DC>>> When does a child get to rule over the adults that
 DC>>> are responsible for them?

 DC>>> A 5 yro got well out of hand and needed to be restrained.

 DC>>> Maybe, and I do mean an emphatic maybe, the hand cuffing
 DC>>> was a bit much.  But, kids today have far too much power
 DC>>> for their age.

 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 to
 RY>> do, but the child /was/ totally out of control... THe mother of
 RY>> course says her precious was being unfairly treated. Were it my
 RY>> kid doing that (and she has quite a temper but manages to
 RY>> restrain it) I'd have helped slap on the manacles.. Jusy my
 RY>> opinion mind.. But a screaming kicking biting child treang up an
 RY>> office is just asking for an over-emphatic response.. I would
 RY>> argue, based on what I have seen of her actions, the officers had
 RY>> good cause and concern for thier safety and the safety of thier
 RY>> property...

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

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


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