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December 17, 2019

North Carolina Officer Fired for Body-Slamming 11-Year-Old Student
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In North Carolina, a police officer who slammed an 11-year-old middle
school student to the ground has been fired. The assault at Vance County
Middle School was caught on surveillance video, which shows the school
resource officer and a small boy walking down the hallway when the
officer picks the boy up and throws him to the ground. The officer then
picks the boy up again and slams him to the ground again. The officer,
who has not been publicly named, was first placed on paid leave and was
then fired as the video went viral.


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