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   Paul Cantrell (inthehands@hachyderm.io)'s status on Sunday, 03-Sep-2023 11:45:35 JST Paul Cantrell

   Police given rules about not injuring and killing children in schools, freak the fuck out

   https://minnesotareformer.com/2023/08/30/republicans-call-for-special-session-to-repeal-physical-restraint-ban-in-schools/

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     Paul Cantrell (inthehands@hachyderm.io)'s status on Sunday, 03-Sep-2023 11:49:41 JST Paul Cantrell

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     Look — just look — at the rules Minnesota law now asks police to follow when assigned to schools, the rules over which they are now losing continence.

     Seriously. Take a look.

     If following •these• rules prevents you from doing your job, then your job really shouldn’t be called “public safety.”

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     Paul Cantrell (inthehands@hachyderm.io)'s status on Sunday, 03-Sep-2023 11:54:31 JST Paul Cantrell

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     “But to do my job, I •need• to be able to straddle children, put pressure on their throat, impair their ability to breathe, and stop them from crying out for help while doing it!”

     Oooooooooookay buddy…sure…and…um, what precisely is your job?

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     Paul Cantrell (inthehands@hachyderm.io)'s status on Sunday, 03-Sep-2023 12:07:39 JST Paul Cantrell

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     • Panama Red

     @panamared27401
     Basically, yeah.

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     Panama Red (panamared27401@mstdn.social)'s status on Sunday, 03-Sep-2023 12:07:41 JST Panama Red

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     @inthehands The cops are losing continence over THIS? Good Christ, ANY cop who doesn't understand where these rules are coming from is a fucking psychopath and needs to be locked up in an institution.

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     feld (feld@bikeshed.party)'s status on Monday, 04-Sep-2023 02:14:12 JST feld

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     The last paragraph is a giant loophole. They will still use these restraints by claiming in their professional opinion there was a threat and no lawyer will be able to prove there wasn't a threat to other students
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     Paul Cantrell (inthehands@hachyderm.io)'s status on Monday, 04-Sep-2023 02:21:59 JST Paul Cantrell

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     • feld

     @feld
     Indeed, and the substance of their complaint boils down to “what if we use that excuse and it doesn’t work.”

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     LettuceLeafer (criminalcabbage@ni.hil.ist)'s status on Monday, 04-Sep-2023 02:22:24 JST LettuceLeafer

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     @inthehands

     I member my little brother told my mom he was afraid of the cop at school my mom then complained to the cops and the cop acted all confused and offended as to why a 11 year old would find him scary.

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     Paul Cantrell (inthehands@hachyderm.io)'s status on Monday, 04-Sep-2023 02:22:24 JST Paul Cantrell

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     • LettuceLeafer

     @CriminalCabbage
     Kids know.

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     feld (feld@bikeshed.party)'s status on Monday, 04-Sep-2023 02:41:33 JST feld

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     It will definitely work, just like how they get away with shooting people who are unarmed and running away
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     Paul Cantrell (inthehands@hachyderm.io)'s status on Monday, 04-Sep-2023 02:48:08 JST Paul Cantrell

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     • feld

     @feld
     True. The problem is that anything that smells even remotely like potential accountability is an existential crisis for them.