美國警方為芝麻蒜皮的小事出入學校，已經成為時下話題了。
最近又有什麼事，讓警方勞師動眾呢？據說是一名9歲小學生，涉嫌拿食物名稱，開種族歧視的玩笑。
6月16日在紐澤西州科靈斯伍德區（Collingswood）一所小學的班級派對上，有個小男孩，拿他們吃的布朗尼蛋糕，開了幾句玩笑。
而他們班上有個同學聽到後，說他有種族歧視。校方竟然不自行處理，反倒叫來警察。
員警跟該生談話後，將他送交兒童保護服務處。
當然，男童的母親對於校方的過度反應，大動肝火。後來才知道，原來警方也是百般不願意啊。
康登郡（Camden County）檢察官辦公室嚴格規定，警方和校方必須向當局通報每一件小事。
任何小事，只要被認為有犯罪嫌疑，警方就必須到場調查，諸如遊樂場上的爭吵，或同學之間互取綽號的小事。
有超過200位生氣的家長連署請願，希望科靈斯伍德區的學校，能阻止警方日趨頻繁地介入校園。這導致市長和主任檢察官出面解釋，指法規被誤解了。
儘管如此，警方仍表示他們會與該學區商討，找出折衷辦法。
英文原文：
The degree to which American police have been in and out of schools to investigate the most minor of incidents is now a punch line.
The latest crime in need of police attention? A supposedly racist remark by a 9-year-old...concerning a food item
During a June 16 class party at a Collingswood, New Jersey elementary school, a boy made a comment about the brownies being served.
A classmate heard the remark and called it racist. And instead of dealing with it themselves, the school called the cops.
Officers talked to the student and reported the case to child protective services.
As expected, the boy’s mother was furious at the overreaction. Turns out, the cops weren’t pleased about it either.
Police and school officials were reportedly under strict orders from the Camden County prosecutor’s office to report every single thing.
With every issue now defined as potentially criminal, officers are required to investigate playground scuffles and name-calling incidents.
More than 200 angry parents have signed a petition to stop the increased police involvement in Collingswood schools, prompting the mayor and head prosecutor to cite a misunderstanding on the policy terms.
Nevertheless, officers say they’re working with the school district to establish a middle ground.
原文影片請看此
http://bit.ly/29a0tsd
