The official blog for singer, writer, director and human rights advocate Aisha and her affiliated web sites.
Thursday, October 29, 2015
South Carolina Cop Who Choked, Body Slammed And Threw 16-Year-Old School Girl Fired From His Job
South Carolina police officer, Ben Fields, has been justly
fired from his job with the Richland County school district,
after he was secretly videotaped inexcusably putting a
defenseless 16-year-old female student in a chokehold, slamming
her to the ground, then tossing her across the room, before
jumping on her back and handcuffing her.
The video was posted on Twitter and You Tube causing a
firestorm online. Fields' boss, Richland County Sheriff, Leon
Lott, stated the officer did not follow protocol. Fields also
has a history of physically assaulting students in the Richland
County school district, as attested by many tweets on Twitter by
victims and witnesses.
Ben Fields
Fields' lawyer, Scott Hayes stated, "We believe that Mr.
Fields' actions were justified and lawful throughout the
circumstances of which he was confronted during this incident.
To that extent we believe that Mr. Fields' actions were carried
out professionally and that he was performing his job duties
within the legal threshold."
You're his lawyer. You're getting paid to say that, but if
somebody put your kid in a chokehold, slammed her to the ground,
tossed her across a room, then jumped on her back and cuffed
her, you would sue him into bankruptcy. Fields has roid rage
issues and thinks he's a wrestler. There was no necessity for
him to treat her that way. She made no motion towards him. It
was excessive force and police brutality. Make it worse, your
client has a history of this misconduct in the school district
clearing indicating he is a danger to the kids. Fields should
have been arrested.
Ben Fields
Given what has been happening to black people in America at
the hands of some police officers, many are afraid to go
anywhere with a cop. I am not stating people should resist
arrest, but so many black people who did not, were injured or
killed on the scene or in custody. Something is wrong. Ignoring
the problem is not going to make it go away. The world is
watching and something needs to be done to correct these abuses.
