Florida Sheriff Mike Chitwood keeps promise to 'embarrass' school threat suspects

[@Winters_Folly]

The Sheriff is right. A lot of people were raised wrong and are raising theirs even worse.

[@BenEthridge]

Winters _Folly ; So now it's the Sheriff's job to raise the children, correct and punish them. Sounds a little 1938ish Butt please keep that crap in your county, we don't want or need anything like that.... Gday

[@catalhuyuk7]

@@Winters_Folly The worst of it is parents aren’t raising their children at all, the tv, and now the internet is where kids get their education. Unsupervised children = Lord of the Flies scenarios.

[@sallyskellington3024]

I was thinking the same thing. The kids now have parents who are not parenting. There are generations of lousy parents, squeezing out children with zero thought. And there are people who want to abolish abortions. That is a horrible idea. Those people should be forced to parent the kids then.

[@015beans]

Yes! Why must my family potentially pay with their lives because you failed your child!

[@janetmiller2980]

It's necessary to teach children not to phone in or personally issue threats?! That's irrelevant to parenting. That's a child with a severe mental defect.

[@carriefox1146]

Parents need to be held accountable for their poor parenting.

[@barbaradonlin3675]

Or Lack of parenting. That's WHY the Crumbleys were charged, convicted & sentenced EXTREMELY POOR PARENTING Like what were you thinking I had 4 children.- my responsibility was to raise them with morals & values, keep them from drugs- alcohol- jail , & pregnancy. I did ... Was it Hard & Difficult of course .. but now I receive so many compliments regarding them Teach them DO UNTO OTHERS AS YOU WANT DONE TO YOU

[@itsablessingbeinganamerica1401]

100%

[@catalhuyuk7]

@@barbaradonlin3675 Where did you get your training from? Who were your role models? Edit: I think there should be training courses for parents. If you want children you have to learn what’s involved BEFORE getting pregnant.

[@barbaradonlin3675]

@@catalhuyuk7 I didn't get training from Anyone and I was a Foster child - Never knew my biological family.. So I was a mom to them - like the mom I wish I had . And I raised them with a lot of Love .. And I raised them to have respect ....Respect for people & property And if you dont want it done to you - don't do it to others ... They went to a small.catholic school.from pre-k to 8th grade. That played a major part in their young lives

[@catalhuyuk7]

@@barbaradonlin3675 Unless you raised yourself, you had training, role models. Not everyone has the same opportunity. Some kids are raised in hellish environments and aren’t taught anything, but somehow they learn to survive at a very basic level each day. That’s all they know- survival. It’s not what we think of as a healthy childhood, and they grow up to repeat the same thing. It’s generational trauma, and it takes a very strong and determined person to break that cycle.

[@ShannonGreene-st1hs]

Sounds fair-people need to be held accountable. Like the Sheriff said, why should 99% of kids put up with threats from a few.

[@hermanmiller3708]

He is PUNISHING PEOPLE who may or may not be guilty. PRESUMING GUILT BEFORE CONVICTION IS NOT THE AMERICAN WAY WHERE PUNISHMENT FOLLOWS CONVICTION PUNISHMENT IS THE JOB OF THE COURTS.

[@TheFakeyCakeMaker]

And they're threats so it's not even like they're going to do anything other than just being a nuisance.

[@aa-yt7wo]

​@@hermanmiller3708with the modern court system the process is the punishment. If they decide to prosecute you even if you're innocent you're going to lose your career, savings, possibly years of your life.

[@DeepBoxGames]

@@hermanmiller3708completely not true. They have evidence the kid made threats and they acted on it. Stop making stuff up.

[@davidjaramillo506]

Spare the rod and spoil the children, can't spank them now the sheriff found a way to spank both parents and child. ​@hermanmiller3708

[@hockeyfanatic6630]

I’m from Western New York. The school I work at had a threat as well. A kid wrote it on a stall in one of the bathrooms. No lockdown was issued but troopers were on scene the next few days since the message said it would happen two days later. The sad part is a neighboring district went into total lockdown about a week prior. Apparently a kid sent a Snapchat to a friend that said “I’m the shooter.” There were over a dozen police cars on scene and kids weren’t released until two hours after the regular dismissal time. Schools and Parents both need to start holding kids accountable. You can’t take this lightly and it sure as hell isn’t funny.

[@Who_attackedFirst]

If the parents are held accountable they will start raising their kids instead of lazily letting the school do it for them

[@hockeyfanatic6630]

@@Who_attackedFirst Yes parents need to be held accountable as well. Too many of them want to coddle their kids and it’s having devastating effects on our society.

[@uvoverdrive4181]

​@@hockeyfanatic6630 Coddle?

[@hockeyfanatic6630]

@@uvoverdrive4181 Yes, Coddle. Look it up in the dictionary.

[@lcvb1624]

Fantastic!! We need more law enforcement like him!

[@builderboy1646]

Absolutely!

[@Dillweed-c8j]

No you don't. All "Media Mike" is, is a clown that's in love with seeing himself on the local evening news!

[@hermanmiller3708]

To become a full police state.

[@BenEthridge]

Careful there shit for brains you might just get your wish. And in some weird way I hope you get it.... Gday

[@TimmyTOnTheFly]

@@Dillweed-c8j you’re part of the problem. That eleven year old deserves that jail sentence🤡🤷🏽‍♂️💯

[@rachellebelcastro911]

They also need community service!! Age appropiate, but still some uncomfortable consequences!

