WARNING: Graphic video. Video of a school resource officer wrestling with and restraining a crying 11-year-old girl is getting new attention this week after it was announced that the officer resigned amid continued criticism over his use of excessive force on a child.
The anger stems from an August 27 incident at New Mexico’s Mesa View Middle School where the now-former officer, identified as Zachary Christensen of the Farmington Police Department, tried to force the girl’s arms behind her, pushing her into the side of the school building and slamming her to the ground in the process. Christensen said the girl had violated several school rules after standing on a school bus, taking too many milks at the school cafeteria, and picking at a sign taped to a door. Christensen also alleged that the girl had assaulted the school’s principal, a claim that has since been proven to be untrue. [
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