Monday, January 03, 2011

Handcuffed girl assaulted by mother; police and adults stand by

GREENSBORO, NC -- This video (below) appeared on Greensboro 101 yesterday. It was posted with the screen name officergaryknotts and the title "Walmart." Gary Knotts is identified in a separate News2 segment as a "Loss Prevention Agent." From the video description:
I caught the girl in the white hat trying to walk out with over $150. Her mother was...Upset,to say. Greensboro Police response was good.I hope she learned her lesson.
At about the 1:50 mark, a person in uniform, seemingly a police officer, checks the restraints securing the girl's hands behind her back, then a woman, presumably the girl's mother, enters the room and starts punching the girl while the officer and other adults stand by.

[UPDATE (01/04/11): The original video has been "removed by user." An archived copy can be viewed here.]



Say what you will about parents' rights to discipline their children, adults, especially those with the authority to restrain others, have an obligation to protect people they have restrained from assault.

4 comments:

  1. Had that girl's father tanned her hide when she was younger she'd most likely not have been on the walmart tape to begin with.

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  2. Nothing like some good old child-abuse to keep the kids in-line, in good ole NC!

    Oh, I'm downloading this puppy.

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  3. Edited for drama:

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oPiEbJwq1l4

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  4. This happened 2 years ago,before you post,check your sources and your facts...shoplifters dont
    deserve breaks and the girl was no 1st timer,the mother was well within her rights to discpline her child.

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