[@deanmiller6367]

They need time in juvenile detention. Parents complain, put them in Big Boy jail.

[@littlewingmyoho]

Yes community service done correctly can be a much better response.Many more adults are doing this to their political representatives and there needs to be a very strong response no matter who.I made my kids face their consequences and always had them look at both sides without corporal punishment. When each was born I hoped mostly they would be kind....they are 😍

[@MATTHEW-rp3kq]

yea cleaning rest stop bathrooms

[@71suns]

SEVERE CONSEQUENCES are called for now. For both the students doing this AND their parents.

[@deanmiller6367]

@@71suns 💯

[@rixlox650]

Sheriff’s across the nation…please adopt this! There is a threat in my kids school district for this Friday. This sh!t aint funny!!!

[@usmom1113]

I agree, we need more strong men to stand up like this great Sheriff and Grady Judd to put a stop to the violence in our schools and the entire country. We have to get out and vote in November for President Trump to save our country from evil.

[@Meals-sh9fs]

​@@usmom1113 TRUMPER ALERT

[@rowlenthunder]

​@@usmom1113 and the political comments begin....😅

[@quetzelmedina3]

I support trump but i think this is disgusting and that sheriff should be fired. He shouldn’t be near a position of power ever again.

[@rixlox650]

@@quetzelmedina3 cap

[@stub4488]

If it's a adult crime, then they shouldn't be treating them like a kid.

[@GorrnLord]

Why have minor protection laws if you can pick and choose when to apply them?

[@bloodybones5303]

What exactly is an "adult crime"?

[@catalhuyuk7]

@@bloodybones5303 Terrorism!

[@GorrnLord]

@@catalhuyuk7 Kids to terrorism all the time, haven't you ever seen any news out of the middle east or the congo?

[@DaleHartley]

@@GorrnLord 1) minor protection laws are not absolute. They can always be charged as an adult 2) it is left up to the justice system to determine and MURDER, MULTIPLE MURDER is one factor that STRONGLY indicates treating them as adults 3) discretion is built into the system to offer mercy when it is allowable...The system can ALWAYS pick and choose, even for adults.

[@kristiofca1]

My 12 year old granddaughter just went through this when her school was on a list found on social media. She is emotionally traumatized. No one should ever feel unsafe at school. NO ONE. They did arrest 13 and 16 year old kids but the stress and fear remains for these students and faculty.

[@quetzelmedina3]

Alot of ppl never ask the important questions. If she was on a list, she probably earned her way onto it. Where did was fail as a role model? Why is your little niece such a piece of shit that someone put her name on a list? Maybe youre not teaching that child how to be decent.

[@bubblegumfetus4018]

I understand it is a very serious threat, but stop pushing this victim mentality on them so young nothing happened only very vulgar words were exchanged stop having the youth fear words instead of action

[@BubbaThaumaturge]

I hate to break it to you, but things haven't been right since integration.

[@stupidsloth8386]

go online school shold not have a building schools are prisons

[@kristiofca1]

@@bubblegumfetus4018 Your name says it all. Are you kidding me? It was a credible, serious violent threat. After daily school shootings, this was not taken lightly. You sound like a child. This is no laughing matter.

[@LoisReynolds-s2v]

KEEP IT UP!!! these Parents NEED to take Responsibility for their little Basterds It’s up to them to watch their kids SENDING THEM to their ROOM with their computer is NOT HELPING!!!

[@veramae4098]

Kids should not have a computer in their room; then there's no supervision. Parents. put their computer somewhere you can see it.

[@BenEthridge]

Tsk tsk such name calling, is that all you got

[@TimmyTOnTheFly]

@@BenEthridge you’re part of the problem. That eleven year old deserves that jail sentence🤡🤷🏽‍♂️💯

[@tehpw7574]

Yeah, they should.... if they were not working 40-50 or more hours a week for barely minimum wage between the two jobs? If the schools didn't have 40 kids PER CLASS? If the teachers didn't have to struggle with politicians placing their own RELIGIOUS Values into the school curriculum? If sexuality was taught at the age-appropriate levels (with LGBT concepts at no lower than Junior & Senior, if for no other reason than to make the hypocrites happy? This IS Florida we're talking about, right?). My point is this: It's hysterical in looking at people's individual high horses and still not notice the piles of sh*t, those horses stand on, when blaming others for "other people" problems...

[@kaylav3907]

​@@tehpw7574then you shouldn't have had a kid in the first place. You need to take all possibilities into consideration and make the sacrifices in order to raise a good kid. I agree that the economy is fucked up and that there is many things wrong with this country. But you need to take all of that into consideration before making a huge choice that is going to affect the rest of your life. Doesnt matter if everything went to hell after you had a kid. Anything could happen.

[@CharlesScott-wo8dr]

Florida sure has some great sheriff's. 👍

[@pamelafayenichols]

Polk County’s Sheriff Grady Judd is one of the Elite!!! He doesn’t play the radio at all.

[@GorrnLord]

egotistical you mean.

[@jacrooze0430]

@@GorrnLordthat too, lol a lil ego is needed for that job though.

[@Alligator40]

@@GorrnLordand tyrant ones

[@NuncNuncNuncNunc]

You only hear about them because there are so many Florida men.

[@JoB390]

WTG SHERIFF MIKE CHITWOOD 👍🏼

[@bobsch-gd6ze]

Grady Judd the 2nd ?? Way to go Sir !!

