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Police Forced to Pepper Spray Unruly Second-Grader; Mother Claims Excessive Force
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The Daily Mail
April 06, 2011
An eight-year old boy named Aidan was pepper sprayed by Lakewood, Colorado police after acting up in a classroom.
Teachers had barricaded themselves in after the second-grader threw a violent temper tantrum.
Aiden, whose last name was not revealed to protect his privacy, had torn a piece of wooden trim off the walls and was wielding it like a weapon, according to a police report filed about the incident at Glennon Heights Elementary on February 22.
He also threw a television and was threatening to kill the teachers. When police arrived, a spokesman said, they felt they had no option but use use the pepper spray on him.
Aidan told local 9 News, ‘It burned my eyes, and I couldn’t see.’
He was reportedly treated for minor skin irritation.
This was the third time police had been called after Aidan’s temper tantrums, although his mother, Mandy, is criticizing the police for what she considers excessive force, and for treating her young son ‘like a common criminal.’
According to the police report, Aidan ‘was climbing the cart and spitting at teachers. He also broke wood trim off the walls and was trying to stab teachers with it.’
‘I wanted to make something sharp if they came out because I was so mad at them," Aidan said. ‘I was going to try to whack them with it.’
After he refused to obey police, they sprayed him with pepper spray two times. He dropped the stick, and they handcuffed him.
Lakewood police are defending their actions. Aidan was placed on a ‘mental health hold’ and was transferred to a school for children with behavioural issues.
Aidan’s mother told 9 News that her son had been seeing a doctor, but has not been diagnosed with mental problems and is not on medication.
‘I have some anger things,’ the child admitted. ‘I don’t think they’re ever going to go away.’
BERice
about 2 years ago
8 Comments
Why does the media always have to report news like this against police ? Crappy news like this shouldn't even be in the news.... His parents need to give him a butt woopin. This woman (the mother) just wants to get rich quick when something else happens in the future when her son takes the life of some other innocent kid, and he ends up getting hurt or dead. Stories like this in the news makes me sick...
JIMROC
about 2 years ago
8514 Comments
The nut doesn't fall far from the tree.
JBtcso3424
about 2 years ago
554 Comments
Bump SgtJoe, if he were an Adult, that would be Assault with a Deadly Weapon, and Criminal Mischief. She is lukcy the school isn't making the Mother pay for all the damage this kid made. I think this was a Justified incident, and I applaude the Officers for having to make that decision.
LAWMANTUKES
about 2 years ago
6558 Comments
"HUGE BUMP...!!" pastor_greene
recon2819
about 2 years ago
250 Comments
early entry to the justice system.
NYNCMike
about 2 years ago
10 Comments
When he flips out at home and is going to kill her (Mom), she'll be begging for someone to stop him, by any means necessary...sad state of affairs
gounseen
about 2 years ago
52 Comments
BUMP latinrum!! Who says pepper spray can't be used retroactively against ignorant, lawsuit-seeking idiots?!?!
AnchAK
about 2 years ago
152 Comments
This kid is not much younger than the kids who shot up the school in Jonesboro Arkansas some years ago.
Mikfly
about 2 years ago
96 Comments
Wow, shocking! The mother's reaction is iggnorant, placing blame on anyone but her clearly disturbed son. Had force been used as opposed to spray, it's likely that would have been deemed 'too excessive' also.
Lets hope this boy's name stays out of the news as he grows older.
latinrum
about 2 years ago
94 Comments
They should have taser the little brat and sprayed the mother!!
securetexas
about 2 years ago
1034 Comments
Ok the little s.o.b. Admitted he was trying to hurt people... Next an Officer is going to have to shoot him when he is in the 4 th grade... Wake up Mom and be glad he only got sprayed... They should have beat his bare ass with the stick...
Manonthebeat
about 2 years ago
12 Comments
I don't think we've heard the last of Aidan, unfortunately with his moms atitude, he is probably gonna wind up
spending most of his life in prison, but not not before he brings great harm to innocent people.
pastor_greene
about 2 years ago
72 Comments
I say to you mother, if your son was born back in the time that parents spanked their children for throwing tantrums his backend would know pain. He would know that this behavior will get his backside torn up. With that said I think you mom should wake up and start teaching your child that tantrums are wrong and don't get you your way. I can honestly say a spanking didn't do me harm. I believe the officers did what they thought they had to do to put out a fire that was burning hard. He was threatening the teachers for God sake with a sharp board. I know you can't be that stupid to think that this is ok because if you do then you too have mental problems. This child needs counseling and to be medicated. He also needs a mother and father who will tear that butt up when he acts up. Send him to my wife and me, he will know discipline.
SgtJoe1350
about 2 years ago
24534 Comments
and he's only 8 !!! Let's see what happens by the time he is 18 !!
scootyboy2
about 2 years ago
6 Comments
Here's an idea for you mom, START RAISING YOUR KID RIGHT... everything is everyone's fault but your own in this country. Its getting to be ridiculous