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Speak Out: Handcuffing Unruly Kids

Is there any excuse to calm a tantrum with police handcuffs?

A Milledgeville girl was handcuffed after throwing a fit in school that knocked over a shelf and injuring the principal, the Chattanooga Times-Free Press reports.

The 6-year-old was charged with simple assault and damage to property.

Do you think children should ever be handcuffed? Tell us in the comments.

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