Category Archives: 5TH AMENDMENT

Schools punishing students for acting heroically

Every state has a law on protecting a person’s right to act in defense of self and others.  The constitution has 3 amendments dedicated to this right, the 2nd, 5th and 14th amendments. In contrast to the foundations upon which this country was … Continue reading

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MI. Federal Jury Orders School District to Pay Student $800k for Ignoring Pattern of Bullying

A landmark $800,000 jury award to a Michigan teenager who was sexually harassed for years by schoolmates. The landmark case Patterson v. Hudson Area Schools (E.D. MI 2012, and 6th Cir. 2008) sends a message to school districts that taking … Continue reading

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CA. Sacramento schools see an increase in school fights

With fists flying on campuses and cellphones catching all the action, teachers face a growing dilemma. Do they intervene in fights and risk their own safety or catch criticism when videos show them hanging back and waiting for assistance? Nowhere … Continue reading

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CO. Grand Jury Found No Criminal Liability in Using Prone Restraint

A Colorado Grand Jury Found that there is no criminality connected with the use of prone restraint even when the restraint was used incorrectly. It’s interesting the same attorney general went in front of the Grand Jury and said that … Continue reading

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NY. More reports that OCFS’ juvenile facilities are unsafe

According to insider reports, in the past 2 months at OCFS’ Goshen Secure center there have been the following violent incidents: Incident A doctor was threatened by an inmate/resident.  The doctor’s family was threatened by this same inmate/resident The doctor … Continue reading

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MD. Transgender woman attacked at McDonalds while staff and patrons did nothing

The question is: does this woman deserve to be (a) beaten, or (b) protected. What if this happened in a school rather than a McDonalds? The McDonald’s employee made a 1/2 hearted attempt to break up the beating, but the … Continue reading

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NY. Video Showing Violence in OCFS Facilities

In 2006 OCFS changed its use of force policy. This video demonstrates the results  of this policy. As can be seen by the video, not only is staff in danger, the youths themselves are in danger as well. This is … Continue reading

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CO. Votes for Constitutional Right to defense of self and others and against bill banning prone restraint

Bill 11-049 banning prone restraint was postponed indefinitely 8-5. Colorado could not get enough votes in the House Committee on Health and Environment to move forward to the full House. Vermont and New Hampshire are also states that voted down legislation … Continue reading

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14th Amendment – Court rules prone restraint is reasonable

 A judge has dismissed the criminal case against a Chambersburg caretaker who allegedly sat on a man with Down syndrome until he died. Joseph Easton, 39, had been charged with involuntary manslaughter in the Sept. 9 death of Timothy Smith, … Continue reading

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