Viral Video: Outrage as cop body-slams black girl to the ground

The video shows Rolesville High School cop Ruben De Los Santos picking up a girl and slamming her down She lies prone for a moment on the floor PicsTwitterROLESVILLEA Rolesville police officer has been placed on administrative leave after a video showing him slamming 15yearold Jasmine Darwin to the floor gained national attention Tuesday The ninesecond video posted on Twitter on Tuesday shows Officer Ruben De Los Santos lifting the student into the air and dropping her to the floor before leading her away from a crowd of students at Rolesville High SchoolSecond videoA second video that was circulated Tuesday on social media shows a fight involving two other girls at the school shortly before the officer slammed the student to the ground Langston said De Los Santos had responded to a fight on Tuesday in the schoolrsquos cafeteria arealdquoWe will work diligently to review any and all pertinent information so that we provide an accurate account of the eventsrdquo Langston said in a prepared statementldquoWe ask the community and all members involved to be patient while we investigate this matterrdquoWake County school officials said theyrsquore investigating and will keep families at the school informed about what they learnRolesville High School cop Ruben De Los SantosTaking actionldquoWCPSS security is currently in the process of working with the Rolesville Police Department to gather all of the details about the incident to ensure that appropriate action is takenrdquo The American Civil Liberties Union of North Carolina said Tuesday it is also investigating ldquoWersquore very disturbed by what we saw in the videordquo said Irena Como staff attorney for the groupThe school system contracts with law enforcement agencies to provide an armed officer at every high school and most middle schoolsOfficer on paid leaveRolesville Police Chief Bobby Langston tells the Rolesville Board of Commissioners that Officer Ruben De Los Santos has been placed on paid administrative leave after video surfaced on TwitterPrincipalrsquos response to parentsldquoGood Evening This is Ms Lassiter principal at Rolesville High School calling to inform you of an issue affecting our school today This morning school staff addressed an altercation in the hallway of our school An SRO assigned to our school responded to the fight A video of the incident widely shared on social media has prompted questions about the response WCPSS security is currently in the process of working with the Rolesville Police Department to gather all of the details about the incident to ensure that appropriate action is taken As you know I care deeply about our school I have always tried to keep you informed I will share more information about the incident as soon as I am able Thank you for your continued support and cooperationHave a good nightrdquoParents lsquoshockedrsquoTanya Pearson the parent of a sophomore at Rolesville High said she was ldquoshocked and disgustedrdquo by the incident Pearson said she first learned about the situation when her daughter studying in the same school texted her about itWhat happenedJasmineDarwin Incident occurred in Rolesville High School and was posted on Twitter Tuesday Officer Ruben De Los Santos is seen picking up the teen and throwing her down She lies prone for a second and appears groggy as he drags her up and away What happened before and after the clip has not been confirmed by authorities But girl who filmed it said the student was protecting her sister from another girl De Los Santos is now on paid administrative leaveStudents lash out on TwitterTomiko It makes me nauseous just watching it Nothing she did could have deserved thatFuquay Varina Whatever officer this is you need to check him I do not care what she did but all of that was UNNECESSARYMykea Fayeeacircu00c2u0080u00c2u0088Completely unnecessary This isnrsquot an ordinary behaviourSome support the copAnthony E GTsCewer ACLU_NC ShannonDingle she was probably being an unruly bitch These people need discipline or they end up in jailMelissa Phillips Tater424 Dont blame the officer for doing his JOB she should not have put him in that position Blame herSimilar incidentskatymcrlm katymc ACLU_NC This same officer has had incidents of pepper spraying students last yearLast year an officer Ben Fields was fired in October after the grainy cell phone footage showing him roughly tossing a student across a classroom of the incident went viral However he didnrsquot face any criminal charges I wanted to throw up Richland County Sheriff Leon Lott said at the time after watching video of the incident according to Buzzfeed It just makes you sick to your stomachHERES THE SHOCKING VIDEO