Second Student Arrested At Spring Valley High For Recording Attack To add insult to heinous injury, the officer at Spring Valley High in South Carolina also arrested the young girl who recorded the assault for daring to speak up when she saw him brutally attack a young girl in her class. 18-year-old Niya Kenny told her local news station that she was disturbed by seeing the officer snatch her classmate out of her chair and violently toss her around like a rag doll. Niya says she cried out when the officer pinned the girl to the ground, and was immediately arrested for showing any concern over her classmate’s well-being: “I was screaming ‘What the f, what the f is this really happening?’ I was praying out loud for the girl. I just couldn’t believe this was happening I was just crying and he said, ‘since you have so much to say you are coming too.’ I just put my hands behind my back.” Well seeing what the officer thinks is an appropriate way to detain nonviolent young Black girls, complying and putting her hands behind her back seemed to be the best move in this case. Niya also shared that this officer had a reputation for violently escalating situations…to the point where he garnered the nickname “Officer Slam.” As she shared with MSNBC (starting at the 4:30 mark) : “I’ve heard about him, so I wasn’t really surprised, because I’ve heard so much about him. Before he came to the class, I was actually telling [classmates], ‘Take out your cameras because I feel like this is gonna go downhill because I’ve heard so much about him.’” “He’s known as ‘Officer Slam’ around our school,” Kenny replied. “I’ve heard he’s in the past slammed pregnant women, teenage girls. He’s known for slamming.” You have to wonder what else has been going on at this school when no cell phones were running…and why administration has been allowing it long enough for him to form a reputation. Thankfully she was able to shed some light on how they treat Black children in her schools. WTLX
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You Can’t Be Serious: Student Arrested For Filming #SpringValleyAssault And Speaking Out