[@theresawilloughby9884]

These kids and Parents need to be held accountable. We must stand for righteousness and stop this

[@TheNaturalust]

Oh yeah, single mothers working three jobs with a missing Dad need to be held responsible….think a bit bigger Theresa! That is a disaster policy recommendation!

[@realdeal5475]

@@TheNaturaluststop with the excuses.. both needs jail

[@Charagrin]

@@TheNaturalust Why are you talking abut single mothers when all these famous mass shooters had parentS. Capial S. Lotta them stole dads gun, remember? You say they have a disaster policy rec, but you are so vapid and clueless you chose to winge at single moms out of all possible nouns? What? Mad they wont fuck you?

[@shadowdragon_x7919]

​@@realdeal5475I agree 👍

[@Godseesall-jr7sg]

@@TheNaturalustdoes it not take two to make a baby 😂😂they’d have to find him too 😂

[@ExceptionalLibra]

These kids think it's funny. My family lives in Arkansas, and recently, they've had constant threats called into their schools. The schools were forced to close each time a call was made. It makes no sense.

[@cyndimoring9389]

When I started teaching 45 years ago it was bomb threats from kids

[@roobearlillibee5301]

Maybe kids find it funny because they see adults acting like lunatics and refusing to work together.

[@dawsie]

At each lockdown the children are NOT being taught any lesson that they were in class for, it became a free lesson day, they got to see teachers trying to keep students safe, but they were not receiving the lessons due to,having to be crouching in the corner trying to keep safe. Only 1% of the ones who cause this problem would be the ones to fire the gun the other 99% did as a joke to get out of classes. I grew up where we had bomb drills not from students or anything like that, these were drills because the IRA would plant bombs in shops, restaurants, bins in the local streets as well as in cars and yes even in schools, I was use to the bomb drills they never bothered me until the one time it was not a drill but was a reality. That one moment in my life left me with PTSD for the rest of my life I was 12-13 at the time. My parents ended up moving us away from the area but the damage was already done. Even though my new school was just outside of the Greater London Ring we still had bomb drills. My parents were finally granted the permission to pack up and move to Australia which happened in 1978. All these years later I still sit with my back to a wall, I mark all exits in my head incase I have to leave fast. I still jump at loud noises especially if a car backfires of a door slammed so hard it sounds like an explosion. Gunfire sends me into hiding. Someone walking up behind me and tapping me on the shoulders sends me into fight/flight mode. It got to the point I could not go to shows or function without getting overly anxious and stressed out. All of these were reasons why I left the city life behind me over 16 years ago it’s why my parents moved away from the city as well, it was getting worse in Sydney, car chases, gang warfares sitting quietly at home while listening to the gunfights 2-3 times in a week at night. What we saw happening in the states and over seas had started to become more common on the streets of Sydney, my parents were the first to move, once they had gone I no-longer had my own safety net so when Mom got sick past the point of recovery I closed up my home and moved. I just never moved back to the city, I no-longer wanted that side of my life back. Now it’s getting worse around the world, there is a war brewing, this is what happened before WWII, it’s no-longer of if anymore but a case of When it will happen.

[@r5t6y7u8]

Until recently, it makes a lot of sense. Don't feel like going to school, or didn't study for a test, or just want to make everyone jump? Make a threat. It's a power move. [Turns on TV set]: "Ha ha ha, look what I did."

[@dwightpierce9973]

Sentence him to do 3 day cleanup detail at county morgue

[@ca6177]

Good idea!

[@71suns]

SEVERE SWIFT CONSEQUENCES not only for the 'students' creating this chaos and fear...but their parents as well. Its way past time. ENOUGH.

[@tpokmedia7828]

I hear so many people say this until it's actually your kid and they want you to take responsibility

[@brendamiller8856]

It starts at HOME!!!

[@ArtBelleisle]

Great job Sheriff!! I raised by children this way, and am proud to say they are law-abiding adults today. I was also raised that way, parents now are just TOO sensitive not wanting to "hurt my child's feelings." Better to hurt feelings now than to see them locked up with ADULT prisoners! I've worked in law enforcement and in prisons... it is not where children should "live."

[@hermanmiller3708]

I am sure you will continue to support this until one of your children is accursed of something that you don't think happened. Then you will want to wait for a court to decide their guilt or innocence.

[@rayssis2]

AMEN!

[@wolfe6220]

​@@hermanmiller3708What the hell is "accursed"?

[@loafoffloof3420]

@@hermanmiller3708 learn spelling first

[@patriot692]

"accursed" IS A WORD. btw A Weak, wishy-washy parent is one who agrees w/ Sheriff Chitwood, then disagrees when your child becomes a prisoner!! 🙏🇺🇸

[@DennisBeckwith-m8o]

Guilty of a threat, go to jail immediately!

[@itsablessingbeinganamerica1401]

Along with their parents. SMH

[@frankt5987]

@@itsablessingbeinganamerica1401parents need to stop raising thugs.

[@evarchavex4800]

@@frankt5987 "parents need to stop raising thugs." If that is your entire understanding of this situation, then you're re***ded and clearly don't understand anything deeper about this.

[@SkylerBaisch]

Make public shame great again!....and America will follow.

