their recommendation to me was that deputy fields did not follow proper training, did not follow proper procedure, when he threw the student across the room. from the very beginning, that s what s caused me to be upset. that is not a proper technique, and should not be used in law enforcement. an attorney for fields released a statement yesterday saying in part we believe that mr. fields actions were justified and lawful throughout the circumstances in which he was confronted during this incident. now the fbi, the justice department, and state law enforcement division are still investigating. turning now to washington, where you could call it a parting government from outgoing house speaker john boehner. house lawmakers joined forces yesterday to pass a sweeping bipartisan budget deal by a vote of 266-167. with 79 republicans joining all of the house democrats to seal its passage. now the measure, which raises spending limits and boosts the government s borrowing authority for t
favor, and another filed by a former spring valley student who was expelled in 2013 is set for a jury trial in january of next year. the lawsuit said officer fields unfairly and recklessly targets african-american students with allegations of gang membership and criminal gang activity. fields has denied any wrongdoing. president obama walked a fine line while addressing the nation s police chiefs yesterday. showing support for law enforcement while acknowledging strained relations, mainly with communities of color. speaking in chicago, the president said the officers too often get scapegoated for larger failures in society, like sub standard education, too few jobs, drugs, and the prevalence of guns. the president also acknowledged that increased scrutiny as a result of recent high profile incidents may be deterring some officers from carrying out their duties. but he did not go as far as the fbi director in linking it to an increase in violent crime. with today s technology, if
we have left that up to the fbi. if any criminal charges come, it will be from the fbi attorney general s office. and for the student, the charges stand. nothing changed with those charges at a all. they have to be held accountableb for their actions. accountable for their action s. and what deputy fields did does not excuse nem for what they did. that is to me, two separate things. he did wrong, and they did a wrong, also. he has been held accountable for his wrong, and they should be held accountable for their wrong, also. you said, sheriff, that the statements were given from deputy fields, and what did they support? they supported the actions, and they felt that everything was correct, and he did not use excessive force, and the student was combative and what he did was correct. meaning the the physical part? even the physical part. they had no problem with the