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Girl sues after arrest over desk graffiti
A schoolgirl is suing authorities in New York after she was arrested for scribbling on her desk.
The 12-year-old was handcuffed and taken to the police precinct after a teacher caught her writing on school furniture.
Alexa Gonzalez is now seeking US$1 million in damages for the "excessive force" used during her arrest at Junior High School 190 in Queens, reports the New York Daily News.
She wrote 'I love my friends Abby and Faith' in non-permanent green ink on the desk before being "physically dragged" to the principal's office, according to the legal papers filed.
School safety officers searched her by placing "their hands inside the rear and front pockets of her jeans," the paper states.
Police officers were called to arrest her and Alexa was then marched out of the school in front of her classmates with her hands handcuffed behind her.
A lawyer for Alexa and her mother, Moraima Camacho, has now officially notified the city they are seeking damages over the incident in February.
"We want to stop this from happening to other young children in the future," said the family's brief, Joseph Rosenthal.- < Previous
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Oh so now shes the victum even though she was the one who broke the law in the first place. No repect for other peoples property, what is her parents teaching her by supporting this?? Ill tell my kids its ok to tag on public property and its ok cause we will sue if you get caught. I dont think So ....
ReplyAre we going to reward people for destroying stuff? why not write your messages on something that belongs to you like your book or bag or whatever. These kids must be stopped now, or soon they progress into street graffiti and trashing bus stops and traffic signs
ReplyCongtratulations to the authorities, they did a damn good job!!!!!! The school authorities should have given her a good slap round the ears as well. The day that corporal punishment is brought back in schools the better. These little shytes have to learn to RESPECT other peoples property.
ReplyRoy. It's only a nothing when it's not your property isn't it. Same with all you other narrow minded PC hypocrits. Desk defacing later becomes graffiti on peoples property and how would you feel if it was your fence, your car, your letterbox. And if you didn't already know [and that's obvious] New York has a zero crime tolerance that originated in a 'broken windows' policy inititiated my mayor Rudy Giuliani a few years back.
Replyshane and bumper should get your heads out of your ***!! Im spanish american and there is no need for comments like that.It was the priciple that rang the police so how does one priciple make up the whjole of america?? and danny and priscilla does she sound like an american indian geez sound like someone didnt go to school. you should go back and learn geography... narrow minded people.
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