Post Haste

Dear Mr Fields,

I come across your video in an English lesson and I believe that the way you reacted was right. I believe this because if you are a police officer in a school you need to show students that you are not a weak link otherwise other people will take advantage of you . For example if a new teacher came into a school many boys and girls will begin to test the teachers patients to get a reaction so that teacher will have to put their foot down and stamp his or hers authority on the class.

Once I had a male teacher who was new and quite young, it was his first job and I started playing bin shots with a piece of tin foil. And when he told me to stop I said “no” and threw the foil and with a big grin on my face I said “you alright sir?” as a few lessons passed I continued to take the mick and when I got home that night there was not a nice surprise waiting for me…the teacher had rung my parents.

My dad handles things a lot differently to how you handled that girl, my dad will let me have my say in the situation and if he thinks I’m in the wrong he will come down on me like a tonne of bricks, obviously you can’t ground the girl but you can easily handle the situation differently to how you did for example you can give the girl a chance to speak or you could let her know the consequences of what is about to happen and if she understands what could happen she could either go outside or give you her phone.

I said at the start of this letter that I agreed with you and as I have gone into detail with what you have done to this girl I have understood I was wrong with what I said.

It is your duty as a police officer and an adult to make children and young adults feel safe and happy at school and i believe what ever punishment you get you deserve because you have failed this duty of care. this also shows the public that you are not capable of looking after the streets of the united states because if you can do that with your arms and legs to a young girl in 9th grade thing of what you could do to man or a women who is carrying a knife or a baseball bat. i  understand these are extreme weapons but if you treat a 14 year old like that whilst you are unarmed you could easily shoot a man or women whilst on the streets of the united states.

But sir in your aid I also think the girl was in the wrong and should of handed the phone to the teacher in the first place so it would not have had to been brought to you.

yours sincerely , Harry L Watson