Just because you're educated, doesn't mean you have common sense...

After reading the posts from my sisters in response to the little Ja'eisha's case...I can't sit back any longer without opening my mouth about the situation. I honestly can't believe that some of the brightest, beautiful, motivated, women in the world would actually side with the school system and the police officers in this case. Saying that "had it been my child I would have wanted them to handcuff her in order to subdue her", "This is my first year teaching and this makes me want to have the police officer's number on speed dial", "it serves her right...this should serve as an example to what can happen to the other kids if they act up at school". HELLLOOOO!!! Have we all forgotten that this isn't a juvenile delinquent, IT'S A FIVE-YEAR OLD!!!! You mean to tell me you can't stop a 5-year old from "wreaking" the room or throwing a tantrum? Personally, its not a teachers, police officers, school "systems" responsibility to raise my child (don't actually have any), your child, his child, or our children. It's the parents bottom line. I don't care if my child hits you, curses you, it's MY responsibility to set that shit straight. Though, I realize that there are some people out there that should not have been blessed with the sperm or the egg, but just because those select few lack parenting skills, does not give you the right to do it for them. Not many people have suggested that the her mother receive help as well. It starts at the home, so maybe her mother/father, whatever needs counseling, mentoring, HELP just like the little one. Today the 'system' is so quick to medicate a child or send them to jail for something instead of talking to them or helping them to understand right from wrong. How can we expect little Ja'eisha to understand that, if we just handcuff her like a criminal and throw her in the back seat of a cop's car? Furthermore, how do we or the police for that matter, know that the effects of her handcuffing will result in a positive response?? Just don't agree with it at all and think it's a shame that this is what we've resorted to, instead of taking the time to mentor/help this child or children like her (black, white, green, purple, and bad asses all over the world)!!

ARRRRGGGHHHH....makes me upset!