I haven't heard about this story and I live in Northern California (I guess the shootings are dominating the news) I agree with Danny, Too many sue happy people and too many guns too!, however I feel that the guard should have shown more restraint also.
Meredith ----- Original Message ----- From: "Danny Hearn" <ddh...@sbcglobal.net> To: "RONALD L PRACHT" <r.pra...@sbcglobal.net>, "quad-list" <quad-list@eskimo.com> Sent: Friday, May 30, 2014 8:38:44 AM Subject: Re: [QUAD-L] WHAT THE FUCK! This guy is scum! ;( Yes, like all do today-he and his family will sue and get a huge settlement from the school/state. Everyone is Sue Happy while states are going broke...he may have even initiated it all, hoping for a law-suit......One thing nobody has a right to do, is lay hands on or Hit or SPIT on a person, as this kid did . When a person does this, then they give the person they hit or spit on the right to retalliate back. That is just my opinion--there are two sides to all stories and we only heard one side. Dan H.** On Friday, May 30, 2014 10:20 AM, RONALD L PRACHT <r.pra...@sbcglobal.net> wrote: This security officer doesn't have the authority that a regular police officer has. If the person is under 18 that classifies them as a juvenile and they have special rights. You better watch what your doing when dealing with a juvenile. You have to contact a juvenile officer when dealing with them if you want to keep your job. Its an open and shut case, this guy will lose his job and you find the deepest pocket to sue. This kid can get a good payoff if he finds the right lawyer soon enough. I like how the list has a little more flair lately. Keep it up. Ron On Friday, May 30, 2014 5:38 AM, Danny Espinoza <da...@immortaldesigns.co> wrote: I appologize for cursing this really pisses me off... -Danny -------- Original Message -------- Subject: [QUAD-L] WHAT THE FUCK! This guy is scum! ;( From: "Danny Espinoza" < da...@immortaldesigns.co > Date: Fri, May 30, 2014 3:22 am To: quad-list@eskimo.com A special needs student in a wheelchair was allegedly beaten by a school security guard in California -- and much of the incident was caught on video. "He slapped me. He hit me so hard, it threw me out of my chair. I hit the floor with my chin first. I had a scar right here," Oakland High School student Francisco Martinez told KTVU, pointing to his chin. The security guard was identified as 23-year-old Marchell Mitchell. The school said Mitchell, who was a substitute school resource officer, was urging students to get to class on time on May 19. Martinez, 17, who has cerebral palsy and is in a wheelchair, "either refused to comply or was slow to do so," Principal Matin Abdel-Qawi wrote in a letter to parents cited by the San Francisco Chronicle. Mitchell then began to push Martinez's wheelchair. When Martinez objected and tried to slap the guard's hands away, Mitchell allegedly handcuffed the teen to the chair. Martinez admits he then spit on the guard. "I was handcuffed, so I didn't have no way to defend myself but my mouth," Martinez told KTVU. That's when the alleged assault on the student began, and Martinez says there's more to it than what's seen on the video. Along with being attacked in the hallway, Martinez said he was beaten and thrown to the ground in an elevator. He's been battling pain since the incident. Mitchell was fired, arrested by Oakland police and charged with corporal injury to a child, a felony. "I'm shocked and deeply hurt by this behavior and apologize on behalf of the staff at Oakland High," Abdel-Qawi wrote. "This incident is not reflective of the kind of culture we cherish at our school or how we treat one another." More: Video Wheelchair Student Beaten Caught on Tape Caught on Tape Beating Caught on Video Student Beaten Oakland Security Guard Beats Student http://www.ktvu.com/videos/news/oakland-family-of-teen-beaten-by-school-security/vCcWTR / http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/05/30/student-in-wheelchair-beaten_n_5415867.html?&ncid=tweetlnkushpmg00000067
