Family seeking legal action after bodycam video shows alarming arrest of 8-year-old boy

[sandensea]

The family of an 8-year-old boy who was put into handcuffs at an elementary school in Key West, Florida back in 2018 is planning on filing a lawsuit after bodycam video of the alarming arrest was recently made public.

Attorney Ben Crump, who is now representing the family, shared the video Sunday on his Twitter account, writing:

“Unbelievable!! @KWPOLICE used “scared straight” tactics on 8yo boy with special needs. He’s 3.5 ft tall and 64 lbs, but they thought it was appropriate to handcuff and transport him to an adult prison for processing!! He was so small the cuffs fell off his wrists!”

Officers responded to the school on Dec. 14, 2018 after police say the boy punched his teacher in the chest.

At: https://whdh.com/news/family-seeking-legal-action-after-bodycam-video-shows-alarming-arrest-of-8-year-old-boy/

Link to tweet

[Bayard]

1. Charged with FELONY BATTERY

For supposedly punching his teacher in the chest. He's only 3 1/2 ft. tall--how tall is his teacher, and why the hell would they call for an 8 yr old special needs kid to be arrested?

[ace3csusm]

2. The School Principal and Staff (especially the teacher on video)

SHould be held fired yesterday this is bad decision making all the way around...

[marble falls]

3. If he were black it might have been much worse. The whole nation needs work out the ...

justice part of law enforcement.