[@Ashehasawienerdog]

look at the republican party, no amount of shame will affect them. It's a worthless tactic

[@myview5840]

Make Stocks Great Again

[@CEPangolin]

Except shaming has never worked at any time in any society. Might work to shame a good person who made a mistake. But once they stop caring about being shamed. It's just another day. Congrats you shamed someone. Making an example is different. But you must make sure it's done for a horrible person not the kid wanting to get out of a test. Both are to be punished but one of them is much worse than the other.

[@yuugenr7549]

Republic of America agrees 👍🏼

[@rosettastone741]

People are no longer held accountable for their actions, so now they feel emboldened to say/do whatever they want. Hopefully Sheriff Chitwood can start a new trend of holding people accountable....but considering the general state of our country right now.....I won't hold my breath......

[@usmom1113]

Florida has the best Sheriffs in the country, there are many others who need to watch and learn from those great men. All of us have to get out and vote for President Trump in November to save our country from evil.

[@EyeSeeThruYou]

​@@usmom1113I second that statement, Grady Judd and William Snyder also great examples of outstanding law enforcement leaders.

[@maskedrebel9670]

Accountability needs to be held by everyone, across the entire country.

[@ca6177]

100% true! Make them accountable!

[@eilenekellogg-ki2br]

Cops arent even held accountable.

[@t.f4738]

I’m not sure if it’s been done and what not but each police department from their own town should visit their school at the beginning of the school year and have all the children and parents present so they can talk about this. Let the parents know what would happen if your child makes threats and how they can to be in trouble and liable for everything. Elementary/high school/college don’t matter.

[@madelineharkins5643]

Touche!

[@itsablessingbeinganamerica1401]

Great solution! Consequences outlined ahead of school year.

[@Robbie-sk6vc]

​@@itsablessingbeinganamerica1401Exactly! That way, they can't come back later and say "I didn't know!". Adult crime=adult time! Kid thinks it's funny? How funny is it when your in an adult cell? AND facing an adult rap sheet? Especially with all of your "friends" pointing and laughing, at you! Not so cool now, is it?

[@YummyLADanish]

Shame and perp walk the parents as well - especially for kids 14yo and younger! They pay for the Internet and phone service and should be monitoring their kid's use and access.

[@jenniferclark9842]

Parents need to take away those things and make them read books instead.

[@GreenfaceONE]

Take the phones away from anyone under 18. No more social media for kids. Parents can't police their kids anymore and need to be held accountable for what their idiot kids do.

[@Zeppelee]

Chinese spyware/trend influencer TikTok needs to be banned as well.

[@builderboy1646]

Idiot parents = idiot kids

[@slowuncle]

More concerned about these kids' phones than their guns. What a world.

[@eilenekellogg-ki2br]

Just give your kids phones that will only let them call 911.

[@Poppycakes-lv5th]

Psychopaths don't know fear.

[@bagamnan9170]

@@Poppycakes-lv5th you should have heard what he sounded like in custody he sounded like he was on the verge of tears got what he deserves

[@wholeshebang1]

Yes, they _do._

[@felicitycarter8120]

Brats do.

[@masmik70]

I agree with this.

[@henrymiecz8566]

I don't care if their parents knew or not because it's YOUR KID. BE A PARENT! It's YOUR responsibility to take care of that kid nobody else's.

[@feemarie]

So when you were younger you never done something online or on the phone that your parents didn’t know about? Now if your answer is yes, are you saying that your parents are terrible and neglectful because you were being sneaky and hiding something from them? It takes a matter of SECONDS to make a phone call or send an email threatening the school than takes even less time to delete the call history and search bar so they never see it. Some parents are working their buts off WORKING to take care of their families and most likely have more than one child. You can’t watch what your kids are doing 24/7… you have to work, you have to cook, you have to clean, you have to tend to multiple children. Your reasoning is despicable.

[@henrymiecz8566]

@@feemarie If you are too busy working to raise kids you shouldn't have had them. That excuse can be used for murder too and any crime. No more excuses be a parent! It doesn't take a matter of seconds to collect airsoft guns or make a hit list. Nice try excuse maker!

[@feemarie]

@@henrymiecz8566 well if people ppl keep electing dems that destroy the economy pretty soon nobody will be able to afford to have a child and the ones that do will have to work 2-3 jobs just to feed and house them. And it takes a matter of minutes to write 10 names on a piece of paper and hide it somewhere and it takes a matter of seconds to make a prank phone call to a school. U can take care of your child to the best of your ability and they can still find a way to do something wrong.

[@brokexx6229]

Mike's doing good, then there are people who criticize him for doing the right thing.

[@CharlesScott-wo8dr]

That's always going to happen.

[@brich6875]

The people criticizing him are soft just like the parents of these brats. Too many parents today would rather be pals with their kid than actually parent them. Parents years ago taught us lessons and right from wrong and today they have no idea how to raise kids

[@roobearlillibee5301]

Actually those “soft” people simply have different views than you. I know it’s scary and people like to put down what they don’t understand but there are a lot of different factors at play here. It starts with putting down the egos and working together.

[@FlowKio]

@@brich6875I remember when my dad would come home you’d sit up straight and turn the channel from Madtv to cartoons 😂

[@Alligator40]

Other people that criticize him is because he’s a dick

[@pamelavirgin4795]

Two of my children were in school the day their school was shot up by two children. They are grown now but the effects of what they went through will follow them the rest of their lives. They lost friends that day. Their innocence was stolen that day by little boys who were mad because one of their girlfriends broke up with him. In a world of "gentle parenting", I believe that parents should be held responsible as well as the kid. Stop being a "friend" to your kid and raise them!

