The two Montogomery County Police Department officers are facing calls to be ousted over the episode.
A police video in the US has sparked atrocity over two officers. The officers were chiding a five-year-old boy at his school, with one officer yelling at his face while the other handcuffing him.
The two officers are facing calls to be fired over the incident. Both the officers work in Maryland’s Montogomery County Police Department.
The event took place after the five-year-old had run away from his teacher and was found on the streets.
After returning the child to his school, a female officer can be heard yelling at the crying boy. She says that she hopes his mother will let her beat him. Throughout, this she was yelling inches away from his face while he was crying.
She is then heard saying that she wants t beat him so bad. Moreover, that the boy needs to stop embarrassing her like this at school.
Later in a meeting with the boy’s mother, the male officer puts the boy in handcuffs with his hands behind.
The officers are also heard talking to the boy’s mother about disciplining him at home.
The bodycam footage of the incident in January was released for the first time on Friday. It is because the boy’s mother is reportedly suing the MCPD.
Signed letter against the officers
According to the Silver Spring Justice Coalition group, there’s a letter signed against the officers. Nearly 500 people have signed a letter online calling for the officers to be fired or suspended.
Moreover, the letter also demands the schools to look upon when police interact with kids in schools.
Will Jawando, a Montogomery County councilor, described the incident as a failure of the system.
Montogomery County Public Schools are yet to respond to the request of commenting on the incident. Moreover, the police department has said that they cannot comment on it as of pending litigation.
