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Abusing, intimidating and even murdering disabled people is right up there on the list of cops' favourite activities, along with murdering Black people, beating their wives, and shooting dogs.
ACAB
Full agree with you
but also he did say the school would blow up
Arrest? Probably too much.
Responding to him saying the school will blow up? Maybe something that should be done.
Na, screw that. The police are a danger to marginalised people and should not be called out for (anything, but especially not) something that could be cleared up in a matter of minutes by the school, or at most, social services. By calling them, the person who does actively puts marginalised people's life at risk.
Instead of the principal having a single brain cell capable of empathy, they decided that instead of engaging with the child and treating them with respect, they will catastrophize the child's colloquialisms into intentional bomb threats.
They know the child has used the term "blow up" to mean "blow up emotionally"/the child is in trouble. They are intentionally punishing the child for nothing.
Otherwise you're spot on, this whole thing was entirely unnecessary and avoidable, if only those in positions of power wanted to avoid it.
Yeah I could have been more explicit, being different is nothing to be punished over. It's also specifically illegal.
Don't forget ~~civil forfeiture~~ legalized theft.