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Why does this happen so much in the bluest of blue cities?
Cops need handcuffs to prevent a six year old from fleeing?
Sorry handcuffs and guns :lamo
The 6 year old was not cuffed. How many times do people need to be told this?
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Ok, they cuffed the 12 year old. Still an example of lousy police work, for which higher ups have apologized. I can understand the cops being afraid when stopping a potential stolen car, but it seems that once they realized what they are dealing with they should have done something different. Thankfully, one officer let the kids sit up after a bit. Still, most black people are correct in assuming that the family wouldn't have been treated that way if white.
The entire thread, the very thread title was based on the question of whether she should have been cuffed, which wasn't true. She was laying on the ground for only a few minutes, if that. You nor I know how hot it was. That wasn't even a complaint made by the girls. I have an issue if it was knowingly hot, there were complaints, and they left them there. But they were allowed to sit up, even helped to sit after only a few minutes, likely enough time to check everyone.
It was a mistake. It literally does happen to other people. A similar incident happened to my family when I was younger. The cops mistakenly thought my fathers truck matched one that had just robbed a convenience store. My siblings were in the back. It took much longer to straighten that out than this took.
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The entire thread, the very thread title was based on the question of whether she should have been cuffed, which wasn't true. She was laying on the ground for only a few minutes, if that. You nor I know how hot it was. That wasn't even a complaint made by the girls. I have an issue if it was knowingly hot, there were complaints, and they left them there. But they were allowed to sit up, even helped to sit after only a few minutes, likely enough time to check everyone.
It was a mistake. It literally does happen to other people. A similar incident happened to my family when I was younger. The cops mistakenly thought my fathers truck matched one that had just robbed a convenience store. My siblings were in the back. It took much longer to straighten that out than this took.
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Did the police confuse your father's truck with a motorcycle? If an RN doesn't check a patients wristband identification and mistakenly gives a patient someone else's medication she is held responsible for any harm that medication does. Nobody say "mistakes happen" in that case. The same should hold true for police. The information was available to them and they failed in their duty to responsibly enforce the law.
Police need better training. This is a fact. When police are wrong, they should be held accountable, as other professions would, based on the facts, not what people assume or think should be.You have an issue when anyone complains about the police, period.
The alternative potential is that a kid darts into traffic and the cops are blamed for their death because they weren't properly detained.
It's unfortunate they were mistakenly identified. It isn't the first time, it won't be the last. It's unfortunate that sometimes cops have to cuff everyone for safety, their own as well as the persons being detained. Sadly, hundreds and thousands of other cases where someone wasn't detained properly and went south, has made it essential for LEO to secure the scene and safely detain all persons of interest until the facts can be sorted out. The truth is that stolen vehicle calls go south quite often.
Of course, if you're just looking for a reason to go off on cops, well, have at it. That's essentially CNN's motive here.
Lastly, and most importantly, I'm glad everyone involved is safe and uninjured. Mission Accomplished?
this post is revolting
6 years old with cuffed hands can still run, good grief
The report they were looking at was the old one. It described the van, not the motorcycle. It was a mistake. It resulted in nothing more than inconveniencing the family for 20 minutes and unfortunately reinforcing a stereotype those girls already had.
And, my fathers truck was very distinct, so if it truly matched the description, it would have really made people wonder if someone had stole his truck just to rob that store and then replaced it within the time my family were shopping. It was a white Izuzu pup, with red and silver doors, an old aluminum camper shell, with red apoxy filling in holes, and a huge dent in the passenger side. It was very distinct.
Medication mixups result in medical issues in 90% of cases. Mistakes when it comes to vehicle mixups result in no issue but inconveniencing those involved 90% of the time. We dont hear about most such cases because they don't make the news, they are "oops, sorry, on your way" cases.
The alarming reality of medication error: a patient case and review of Pennsylvania and National data
Working to Reduce Medication Errors | FDA
Hundreds of thousands of medication errors a year. And I'm willing to bet a far higher percentage of those result in either death or longterm health issues than errors in police encounters. How many of police mistakenly stop the wrong car? Police stop 20 million cars a year. It is unreasonable that they won't make mistakes. Everyone makes mistakes.
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It was a mistake. Not incompetence. Mistakes happen. In every job. People are not perfect.Do you have a link about the report mistakenly saying it was a van? If that's true, the incompetence is worse than I thought!
Had the child been hit by a car, you would be first in line screaming.
But let's be honest, no matter what the police did, here you are screaming.
Had the child been hit by a car, you would be first in line screaming.
But let's be honest, no matter what the police did, here you are screaming.
It was a mistake. Not incompetence. Mistakes happen. In every job. People are not perfect.
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He stated they made the mistake that was made, wrong vehicle due to two facts, same license plate number (just different states) and an earlier stolen vehicle report involving that van. The made mistakes there.Usually when you make a mistake you say so, but the chief said they followed their rules. SO his was not a mistake.
Cops need handcuffs to prevent a six year old from fleeing?
Sorry handcuffs and guns :lamo
What crimes do you think those small children committed? Armed robbery? Airline hijacking?To restrict the motion of the hands and make it harder to flee while an investigation is being completed.
Always treat stolen vehicles as potentially life-threatening, and DV calls are some of the most unpredictable and deadly situations a patrol officer can encounter.
Always try to separate the potential thread (adult driver and passengers) from any young children immediate.
An officer always has discretion.
Always treat stolen vehicles as potentially life-threatening, and DV calls are some of the most unpredictable and deadly situations a patrol officer can encounter.
Always try to separate the potential thread (adult driver and passengers) from any young children immediate.
An officer always has discretion.
All they had to do was lock the kids in the back seat of the police vehicle.
Aurora Police Department apologizes after officers draw weapons on Black family during stolen vehicle mix-up - CNN
This department has to have the most stupid people in the USA on its force. First they pull over the wrong vehicle. They "got the plate wrong". Then they have as many as 8 police officers on the scene and place all four children handcuffed and face down on the pavement. One of those was only 6 years old. I am sure they were really, really scared she would attack them. Probably with her doll. Fear is a terrible thing. Afterwards the department apologizes for their mistake, but assure everyone that the cops did the right thing and followed policy. As Forest Gump said, stupid is as stupid does and this is about as stupid as you can get. I understand a mistake, but to put cuffs on a 6 year old and have her face down on hot pavement while she is crying is just plain bad, bad, bad.