A 12-year-old US schoolgirl is suing the New York City authorities for $1m (£650,000) in damages after she was arrested for writing on her desk.
Alexa Gonzalez was led out of her school in handcuffs by police after she was caught scribbling a message to her friends with an erasable, green marker.
Miss Gonzalez and her mother are suing the police and education departments in New York City.
They are claiming for excessive use of force and violation of her rights.
Miss Gonzalez was caught scribbling "I love my friends Abby and Faith" on her desk during a Spanish class in February.
The 12-year-old said her Spanish teacher then "dragged" her to the dean's office where police were called.
In my view, the authorities overreacted to a little incident and the teacher, dean and police have set bad examples to follow. However, whilst I accept that there is a claim for assault and battery, and abuse of power, the claim for $1M is excessive to the harm done.
The world has gone mad!
Good stuff. She needed a good spanking but the reaction was OTT.
ReplyDeleteJames: I think even a good spanking is way OTT!
ReplyDeleteI agree John: even a spanking is way OTT in most cases and leads absolutely nowhere.
ReplyDeleteThey will win their case