In a disturbing incident captured on bodycam footage, a 9-year-old student at Stenstrom Elementary School in Oviedo, Florida, was handcuffed by police officers in February. The fourth-grade student was reportedly throwing an aggressive tantrum in the school’s mail room, prompting school resource officers to intervene. Despite the child’s young age, the officers resorted to restraining him with handcuffs for a total of 13 minutes until he calmed down. The video has sparked outrage and raised questions about the appropriateness of using such forceful measures on a minor.
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The family of the 9-year-old boy is now taking legal action against the City of Oviedo and the school resource officers involved in the incident. They argue that the use of handcuffs on their son was excessive and unjustified, given his age and the nature of the situation. The family’s lawsuit seeks to hold the city and the officers accountable for their actions and to ensure that similar incidents do not occur in the future. The Law&Crime Network’s Elizabeth Millner provides an in-depth analysis of the case, discussing the legal implications and the broader debate surrounding the use of force by law enforcement in school settings.
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Very sad
The family court absolutely needs to step in and take this kid from his house
Justin ang
America is not a place to raise kids anymore. 😮
Spoiled brat
This is never ok a child should not be handcuffed in this situation. They didn’t deesculate the situation with the cuffs he got more irate when they put them on.
Putting handcuffs on a 9 year old throwing a tantrum is just WILD!😂😂
Something is seriously wrong with this child, I actually feel for him. Something is going on in his life that's affecting him.
The cops beat the parents to the school, that says a lot about the home environment.
Is 9-10yr old?
My parents would of beat the crap out of me for doing this to teachers and police
this is bs
the parents are raising a son that will be lonely for the rest of his life due to his entitiled bratty behavior
PATHETIC COPS
Boy is probably on the spectrum and having a meltdown…its not really about a kid being bratty….
9 year old child shouldn't behave the way he does. They need to throw away the lawsuit. The parents need to explain themselves why they have a child that behaves the way he does. The school needs to sue the parents.
Bad parents
He will grow up and terrorize his parents. Who will they sue then?
Puść rękę to nie jest przestępca
Co wy robicie to są ale dzieci porwane za pieniądze, 400 tysięcy z Polski przepraszam ale jest przemoc złamie ie rączki maluszkom
The police were not even threatening the child. They were polite and caused no harm. His parents are probably mean to him and I feel his pain.
kid sounds like every adult brat that gets cuffed. he has a future in social justice getting cuffed for acting up.
How are his parents raising him or treating him? It could be bad or abusive parenting.
Oh, GOSH!
I've got a feeling that the kid is autistic and that's probably why he's acting like this
Are there handcuffs for kids like him? The youngest boy arrested
What a rotten brat.
This is probably the way his father talks to his mother.
That boy wasn't hurt and the cops didn't do anything wrong in my eyes. If his parents disciplined him this could have been avoided. That little boy said he's been hitting staff since pre-k…His behavior should have BEEN addressed.
The officers should be charged with dereliction of duty for not rendering aid to someone in need and also for exaggerating the situation
The real world doesn’t have ‘punching pads’ for people who choose to be violent. But, again, who am I to interfere with parents teaching their kids the skills they’ll need to be successful in prison.
Punching bag?
Nilk:Daddy help!!!😭
Me:You need to chill!
I mean it claimed him down and he went to the guidance counselors office so I think they did fine. They didn't take him to jail they put them ok him to claim him I mean he was kicking them and throwing stuff. Him getting handcuffs wasnt hurting it helped claim him down. It wasn't hurting him.
Outrage? Why. Kids awful. And needs to be prepared for his future in prison
he is out of control!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! parents fault. No boundaries at home. How is this behavior ok? No Excuse!
Whoever the parents or guardians are NEED to teach this kid some manners!!!! He would more than likely be expelled if I was a principal of that school!
The cops in the video handled the situation well.
Parents are 100% to blame on how the kid behaves.
Just to say, the parents are to blame, special needs or not the kid should not be acting like this. The kid must've heard swear words at home. The parents are very irresponsible, the parents sued for damages , the kid threw stuff, but yet he was throwing books so the school should be sueing. The parents are probably treating there child better then other people, thats why thare sueing instead of improving that kids behavior.
That Rude Little Boy Threw A Wet Floor Sign 1:44
This kid doesn't know how lucky he is. I wonder how much metal is in his blood.
He clearly needed to be restrained by some means, I think the cuffs were what they had available at the time.
What is the proper way to deal with such a situation?
The kid needs to be put in care
I bet that’s Kamala’s kid
Mo Money!
Mo Money!
Mo Money!
I do not get it, why did they not call a social worker and then there parents and keep him handcuff until they come.