DC>>>> No, I'm not for the reintroducing of caning.  But, there are
 DC>>>> times that proper restraint methods should be used.  Simply
 DC>>>> stating that a kid trashing a place is, "Well,
he's just being
 DC>>>> a kid" doesn't fly.  Nor is allowing that kid to get away
 DC>>>> scot-free "because he's just a kid".

 RY>>> Have you seen the video? I'm not saying it was the right thing
 RY>>> to do, but the child /was/ totally out of control... THe mother
 RY>>> of course says her precious was being unfairly treated. Were it
 RY>>> my kid doing that (and she has quite a temper but manages
 RY>>> to restrain it) I'd have helped slap on the manacles.. Jusy
 RY>>> my opinion mind.. But a screaming kicking biting child treang up
 RY>>> an office is just asking for an over-emphatic response.. I would
 RY>>> argue, based on what I have seen of her actions, the officers
 RY>>> had good cause and concern for thier safety and the safety of
 RY>>> thier property...

 SC>> They also did it for her safety as she could have hurt herself
 SC>> doing the things she did. At least that is what they said.

 RY> Good to see we agree on this...:)

Hmmmm...I wish I would have thought of this when my kids got into their fights
when they were little. Didn't have handcuffs around the house then, but could
have found some rope or string even. :-)

Sharon

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