Dit is hoe swart meisies beland in die Skool-To-gevangenis pyplyn

In a video from a Baltimore middle school released last week, 'n meisie is ontbied af 'n vlug van die trappe by 'n skool polisiebeampte. Na wat lyk, uit die video, nie meer as 'n paar sekondes om te wees, sy daal die stappe, maar loop vinnig verby die cop, apparently ignoring a demand that she stop. The officer pins her against a wall, and soon the girl’s sister and later a third black girl—their cousin—rush in to intervene, crowding in and trying to get the officer to loosen her grip. The officer, a woman, runs after the cousin and hits her at least twice with a baton, bloodying that girl’s head so badly she will later need stitches. The officer, unprovoked and apparently angered by their refusal to accept her authority, then sprays the other two girls in the eyes with pepper spray.

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