On Facebook the video of the arrest –
It was the sheriff himself who published the video of the child’s arrest on the police station’s social media. In the footage, an officer is seen carrying the handcuffed child into the police car. “This student’s behavior is disgusting, especially after the recent tragedy in Uvalde, Texas,” said Sheriff Carmine Marceno. “Making sure our children are safe is essential. We will have law and order in our schools! My team did not hesitate a second,” Marceno wrote on Facebook. The boy reportedly sent a text message to the Patriot Elementary School in Cape Coral on Saturday 28 May in which he threatened an armed massacre.
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The same school reported the message to the police and the investigations began which led to the identification of DIM and his subsequent arrest. “This is not the time to be petty thugs, this is not fun. This child has threatened and now he is paying the consequences,” Sheriff Marceno wrote very harshly.
The controversies –
The message from Sheriff Marceno was obviously followed by several comments. Many are those who have supported the work of the police. But there are not a few who have criticized the choice of the police to put the video of the arrest showing the face and personal data of the child.
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