[@hermanmiller3708]

There are scores of people who have been sentenced to death for crimes they did not commit and released from death row just before they were to be murdered by the state. WHAT IF THESE KIDS ARE ACTUALLY INNOCENT?

[@ferretyluv]

It’s not just that kid. It’s the kid’s parents who gave that boy access to guns. And it’s the fact that the parents had guns in the house in the first place.

[@carboncopy4183]

​​@@ferretyluv it's legal to own guns with kids in the house unless you're proposing gun confiscation.

[@ferretyluv]

@@carboncopy4183 just because something is legal doesn’t mean it’s right or okay. In Texas, it’s legal to farm and hunt endangered species in canned hunts. In my ideal world, there’d be no 2nd amendment. But if you insist on keeping guns in a house with kids, then there should be laws to require them be kept in safes that the kids can’t access or at least locks to prevent them being fired.

[@ChuckSneed88]

​@@ferretyluv room temp iq take. safe storage laws are a joke and all youre suggesting is banning inanimate objects bc you dont understand them. I know legal gun owners in the uk who dont even keep their shit locked up all the time and over there its enforced with searches. Do you think violence didnt occur before the advent of firearms? Do you think people would forget how to be violent if we lived in your "perfect world"?

[@barbaradonlin3675]

I know after a major shooting like last year , here in Long Island NY a kid made threats.. sheriff's came to his house handcuffed him and he was brought to juvenille detention Of course parents were mad & appalled, But this is ur son under ur roof - YOUR RESPONSIBILITY Now they had to obtain a lawyer - fight to get him out Along with all the embarrassment & backlash from their community, friends & , family Plus I'm Sure he couldn't get into another school. And what about college. ??? He was 17 So parents should be Aware this can Happen

[@deebedwell9877]

You start arresting parents for their kids behavior and I just bet they'll throw out their gentle parenting and adopt a discipline strategy.

[@Valhalla_Heathen]

Bingo! Gentle parenting is the liberal way of parenting.

[@eilenekellogg-ki2br]

In.all the years of my going to school this only happened one time by a boy. It wasn't a death.threat , he just pulled the fire alarm.

[@jamesdilger8678]

So, according to your theory, the problem is not that there are too few parents in the home (as others have suggested), it is that there are too many parents in the home; and the law should be set up to remove some of those extra parents? I agree that more consequences are needed. I'm simply trying to point out that if there was an easy solution to the problem, someone likely would have implemented it by now.

[@ddthewolf]

Either that or they'll try suing the police department or the city "for being traumatized" or "false accusations" or some BS like that

[@cherylmiller2814]

Kudos to Sheriff Chitwood. You are doing a wonderful thing. Should have been done a long time ago. My hats off to you.

[@billwatson8616]

Threatening a school, staff or staff members with a death threat is domestic terrorism. Schools are not holding bullies accountable, parents are not teaching their kids morals/ethics and their has been zero consequences for their actions. All US law enforcement should follow this sheriffs example. Push those fines, legislate them in to being or whatever it takes. When this starts costing someone some money or public shame, maybe they mile take it seriously. We still have lot of cleaning out to do in the US educational system. It's broken completely....

[@DaleStephens]

Let's see how funny it is when 11k has to be paid by his folks who we are not seeing.

[@BernadetteAnneChua]

Thats when they prolly would start disciplining their kid, only when its THEIR ass on the line and especially when a shit ton of money is involved

[@randyross282]

Keep up the great work you are doing to keep kids safe and learning !

[@billybob7725]

Make these kids a work detail.Maybe if they have to work to pay it off maybe they want be a repeat offender it’s just a thought

[@naturalhealthnews]

We need 10,000 more sheriffs like Mike Chitwood.

[@yuugenr7549]

Republic of America doesn't deserve Mike Chitwood but he is what the people really need.

[@walterlewis2092]

Im no lover of police, but right is right and this man is RIGHT in every sense⚖️💯💪

[@lilyred8120]

Forget “911”, then. They can’t help you.

[@nickmarsala3787]

​@@lilyred8120Actually they make things worse

[@LUTfam4]

​@lilyred8120 Lmao. Calling the police almost always makes things worse. You need medical for a siezure? The police show up and kill the patient. You need help with mental health? They'll show up and taze the patient till they have a hear attack. Every single day cops show up and beat and kill someone who doesn't deserve it. This dude seems to be a good guy, and what he's doing with this is a good thing, but don't pretend that policing in this country isn't a deadly joke.

[@clarissa8477]

⁠​⁠​⁠@@LUTfam4you’re listening to too many activists and watching too many out of context clips on twitter. There are millions of police interactions every day that are normal. They help people all the time, you’re delusional

[@lilyred8120]

@@LUTfam4 If I ever need help, I'll take my chances. They should block your phone from calling for help.

[@ofiasdfnosdf]

Get the parents photos out there too

[@barry3426]

This is what a real sheriff in America looks like. Let all of the parents and guardians know what the deal is if they choose not to always keep an eye on what their underage kids are doing.

[@Jared_Albert]

HAd to call in to work 2x last year b/c of this bs. Punish the parents of the callers.

[@71suns]

SEVERE SWIFT CONSEQUENCES.

