This Is Sickening

[pastafreak]

A 10 year old boy being assaulted by a school liaison police officer. This was at a special needs school.

https://www.walesonline.co.uk/news/uk-news/boy-autism-assaulted-police-officer-21521485

[gness]

Perhaps he chose not to, YMB. Assaulting a child, threatening another and intimidating staff in an attempt to stop them reporting him smacks of a bit of a power trip by a bully.
Had he been behaving as well as could be expected in the circumstances I doubt he'd have resigned before the conclusion of the disciplinary process thereby avoiding being sacked.

[pastafreak]

If he'd been behaving as he should have, he would not have made the motion to kick a small child. Nor would he have been dragging that child across the floor. A child that, to my eyes at least, was attempting to get away from him...not fighting back.

[pixie374]

While I agree we don't have the whole story.... as Anne has said, he was obviously wrong enough to get "punished", so he wasn't aware and deliberately doing the best for the child. Pulling across the corridor by his hood?
I am a little confused why he didn't get a prison sentence. I can't think what information is missing here to avoid jail?

[jno]

it may be that there were hungry tigers in the room on the right and the cop was desperately trying to rescue the kid from them ... but I'm struggling here.

[AuntPG]

My stomach churns thinking about what would have happened had he decided to follow through with that kick. A horrible man, who should have been given a custodial sentence.

[Mamyalynne]

Any of us and I think that is the majority who have had to deal with children (with and without extra needs) knows how far they can push you - that's when you stop and take a step back and think.

Dragging a child like that should only be done in a dire emergency ( approaching vehicle etc ).

Then to move on to another class and warn them that they're next tells us lots about this chap.

Glad he's out of the job.

[Zacs-Master]

He was probably bullied at school.

[AuntPG]

Dragging the child by the hood is bad enough, but it's the intent to kick a child in the stomach -stopped only perhaps by a bystander shouting - that is inconceivable.

[pixie374]

You may be right, jno, but the instinct of most people, I'm sure, would have been to just pick him up, or drag by wrists, at worst.
He must know far more about this particular child with autism than I do.

[pastafreak]

No one has come along to say what a nice chap he is and the last person you'd expect to do such a thing.
Yes, the thought of his foot actually making contact doesn't bare thinking about.

[ToraToraTora]

Damn savage.....etc

[jno]

You may be right, jno

about the hungry tigers? I expect not. I was just trying to imagine what sort of situation would justify the man's behaviour, and in the real world, I can't.

[pastafreak]

You'd have to think like him in order to figure that out...and I suspect you can't/don't. None of us can, fortunately.