On Monday, October 26 in Columbia, South Carolina a confrontation between an officer and a high school student occurred. Deputy Ben Fields, the resource officer at Spring Valley High School, was called to a classroom to escort a student out due to her refusal to put away a cell phone. The student refused to leave the classroom upon the officer’s request so the officer flipped the student backwards in her desk and threw her across the floor. Several of the by standing students recorded videos of the incident, which provided evidence that was later reviewed and aided in determining the outcome of this altercation. Deputy Fields is a white male adult while the student is a teenage black female, which begs the question- is this a race issue?
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After reading the information about why the officer was called and then watching the video of how the officer mishandled the young lady, it is quite disturbing to watch as the officer threw her to the floor like an animal. The first image that came to mind upon watching the video was that of a cowboy roping a calf. This type of inhumane treatment is unacceptable and in my opinion the officer should not only be terminated but he should also be facing charges. The first question I would ask this officer is- is this how you would treat your teenage daughter if she did not want to give you her cell phone? Followed by- what would you do if you saw this video of a cop doing this to your family? It is unacceptable. Officers should be held to a higher standard because they are trusted to protect the general public. If they cannot uphold this essential part of being an officer then, in my opinion, they should find another career. There is absolutely no reason that a student should go home with arm, neck, and back injuries as a result of an altercation with a police officer. The video shows that the officer hardly tried using verbal commands as they are apparently trained to do. It is quite disappointing that we still live in a country where discrimination exists and police crimes occur as frequently as they
After reading the information about why the officer was called and then watching the video of how the officer mishandled the young lady, it is quite disturbing to watch as the officer threw her to the floor like an animal. The first image that came to mind upon watching the video was that of a cowboy roping a calf. This type of inhumane treatment is unacceptable and in my opinion the officer should not only be terminated but he should also be facing charges. The first question I would ask this officer is- is this how you would treat your teenage daughter if she did not want to give you her cell phone? Followed by- what would you do if you saw this video of a cop doing this to your family? It is unacceptable. Officers should be held to a higher standard because they are trusted to protect the general public. If they cannot uphold this essential part of being an officer then, in my opinion, they should find another career. There is absolutely no reason that a student should go home with arm, neck, and back injuries as a result of an altercation with a police officer. The video shows that the officer hardly tried using verbal commands as they are apparently trained to do. It is quite disappointing that we still live in a country where discrimination exists and police crimes occur as frequently as they