Columbia, SC: Deputy Benjamin "Ben" Fields aka "Officer Slam" fired for tossing Niya Kenny

Sheriff: Deputy's arrest of texting teenager, now a civil rights case, made him want to vomit

"I think sometimes our officers are put in uncomfortable positions when a teacher can't control a student," the sheriff said, promising to be fair. Email, phone and text messages for Fields were not returned. The deputy also arrested a second teenager who ...

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Arrest of South Carolina teen who texted in class prompts civil rights case

"I think sometimes our officers are put in uncomfortable positions when a teacher can't control a student," the sheriff said, promising to be fair. The deputy also arrested a second teenager who verbally objected to his actions. Both girls were charged ...

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http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/ct-south-carolina-officer-tosses-student-20151027-story.html

 

The Latest: Parents speak out on officer's arrest of student

She told board members that the issue isn't at all racial but is about parents and teachers learning how to deal with defiant students. The U.S. Justice Department says it has opened a civil rights investigation. Richland County Sheriff Leon Lott requested ...

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http://www.sfgate.com/news/crime/article/The-Latest-Sheriff-parents-group-call-for-6592647.php

 

The Latest: Parents speak out about officer's classroom arrest of student

She told board members that the issue isn't at all racial but is about parents and teachers learning how to deal with defiant ... he doesn't think that race played a role in his officer's arrest of a female high school student. Richland County Sheriff ...

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http://www.usnews.com/news/us/articles/2015/10/27/the-latest-lawsuit-accused-officer-of-targeting-blacks

 

Officer suspended after violent student arrest

The student's violent arrest was captured in videos that went viral and sparked ... They don't show what happened before, including what the student did and how many times authorities -- a teacher, a school administrator and finally the officer -- had ...

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http://www.wsbt.com/news/nationworld/outrage-grows-after-officer-tosses-student/36066634

 

Arrest of girl who texted in class prompts civil rights case

"I think sometimes our officers are put in uncomfortable positions when a teacher can't control a student," the sheriff said, promising to be fair. Email, phone and text messages for Fields were not returned. The deputy also arrested a second student who ...

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Sheriff: Deputy's arrest of texting student, now a civil rights case, made him want to vomit

"I think sometimes our officers are put in uncomfortable positions when a teacher can't control a student," the sheriff said, promising to be fair. Email, phone and text messages for Fields were not returned. The deputy also arrested a second student who ...

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Spring Valley High School officer suspended after violent classroom arrest

Student arrested According to Lt. Curtis Wilson ... “Cops are at a school in the event a crime is being committed,” he said. “Too often, these teachers in these schools are calling on the cops because they have a disruptive student in the classroom.

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http://fox43.com/2015/10/27/spring-valley-high-school-officer-suspended-after-violent-classroom-arrest/

 

Sheriff: Deputy's arrest of texting student, now a civil rights case, made him want to vomit

"I think sometimes our officers are put in uncomfortable positions when a teacher can't control a student," the sheriff said, promising to be fair. Email, phone and text messages for Fields were not returned. The deputy also arrested a second student who ...

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'Disturbing' arrest of black South Carolina student sparks federal, local probes

Officer Ben Fields, 34, was suspended without pay after videos filmed by students showed him flipping an 18-year-old girl out of her chair and dragging her across a classroom for refusing a teacher's demand to put away her cell phone. The arrest at Spring ...

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http://www.reuters.com/article/2015/10/28/us-south-carolina-police-idUSKCN0SL02320151028

 

The Spring Valley Arrest Video Isn’t a Disturbing Act of Police Brutality or Racism: Here’s Why

David concludes: The arrested student at Spring Valley High School should have left her seat when her teacher demanded that she leave. She should have left when the administrator made the same demand. She should have left when Fields made his first ...

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http://www.patheos.com/blogs/frenchrevolution/2015/10/27/the-spring-valley-arrest-video-isnt-a-disturbing-act-of-police-brutality-or-racism-heres-why/

 

Arrest of girl who texted in class prompts civil rights case

"I think sometimes our officers are put in uncomfortable positions when a teacher can't control a student," the sheriff said, promising to be fair. Email, phone and text messages for Fields were not returned. The deputy also arrested a second student who ...

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Feds probing videotaped arrest of disruptive student

“I think sometimes our officers are put in uncomfortable positions when a teacher can’t control a student,” the sheriff said. A second student was arrested for verbally objecting to the girl’s treatment. Both girls were charged with disturbing ...

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http://www.winknews.com/2015/10/27/video-shows-school-officer-tossing-student-in-classroom/

 

Arrest of girl who texted in class prompts civil rights case

“I think sometimes our officers are put in uncomfortable positions when a teacher can’t control a student,” the sheriff said, promising to be fair. Email, phone and text messages for Fields were not returned. The deputy also arrested a second student ...

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Sheriff: Student in South Carolina Violent Arrest Video ‘Bears Some Responsibility’

The student's violent arrest was captured in videos that went viral and sparked ... They don't show what happened before, including what the student did and how many times authorities -- a teacher, a school administrator and finally the officer -- had ...

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http://ktla.com/2015/10/27/video-of-south-carolina-school-officer-throwing-female-student-in-classroom-prompts-federal-investigation/

 

Violent arrest of SC girl prompts civil rights case

“I think sometimes our officers are put in uncomfortable positions when a teacher can’t control a student,” the sheriff said, promising to be fair. Email, phone and text messages for Fields were not returned. The deputy also arrested a second student ...

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http://koin.com/2015/10/27/violent-arrest-of-sc-girl-prompts-civil-rights-case/

 

Deputy involved in body-slam arrest of Spring Valley High student is dating a black woman so he can’t be racist, sheriff says

"I wanted to throw up." But Lott said both the student’s teacher and the administrator “felt the deputy acted appropriately.” “She was the one resisting arrest and it wasn’t racial,” Lott said of the teenager. The developments came as the FBI ...

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http://www.nydailynews.com/news/national/spring-valley-high-school-officer-tackled-teen-phone-article-1.2412665

 

Arrest of girl who texted in class prompts civil rights case

"I think sometimes our officers are put in uncomfortable positions when a teacher can't control a student," the sheriff said, promising to be fair. Email, phone and text messages for Fields were not returned. The deputy also arrested a second student who ...

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http://www.helena-arkansas.com/article/ZZ/20151027/NEWS/310279970/-1/lifestyle

 

Why Was This School Girl Arrested For Filming A Violent School Assault?

The girl refused, so the teacher called an administrator, who called Fields. Niya Kenny was charged with “disturbing school,” which her mother questions.

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http://www.lawfuel.com/why-was-this-school-girl-arrested-for-filming-a-violent-school-assault

 

Video of black student’s arrest sparks probes in South Carolina

Senior Deputy Ben Fields, 34, was suspended without pay after videos taken by students showed him flipping an 18-year-old woman out of her chair and dragging her across a classroom for refusing a teacher’s demand to put away her cell phone. The arrest at ...

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http://www.post-gazette.com/news/nation/2015/10/28/Video-of-black-student-s-arrest-sparks-probes-in-South-Carolina/stories/201510280126