Greenwood Officer Violates Student's Rights

Recently, Circuit Judge Ashley Hines, stated that he would later state whether or not Officer Case Wiggins would be charged for stemming from a confrontation with a student at school. The 18 year old, named James Marshall was claimed to have been attacked by Officer Wiggins on December 6. Witnesses have stated that Marshall did nothing wrong before and during the time when Officer Wiggins had approached Marshall. Marshall's english teacher, Nokes, witnessed that Marshall looked "more angry than afraid" while speaking with Officer Wiggins.

As the school's camera captures Marshall and Wiggins confrontation together, it displays that Wiggins had put Marshall in a choke hold and later, pulled out his pistol and aimed it at his head. Marshall lawyer claims that "Wiggins, who was on patrol at the school, violated his [Marshall's] civil rights by using excessive force."

In my opinion, I think that this case should go in favor of Marshall. Although we don't know what the confrontation was about or what was said during that time, I still think that it is pretty unreasonable for Officer Wiggins to pull out a pistol and aim it to the student's head, especially while still on campus grounds. I believe that that act was very unnecessary and that Officer Wiggins could have handled the situation in a much more responsible way.