Girl, 13, Aggressively Cuffed By Officer On School Bus
Posted: 12:59 pm EST November 29, 2005Updated: 3:39 pm EST November 29, 2005
SAFETY HARBOR, Fla. -- Two Florida parents are furious about an incident on their daughter's school bus. They said a police officer on the bus roughed up their daughter and handcuffed her for something she didn't do and they have videotape to prove their case.The parents of the 13-year-old girl were stunned when they saw the surveillance video of what happened to their daughter."I was outraged. I just couldn't believe it," said the girl's father, Luis Mitchell.
It started when a motorcycle officer behind the bus said someone tossed a golf ball out the bus window. It hit a car's windshield and nearly caused an accident.The officer boarded the bus and tried to find out who did it. Instead, several students started shouting, including 13-year-old Ashley Mitchell, who stood up.That's when the officer confronted her and slapped on the cuffs."That might not have been the smartest thing to do. The police officer just went a bit too far," Luis Mitchell said.It turned out Ashley was innocent. Another student confessed. That student and his family have since moved out of the area.
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