[@AlohaChips]

Talk about breaking the school to jail pipeline should never have been used to excuse deliberate violence or threats of violence. Nor should it ever have come to require other students and teachers to just put up with regular outbursts of unintended violence. When behavior traumatizes and victimizes everyone else in the room, it's time for the kid to be removed to a more serious level of discipline than mere lectures or timeouts. The question should instead be whether behavior issues mean removal from regular schools to schools that specialize in handling kids with behavioral issues, or removal to a more intensive level of mental health care, or removal to the justice system, or more than one of those. The fix for the fact that we don't really have a social and mental health system and instead shunt most problems off to the police/justice system (or ignore problems until they're bad enough that the police are the only appropriate response) shouldn't be expecting everyone else in the school to tolerate bad behavior. All the other kids in these classrooms have their own rights to a safe education that needs to be enforced, too.

[@willieverusethis]

Yep.

[@CurvyTribune]

This Sheriff Kicks Ass 👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾

[@cb145]

Started with not spanking kids and time out BS

[@fighter4freedom]

Abusing children doesn't make them good citizens!!

[@xavierharris9065]

Let them be themselves. We must let the children be Free. They say to us.

[@alias7859]

​@@xavierharris9065 It's all about their feelings and emotions. Whatever feels good.

[@madelineharkins5643]

Damn skippy!

[@juliedeane4327]

They have fragile little feefees. Now they act tear roar ysts with no fee-fees for others.....hmm

[@mor.6860]

Sir I am commending you to the highest level. Please keep this up. You are doing the right thing.

[@CenlaSelfDefenseConcepts]

I live in rural Louisiana if you threaten a school here you get arrested and charged with everything the district attorney can think of we also have deputies in every school...we don't have school shootings here it's almost like deterrence works.

[@adonian]

I saw that video of the kid WITH OUT the blurred face. He looked like he didn't care one bit how much trouble his snarky @$$ is in.

[@lindakincaid4530]

11 year olds dont know what $$ is. they have no idea how much it takes to earn that amount. Kids are no longer mowing lawns, delivering newspapers for a little cash. and social media is bad news for a lot of kids.

[@adonian]

@@lindakincaid4530 @$$ has nothing to do with money… unless you’re a $3x trafficker.

[@wholeshebang1]

@@lindakincaid4530- Er, *@adonian* didn't mean "money" when they wrote "snarky @ss" - they just didn't want to type the word, "ass."

[@felicitycarter8120]

When his parents get the $11,000 bill for his actions he’ll care a whole lot.

[@kristensorensen2219]

Social media and minor children together = this mess. No social media for anyone under 21. This is as bad as any contraband.

[@liamwatson5125]

And he mentioned tracking movements. Does he mean attach a GPS monitor onto backpacks so parents know that their kid is only going to school and nowhere else?

[@slowuncle]

You're more concerned about their phones than their guns. Twisted worldview.

[@maskedrebel9670]

@@slowuncle Children don't have guns, pal. They have phones.

[@libertyna933]

He's talking about tracking their phones and where they are physically, where they are on the internet, their text msgs etc.

[@mrich9654]

Jail time! Once parents start having to pay for their brats. They may start supervising them!

[@feemarie]

Ohhh. Pretty easy to do while your working, taking care of your home and most likely tending to multiple children. you ppl make me sick.

[@janej6253]

This grandparent of 4 grandkids living in FL thank you for your stance!

[@tmikkelsen8066]

Get them sheriff. I support your thoughts 100%. This country is out of control and its time we took it back.

[@gothic_ace2037]

these kids are seeing that they can get out of going to school because the schools will shut down when threatened, they see this as a free day; they wont take it serious until someone ends up hurt or worse

[@edh9237]

We must restore our culture based on families and family honor.

[@itsablessingbeinganamerica1401]

Liberals prefers single parents homes though!

[@bethdavis6863]

And Christian values.

[@HiQueenJenn]

And what does "christian values" mean? Ive seen many "christians" say that, but act opposingly and treat others poorly. They lie, cheat, steal, and then throw stones at others.

[@1sliiver]

@@bethdavis6863 Just good values. Plenty of crappy Christians out there.

[@willieverusethis]

What the heck is family honor? How about just teaching your kids not to be bad people?

[@DavidBrown-uc4yv]

At 11 years old, the parents need to be perp walked as well. I believe by the time a person is a teen all cognitive personal responsibility is developed. I know, I was thirteen. I knew very well what I was doing when I stepped out of line. Less than teen, the parent shares responsibility. It may be all the kid; the parents may be doing everything right. However, in both cases, the kid being a product of bad parenting and the kid making his own bad choices in spite of parental guidance, when the parent(s) suffer embarrassment too they are more likely to more harshly discipline the kid.

[@stevengolden9009]

We have the same crap of school threats going on here too. Go after the parents in each and every case. And with that 11 year old, he couldnt have gotten all those weapons by himself...find out who got them for him.

[@scottfranson4215]

Florida sure has some great sheriff's Like the Sheriff said, why should 99% of kids put up with threats from a few.

[@harrymorgan5902]

Bless you why shouldn’t we name and shame the perpetrators. We have to stand and support the idea of justice but that can’t happen without accountability

[@jimhawkins6480]

A classic FAFO scenario. Yeah...I'm OK with this.

[@gregdavis7204]

This sheriff is a rockstar!! Think about the kids and parents in springfield, ohio. Sickening!!

[@commonsenseoldman1959]

Great Job Sheriff!

