to function declines and reduces one’s ability to function normally in society? After 3-5 years, institutionalization begins and they simply won’t be able to handle it, statistically speaking.

      So when people start barking for extended times, remember that people can change and learn but not if they are locked up for 15+ years.