HPD Defends Its Arrest Of 10-Year-Old Black Girl In School Dispute … “It is unfortunate that the races of the adults and minors involved in this case have been made issues,” Deputy Police Chief Ryan Nishibun said.
The Honolulu Police Department told the Honolulu Police Commission Wednesday that the arrest of a 10-year-old Black girl with a disability — handcuffed in school and taken to a police station in response to an offensive drawing — was seen by officers as “reasonable and necessary.”
The case garnered national attention after attorney Mateo Caballero and the ACLU of Hawaii sent a letter to HPD and the Department of Education demanding reforms and $500,000 in damages to the girl and her mother.
