I'm not going to pretend that I now the whole story about what is being posted here. I don't and chances are good I don't want to know. This video is reposted so that we can learn from it.
It is really hard to teach children how to resist adults. We have spent there entire lives teaching them that police are always good and that adults are always right. Some of the hardest things that adults in the family court system have to endure is the damage that this process does to our internal sense of right and wrong, and the pain that injustice causes. It is very unfair to have to burden our children with the reality that police, judges, and even parents can be wrong. But if you or your child is stuck in family court then they must learn that hard truth.
For efficacy, I am going to assume that the police had a warrant to remove the children. I can see no other reason why he would have allowed them into his house otherwise. He briefly prepares the children for what is to happen next, but I think that the preparation could have been much better. He is hampered by the fact that he must appear at all times to not be interfering with the police action, and this limits his abilities to assist the children in fighting back. It would have been much better if he had taught them a non-descipt signal word that would indicate to them when they should resist an adult. They children would have known what to do when they heard that word and the father could not be arrested for inciting violence.
The children themselves are very small in this video. Older children and kids over one hundred pounds would be best taught some of the techniques used by adult non-violent protesters, namely how to go limp. But here the police officer is clearly able to carry that child without difficulty so that technique won't work. But just because they are small does not mean that they can not cause damage. Their small size means that they may be quicker and they can certainly fit places adults can't go. Hiding within the house will not do them any good, they'll be found. However, if they get away on the street it might be a valuable lesson to teach them.
So what are the children's best weapons to fight with. The fact that they can inflict injury on the officers with out suffering any consequences. Let me repeat, these children do not have to hold back. They fight with the knowledge that the will not be held accountable for any injuries or damage they cause. They're children. They won't get arrested. The police officers aren't going to taser them, or pepper spray them, or beat them with a billy club. Do not underestimate how powerful that is. Consequences for poor behavior are the only things that keep most of us in line. And these children have none. Make sure they know that.
The next best weapons the children have or can acquire is an audience. Once they are out on the street, then the children need to be as loud as possible to get the attention of as many people as possible. Teach the children how to scream "Help I'm being abducted" This is especially effective for females. Scream it at the top of their lungs. When strangers stop the children should be taught to ask them directly for help. In this case, passerby's will realize it is the police who are taking the children so the children need to be taught to then cry or scream about how the police are hurting them. Don't teach them to say "Police Brutality", that is an adult turn. A child screaming that "he's breaking my arm" or "I can't breathe" while the child is being dragged or pushed into a police car will get much more attention then one screaming police brutality. Teach your children techniques that play to their strengths. They aren't adults, they can garner sympathy in a way that adults can't. Use that to their advantage.
The physical weapons that these children have are their teeth and their feet. The children here need to know to bite any body part that gets near them. They should go to ground, and use their lower legs and feet to keep the officer's away. When the officer gets close, and he will use his superior body weight to push his way in, the child should then begin to bite. Any body part will do, but the most damage can be inflicted on the fingers, ears, lips, and genitals. This would have been an entirely different video if the child would have bit off the officers pinky. No officer is going to risk their safety trying to fight an opponent who can not be injured, but can hurt him with impunity while a crowd of people are watching. Their not going to do it. They don't get paid enough.
If you have a child who is stuck in the family court system, watch this with them. Role play with them what they would do in this instance. Teach them to defend themselves. Resistance is not futile. But neither is it entirely innate. It must be taught.
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