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Originally Posted by OnyxCougar
OK Big, I just don't see where I'm alone in a special category of wrongness here.
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OC, I said that for a couple of reasons. I'm not going to bother formatting this reply with your "quotes". You're free to correct my memory. Not in any particular order...
1 -- Let's say the little girl does have special needs. That's no excuse for denying her special attention. Ausberger's or whatever doesn't like touching? Ok, not an expert in that area but that means there's some other way of rendering the help she needed. I said APPROPRIATE restraint. Ok, whatever's appropriate for her. I contend that handcuffs were not appropriate. Adequate? Yes, more than adequate, way more.
2 -- I've already addressed the fiction of not being allowed to touch a child. My disagreement with you is the deeper issue of hiding behind the rules as an excuse for not doing what needed to be done. Speaking for the teacher, you defended her actions by saying "THE RULES SAID" she couldn't touch the child. I am upset that the respect for the rules exceeded the compassion for the child.
3 -- I asked about personal responsibility. You indicated that the dominant forces happen from birth to 5 years old. Do you mean that by 5 years old that personal responsibility should be dominant? You were singing a different tune when the discussion was regarding your own child. You spoke at length about the responsibility resting on the shoulders of the adult when push came to shove. And yet you seem to give the adult in this case a pass because the little kid should have more personal responsibility, has issues, is having an epic tantrum, etc. That kind of double standard chaps my ass.
4 -- This video and this story struck a very different chord in you than it did in me. I was aghast at the image of the little girl being handcuffed by police. Your reaction was "Bravo to the teacher for courage in the line of fire. Give her a raise." Hey, it's a free country. You can think and say what you want. Maybe "wrong" is not exactly the right word here....But I struggle to find a better word, and I can find none. It is
wrong to see this video and fail to be scandalized by the image of cops handcuffing a little girl.