Miscellaneous

Go To Sleep, My Precious. I SAID GO TO SLEEP MOTHERFUCKER

The parents of two preschoolers are suing the Bronx School District, alleging that their two sons -- aged 4 at the time of the incident -- were taken out of class, handcuffed by a school safety officer, moved to an empty room, and told they might never see their parents again.

Why?

Because they wouldn't take a nap.

Soon, the lawyer said, the school-safety officer entered the room, cuffed the boys' wrists - and further terrified them by telling they that they would never see their parents again.

"I wasn't shot, but my hands were tied," Christopher, now 5, recalled, according to his mother, Vasso Brito, a 34- year-old office worker - who says the little guy is now scared of police officers.

Jaden, now 6, remembers that a man who was dressed like a cop walked in, sat at a big desk - "like the one the judge is on" - and threatened them.

"He was police," Jaden said. "He said, 'You know what happens when you don't go to sleep in there? . . . 'When you go to jail, you're not going to have no fun, no TV, no toys.' "

Wow! I guess I didn't realize that refusal to take a nap was a crime that warranted imprisonment. Damn -- I got an 8-month-old son (pictured) who looks to be facing a 20-year sentence. He and I need to have a talk; I'll get the handcuffs ... come here, kid. Remember what I said about nap time?!

Full post as published by Quiz Law on March 11, 2008 (boomark / email).