School Resource Officers can’t charge kids with felonies only a prosecutor can do that. A cop can arrest someone. Now you might think I’m being pedantic but I think it is an important distinction. Many times we blame cops and completely over look the fact that some of the blame lies with the prosecutor.
That’s just wrong… cops charge people and the District attorney will decide if they want to prosecute those charges and spoiler alert they do it 99.9% of the time.
I have a special hate for inspirational water bottles, stickers or notebooks.
I have a special hatred for school police officers.
Me too, although it’s slightly less than normal ones, the only thing ours ever did was stop kids punching each other and DARE once a year.
D.A.R.E.- Drugs Are Really Enjoyable
D.A.R.E. - Drugs Are Really Expensive (and nobody is just going to give you drugs)
Ours got a kick over charging kids with felonies that would follow them the rest of their lives.
School Resource Officers can’t charge kids with felonies only a prosecutor can do that. A cop can arrest someone. Now you might think I’m being pedantic but I think it is an important distinction. Many times we blame cops and completely over look the fact that some of the blame lies with the prosecutor.
But can’t most cops use their discretion and not arrest the kid in the first place bypassing the prosecutor completely?
That’s just wrong… cops charge people and the District attorney will decide if they want to prosecute those charges and spoiler alert they do it 99.9% of the time.
Ngl that sounds pretty good