The viral video of a cop’s assault on a 16-year-old African-American girl in a South Carolina classroom exemplifies a disturbing trend. All across America, black children are becoming police brutality victims in school.
The video shows a hulking Richland County Deputy Sheriff Ben Fields wrapping his arms around Shakara’s neck as she sits at her desk in a Columbia, S.C., classroom. He then flips and drags her across the floor. Shakara’s offense was failing to get up after her teacher ordered her to leave because she had not put away her cell phone quickly enough.
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Classroom assault reminder of criminalization of black children
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