Gothamist: 13-Year-Old Arrested For Defacing School Desk

Wayne

Sun, 15 Apr 2007 15:53:09 -0500

Is this the “United States” we are talking about in the year 2007, or Russia and Nazi Germany in the 1940’s?

kasey

Sun, 08 Apr 2007 18:52:44 -0500

I find the parents reaction interesting. It would seem to me it was a bit extreme but all to often the parent does not make the child responsible. What makes this child think she can deface property? raising children to know there are consequence's for every action we choose is the best why to make children think before they act.

Jen

Sat, 07 Apr 2007 13:25:14 -0500

Wow. I'd be in the slammer for years.

Al Sharpton

Sat, 07 Apr 2007 12:55:39 -0500

I'd Hit it.

Kevin Bracken

Sat, 07 Apr 2007 12:41:07 -0500

I didn't even realize they could arrest a minor for graffiti They probably charged her with "possession of a graffiti instrument", too, which is a Class B misdemeanor The law is just... ugh. Do yourself a favor and move to Canada.

robin.g

Sat, 07 Apr 2007 11:28:58 -0500

"Fraser says the day she marked her desk, she was wrongly grouped together with troublemakers who had plastered stickers all over the classroom."

Andrew

Sat, 07 Apr 2007 10:23:41 -0500

This is what happens when you have idiotic zero tolerance policies in schools. Zero tolerance = no foresight and no common sense.

stewart

Sat, 07 Apr 2007 08:09:09 -0500

THERE HAS GOT TO BE MORE TO THIS STORY.

d d

Sat, 07 Apr 2007 07:33:43 -0500

Someone got a promotion!

Still Not Amused

Sat, 07 Apr 2007 01:26:02 -0500

Lol. That's funny !

Phyllis Hulbert

Fri, 06 Apr 2007 23:26:25 -0500

What happen to compassion and understanding? I must turn myself in I wrote on my desk so years ago ! OPS ! I have a great cleaner

LIW

Fri, 06 Apr 2007 22:13:41 -0500

Someone alert Rev. Al. This kid is gettin set up by the cops.

Unfckingbelievable

Fri, 06 Apr 2007 22:06:50 -0500

"A 13-year-old girl was handcuffed and arrested by the police for writing "okay" on a desk at her Dyker Heights school." Someone please remind me what it is that makes us better than the terrorists?

Schadenfreudian Mensch

Fri, 06 Apr 2007 21:40:25 -0500

"The NYPD should be ashamed for their behavior in this matter. Proving once again thare(sic) mostly douche bags." And this came as a big surprise to you? I mean what do you expect from people with just a high school diploma wanting to risk their lives for $25k/yr. They're either not the sharpest tools in the shed or they're just like getting off on the idea of whacking a heads with their night sticks.

Anonymous

Fri, 06 Apr 2007 20:33:01 -0500

Why do grade schools seem to be cracking down on the most insignificant things. Writing on a desk, dear god!

robin.g

Fri, 06 Apr 2007 20:03:36 -0500

What about the "stickers all over the classroom" part? What stickers? How many kids were involved? It seems she was mistakenly caught up in some kind of group vandalism thing.

whatever

Fri, 06 Apr 2007 19:37:12 -0500

It really isn't that big of a deal. What kid doesn't write on desks? Make her clean it, yeah. But this (and corporal punishment!) is utterly riddiculous. Our schools have a lot worse problems than this that they should be dealing with.

armchair_warrior

Fri, 06 Apr 2007 19:24:00 -0500

they should bring back the ruler or paddle to these kids!

angry

Fri, 06 Apr 2007 18:52:49 -0500

Why aren't people blaming the principal of the school who allowed the policemen to come in and arrest the kids? They should just bring back corporal punishment and allow the principal to deliver a wacking without fear of parental lawsuits. Then cops wouldn't need to be called in formally.

SP

Fri, 06 Apr 2007 18:25:28 -0500

edEx and TheEdge probably think she was let off too easy. Maybe a little creative broom sticking, a la Louima, should have been in order, right guys?

reader

Fri, 06 Apr 2007 17:55:16 -0500

her mom's idea for punishment is totally reasonable and appropriate. how totally ridiculous.

eqb

Fri, 06 Apr 2007 17:37:08 -0500

jeez. don't you think these cops would have something better to do, like arrest some bikers?

CorporalPunishment

Fri, 06 Apr 2007 17:34:28 -0500

Well... look on the bright side. At least they didn't shoot her 50 times. This is a complete overreaction by the administration and the cops. But the cops love to do stupid stuff like this because basically they are thugs and get off on harassing 13 year olds. The NYPD should be ashamed for their behavior in this matter. Proving once again thare mostly douche bags. It is not the bad apple in the barrel BS. It is a rotten barrel with a few good apples.

Aileen Doherty

Fri, 06 Apr 2007 17:15:56 -0500

I think I got that story beat: NEW LEBANON-Terence Kindlon, lawyer for 16-year-old New Lebanon High School student Amber King, says Town Justice Jack Nevers has dismissed the petit larceny charges against his client. Amber was accused by the school's cheerleading coach, Penny Black, of stealing a cheerleading uniform. from www.zwire.com FYI - Amber was held for three hours in jail, until her employer raised the $500 bail. Naturally, there is more to the story. The deputy sherrif is apparently friends with the guy who brought the charges (owner of the uniforms and husband of the cheerleading coach). simply nuts.

Rickster

Fri, 06 Apr 2007 17:14:38 -0500

It about time these kids learned "Dont do the Crime if you cant do the time!"

mike

Fri, 06 Apr 2007 17:14:08 -0500

this takes police state to a whole new level. where does this crazy behavior by the NYPD end? I support the police arresting people who deserve it but writing on the desk is hardly worthy of getting tossed in jail.

lalala

Fri, 06 Apr 2007 17:04:56 -0500

That's pretty retarded.

TnT

Fri, 06 Apr 2007 16:56:53 -0500

The best part is that the WCBS video opens with an NYPD Recruitment advertisement.