a deputy dragging a child out of a chair --- wrong ... that pos deputy asshole flipped the child on her head, which could have broken her neck or back or given her a concussion. he was justly terminated and should never be given a similar job.
On Thursday, November 12, 2015 at 2:06:40 PM UTC-6, Travis wrote: > > > > > > > > > > November 12, 2015 > > *A Plague of Unruly Children* > > By Michael A. Thiac > <http://www.americanthinker.com/author/michael_a_thiac/> > > On Halloween in *National Review* <javascript:>, the estimable David > French opined that the Spring Valley High School video of a deputy dragging > a child out of a chair wasn’t “disturbing,” I beg to differ; it’s very > disturbing, but not for the reasons he listed. > > As Mr. French noted, the “child” was told by the teacher to leave the > class, then by an administrator, and finally by Deputy Ben Fields. She > refused each time. The initial video showed only a teenager being pulled > back and forth and assaulted by a man twice her size. Based on this > limited knowledge, Richland County Sheriff Leon Lott terminated Deputy > Fields less than 48 hours later. > > It is disturbing that a senior law enforcement executive fired a man when > the situation was not fully known at the time. However, what I saw in the > video is greatly disturbing but a multiple levels. To borrow the phrase > from our president’s favorite pastor, “America’s chickens…have some home…to > roost!” > > We have generations of children now who were born but not raised. I don’t > know the particular circumstance of this student’s family, but in far too > many black families (and a growing number of white and Hispanic families) > the norm is a single mother. The stats are three out of four > <http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/data/nvsr/nvsr61/nvsr61_01.pdf> black children > are born out of wedlock. While there is no question this is the worse > situation for the child and the “parental unit,” it’s been encouraged since > the “Great Society,” an oxymoron almost as bad as “rap artist.” The > federal government told one generation after another, “Young ladies, have > kids, Uncle Sam has become Uncle Sugar, we’ll pay for the kid. We’ll send > you money, a rent voucher and food stamps. Young men, have as many kids as > you want, don’t worry about supporting them, we’ll ‘raise’ them and you > don’t have to worry about getting a job. We got disability for that, you > can chill….” Professor Thomas Sowell said it best, “The black family > survived centuries of slavery and generations of Jim Crow, but it has > disintegrated in the wake of the liberals' expansion of the welfare state.” > > We’ve given birth to generations (and imported others) of people who were > not raised to be respectful and functional citizens of this nation. In > ages past, the parents knew the primary duty to raise their children was > theirs, but this was also reinforced by other adults outside the house. > Part of the raising was the respect given to teachers and other school > officials, police, and adults in general. A child raised properly would > have never had a phone out in class or at least would have put it away > immediately after the teacher told her to do so. As writer and talk show > host Mark Levin said, the civil society was reinforced by the parents; > children would learn the world does not revolve around themselves and they > must show their elders respect. > > That notion now seems rather quaint, and the losers are society in general > and the children in particular. They don’t know the discipline that they > need to make their way in the world, delay gratification, and that they > must prepare to support themselves. I’ve been in law enforcement for > almost two decades, mostly on patrol and often in “Da Hood”. I’ve seen the > disaster these types of policies have brought upon society. In one family > after another, the child is not disciplined or told “No,” accustomed to > delayed gratification and or told there are things more important to > himself. In years past in a similar Spring Valley situation, the parent > would be called and actually be embarrassed by the way *her *child acts. > Now as we see with later videos the 16 year old refused to leave and struck > the deputy, the family is still proceeding with a lawsuit. Money and 15 > minutes of fame are very enticing things and they don’t care the child is > the worse for it. > > On patrol I’ve had calls where a mother is reporting to the police, “My > children won’t do their homework.…” I must explain to this “adult” that > it’s not the job of law enforcement to raise her child, and where is the > father to assist you? But this is a symptom of a bigger issue. The mother > was not raised to by two parents with discipline, guidance and love to > steer her to a better life, particularly out of the ghettos of the major > cities. In many public housing projects you have generations of the same > family living in a subsidized unit, and they’ve never known anything but > this hellhole; and they are quite content to live there. Sad, pathetic and > not surprising. > > In one particular incident I remember a mother (36 years old) and her > daughter (16 years old) in a fight that required medical attention for the > daughter. The issue started over the mother telling the daughter she could > not go out and the daughter refusing. I thought to myself: “Lady the > problem is not that you’re trying to discipline your child at sixteen. The > problem is you didn’t discipline her at six.” > > Another part of “Da Hood” is what is idolized, what is reinforced, what is > shown as your way to a better life. Education and vocational training? > No, often black students working hard are told they are “acting white.” > Discipline in getting up, going to a job, putting in a full day’s work for > a day’s pay, saving for your future? No. Successful businessmen and women > who achieve in small industries, such as the store manager, mechanic shop > owner? Or minorities that made it out of poverty and achieved greatness > like Dr. Ben Carson, Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas, former > Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice? Not much. Who are revered in > today’s ghettos? Sports stars, “rap artists,” people who are famous for > “being famous,” or people who made it onto “America’s Got Talent.” > > America took generations to get into this fix and it will take decades to > get out of it. The first step for any recovery is to admit you have a > problem. We have to convince young ladies to not start families before > they get a diploma, to graduate, to have children only with their > husbands. And we have to insist these young men honor the mother’s of the > children, more than their “baby mama.” Both will require time, > reinforcement and the reintroduction of a sense of shame for certain > actions. The future is to be determined but this a critical matter that > must be worked on. > > *Michael A. 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