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mynameisnotmorgan t1_j2bd2ps wrote

Reply to comment by RefrigeratorRater in Parent tries to teach son positivity about police. He ends up with brain injury. by ludba2002

Doesn’t matter. He is a child and the police are adults. You do not deescalate a child with autism using excessive force or restraints— it doesn’t work, it makes things much worse and is exceptionally traumatizing and harmful to the child. There are so many other scientifically researched & effective ways to deescalate in a behavioral crisis.

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mgray88 t1_j2bj81k wrote

You don’t even need the with autism qualifier. If an ADULT cannot handle a CHILD without excessive force, they probably shouldn’t be in the position they’re in

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RefrigeratorRater t1_j2bgdee wrote

Unfortunately the article doesn’t have details on how the kid was injured, beyond him headbutting an officer. But agree that I don’t see why a kid needed to be cuffed.

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TheStinkySkunk t1_j2bl14r wrote

Supposedly head butting an officer.

Big distinction there. Even the police report didn't have any information about the altercation. Which is definitely a red flag in my opinion.

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remus989 t1_j2bmzll wrote

Hey hey, we wait for more info on potential excessive force by an officer but take ANY info about the slightest resistance to police as fuckin gospel!

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CptJaxxParrow t1_j2bl04l wrote

Does it really matter how he was injured? even assuming that he was injured before being restrained, how on earth did the kid with autism and a concussion end up in handcuffs?

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