[@awaitingSaint777]

Too many schools want to sweep these threats under the rug. What's our recourse if the administration and SRO don't take this with absolute seriousness?

[@augustuslozano]

I applaud you sheriff Mike Chitwood. 💯💯💯

[@Dillweed-c8j]

So glad he's out of Portland Maine and you sorry sucker's are stuck with him!

[@wallhagens2001]

Good job Sheriff. We all need to be held accountable for our actions, no matter what age. If you don’t learn at 11, you will never learn.

[@candicecheek6026]

PARENTS NEED TO TAKE CONTROL OF THEIR CHILDREN!

[@melissaharmon3808]

I remember when I was more afraid of a verbal threat about getting beat up, for not letting another student borrow something of mine. I went to the counselor's office to report the threat. He told me to go ahead and go to my next class and he would arrange a meeting with the assistant principal to discuss the matter. I addressed my concerns and got the situation resolved.

[@LessPisssssssssssssed]

People are far beyond fed up!

[@deagle2yadome696]

what embarrassment if their faces are censored?

[@EZPZ7]

I am 100 % with this sheriff

[@jonnitrea]

I love your approach and fervor in this Mike Chitwood!! We need MANY MORE like you!!!

[@tonyha3827]

It's so true that our education is based on leave no one behind. I agree with the sheriff. Let's focus on the students who are good not the bad kids

[@lorig4871]

Be that helicopter parent

[@Winters_Folly]

No just be an actual parent, not a new age one or a friend. Kids need structure and discipline.

[@Amoogus]

And love. Most of these parents just hand them a screen so they can go do whatever they want. They need to be taught love and compassion​. @@Winters_Folly

Too many parents are raising their kids using smart phones and tablets.

[@unChurch-rr9xs]

The phone doesnt do iy

[@maskedrebel9670]

@@unChurch-rr9xs ?

[@patriot692]

From Policy to Preventative Ideas, YOU ARE AWESOME, SHERIFF CHITWOOD!! 💥🙏🇺🇸💥

[@eilenekellogg-ki2br]

Hes is involved , trying to make things better. Not out there arresting for Jay walking or other stupid stuff.

[@kimberlycornelius7911]

A great sheriff! We are done with this!

[@BadMonkeyMike]

Then why blur out his face? There is absolutely no shame in what he did if you blur out his face.

[@ericwilliams1659]

Doxxing children? We know who he secretly works for. Wink wink

[@builderboy1646]

This Sheriff is THE BEST!!!

[@speaktruth7419]

The parents should have to endure a perp walk too!

[@eilenekellogg-ki2br]

Yea with a sign saying their a bad parent. It whould never work cause the parents would just sue.

[@immealldayeveryday9425]

Absolutely hold them responsible, show them that this is not funny in any way shape or form and that actions have consequences, because clearly these so called parents have no clue how to be a real parent

[@SpideySensei72]

Social media may be the best tool ever for law enforcement right now. These idiots can't help posting the evidence and dry snitching on themselves. And sticking the parents with those bills will be a huge wake up call.

[@SamuraiXGeisha]

They NEED to perp walk the PARENTS too. Sometimes its their fault

[@shannongivens5630]

Waiting for some parent of a devils child to defend their bad child and say it's okay

[@joeds3775]

These are Christians

[@Z.O.1991]

Parents nowadays would rather be friends with their kids, rather then parent their kids.

[@1framistan]

I am a SUBSTITUTE TEACHER in Florida and I got sick of the kids pulling shenanigans at school classrooms.... so... I wrote a list of all the shenanigans they commit. I thought I would come up with 50 or75 rude behaviors the kids do. I was wrong. I came up with MORE THAN 200 of them! When I confront the children about it, they VERY OFTEN SAY, "But... We are just having FUN... and GOOFING OFF! .... and we are not hurting anybody just having FUN." This problem is WAY BEYONE simple childish behavior. I am 69 years old and back in 1970 when I was in middle school, we had about 4 or 5 shenanigans we would pull. We did things like CHEWED GUM IN CLASS.... or.... threw a paper airplane.... or DAYDREAMED while the teacher talked... That's about the extent of what we did back then... but NOW the kids are SAYING or DOING absolutely anything that comes into their minds to do! They cuss each other... insult the teachers.... run around the room... jump on top of tables...steal things from each other! The list goes on and on. It is outrageous and the parents are to blame for not teaching their children how to act like civilized respectful humans. Some of the kids (not all of them) act like barbarians or animals in the classrooms. THAT's one reason why so many teachers are quitting.

[@davidbarlee4722]

Communities raising kids together is dead, adults are scared of children and how the law protects them. Guns guns and more guns … when will America learn, I know I know guns don’t kill people (snore) but people with poor mental health and lack of support do ! 4:00 that lad needs help not his parents taken away and their finances ruined so they can pay for that help for him. The sheriff has good intentions but they are based on frustration not common sense.

[@mrl8953]

Stand behind you 100% 💪🏻

[@number1yes953]

This is how it should be done,parents you are responsible for the kids you have💯💯

[@MKUltra42]

Why are their faces blurred out then??

[@steellio5526]

Bad parenting or no parenting is a major cause.

[@felicialawrence1761]

Amen!

[@1WFran]

Bravo. I think being proactive and swift in response is the way forward

[@KimWilliams-w6e]

Sadly, these kids are not afraid...in fact, he will probably be wondering how many followers he has from this! He''ll be looked at as cool. Charge them as adults!

