Elizabeth Barrette (ysabetwordsmith) wrote,
Elizabeth Barrette
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  • Mood: disappointed

The Effects of School Violence

I was disappointed to see this article about school violence -- not student against student, but a police office assaulting an unarmed student. Remember, the end does not justify the means: the means determine the end. Treating children and teens like criminals will teach them to become criminals. This is unproductive and wicked.

Henry Giroux | Painful Lessons in the Pedagogy of School Violence
Henry A. Giroux, Truthout: "On May 20, 2009, Marshawn Pitts, a 15-year-old African-American boy, who is also a special needs student, was walking down the corridor of the Academy for Learning High School in Dolton, Illinois. A police officer in the school noticed that the boy's shirt was not tucked in and started shouting and swearing at him. Pitts claims that he immediately started to tuck in his shirt, but it was too late. Within seconds, the police officer pushed him into the lockers, repeatedly punched him and then slammed him to the ground and pushed his face to the floor."
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raindrops

raindrops

October 8 2009, 23:22:19 UTC 11 years ago

Maybe when I have more time I'll write more about it. This is an issue very close to me.

I was once arrested for trespassing on my own property. The actual charges? Resisting Arrest. That was the only charge. Spent the night in jail, went home with 2 black eyes and a bunch of bruised ribs, and when my attorneys pursued it, there were no logs nor records of it ever happening, from dispatch to booking to release.

This happens every day, all over the place.