[@dsanchez0913]

Give this man a raise!!

[@akbrittbrown8039]

Adhd and anti anxiety medication side effects, that many children are put on, encouraged by teachers and doctors includes homicidal and suicidal ideation. Only blaming parents won't stop these incidents unless prescription drug practices are addressed in children.

[@wholeshebang1]

Yes, and if someone who's *_taking prescribed medication_* for any mental health issue _forgets to,) or purposely _chooses to not take them_ for a couple of days, the sudden withdrawal symptoms can cause their mental health to _rapidly deteriorate_ and there can be frightening *_side effects_* that can impact their thinking and behaviour/actions, especially if taking _anti-psychotic meds._ 🗣🧠 There are specific types of psychotherapy, like *Dialectical Behaviour Therapy/DBT* - which is a combination of *Cognitive Behaviour Therapy/CBT* (becoming cognitive/aware of how one's behaviour is dysfunctional, what's truly behind it (trauma, shame, anxiety, fear of failure) and how one can make changes to how one *_responds_* rather than *_reacts_* to the things that are said or occur that prompt/trigger those emotions. DBT also teaches *Mindfulness Meditation,* and *Interpersonal Effectiveness* skills, which is how to communicate in ways that are respectful, and work toward a solution that ideally works for _both parties_ while _maintaining one's _*_integrity,_*_ and being able to _set & respect _*_clear boundaries,_* without guilt or being taken advantage of. 🗣 🌼 DBT also teaches a _variety of _*_coping strategies_* that are not harmful to oneself or others (verbally, behaviourally, psychologically), and uses *_Mindfulness Meditation,_* which once learned, can be brief or longer in duration (as needed), and as simple as "walking mindfully" - thinking "right foot, left foot," or doing a *"5-4-3-2-1" grounding exercise* when stressed/triggered/anxious/ sad/anytime, which brings you into the *_present moment_* instead of the *past* (fear, loss) or *future* (worry), by using *_your senses._* Avoid attaching any "judgements" to your observations, - they just "exist" for the moment. 👁👁 👃 👂👄 🦶👣🖐 *Here's how:* Look around and name (aloud or to oneself) *_five things_* you can *_see_* around you (i.e. lamp, chair, window, tree, sky); then *_four things_* you can *_feel or sense physically_* (i.e. feet on the ground, butt on a chair, breeze on your skin, tension/grumbling in gut, etc); *_three things_* you can *_hear_* (i.e. traffic, music, dog barking, etc), then *_two things_* you can *_smell_* (food cooking, flowers, car exhaust; in a pinch, I cup my hand over my mouth, exhale then inhale and think "my breath"). 🌬 When you think/say _"one,"_ you can make a statement like _"I am _*_safe,"_* or _"I am _*_calm,"_* or *_"I accept,_* _"I am _*_emotionally regulated,"_* or even _"I am _*_doing the best I can."_* These can be things you want to attain or feel, or are in the process of doing so by making those statements to *_reinforce intent_* of future _goals._ 🌿 You can do this *"5-4-3-2-1" grounding exercise* anywhere/anytime, in a minute or two (or five), which can help _lower your level of stress, emotions, fear state, anger,_ and _prevent your emotions from escalating._ This will also *lower* _cortisol_ and _adrenaline levels_ that occur when anxious/fearful or angry. Too much of those stress hormones can have a detrimental impact on one's physical health, including one's *_immune system._* 🧘‍♀ Some primary/grade schools in the US have introduced _yoga sessions_ and _mindfulness exercises_ to children, to teach them how to _relax_ and become more _calm,_ which has so many benefits, including ability to *_focus_*_ better, _*_regulate_*_ their emotions,_ get some _gentle exercise_ and _body awareness_ (tension, aches, relief) - and it seems that _most kids _*_love it!_* I think many *_parents/adults_* in general - and *_teens_* - especially when going through _puberty/hormonal changes_ - ought to try _doing yoga, daily,_ too, for at least a few weeks, to see/experience the* benefits* of this gentle exercise and mindset shift, and be able to handle everyday and extraordinary stressors better, Hopefully, they'll implement these practices into their _daily routine_ for overall health and well-being. 🌼 🕉 Ommm...peace. 🌺 👁👁 🌬 👃 👂👄 🖐 🦶👣 🧠🗣 🌱 🌿 🌺🌼 🧘‍♀🕉

[@pear7554]

Good, thank you. This is out of control.

[@Bama1963]

Good job Sheriff

[@muzzaresarf5038]

Finally an Adult in the Room, and he is this Sheriff. Well done Sir, keep up the great work. Seek reparation costs against these families for investigation costs, make parents more accountable🧐🇦🇺

[@clarkwall5368]

Parents are on the phone more than their kids they can't even walk their young children in my neighborhood without being on the phone and certainly not when they walk their pets

[@edstockford6682]

Why is the media blocking out kid face . Media is a big problem .

[@emilywiebel3238]

Every item I come across this Sheriffs speech, or whatever you want to call it, I want to stand up and clap for him. He’s sick of the sh*t like the rest of us. If these kids are old enough to do the things they are doing, they are old enough to be held accountable and not be hidden bc of their age. If the parents aren’t going to parent than I’m all for the sheriff and his team to do so. I’m tired of sending my 6 yr old to school every day and counting down every hour until it’s time for him to come home.