Raven-Symone is in hot water today for comments she made on After the View.
The former actress – who has never met an opinion she did not share – addressed the controversy surrounding a Spring Valley High School student who was violently arrested this week and said the following:
“The girl was told multiple times to get off the phone.
“There’s not right or reason, for him to be doing this type of harm. That’s ridiculous. But at the same time, you gotta follow the rules in school. First of all, why are there cell phones in school?
“This shouldn’t even be a problem to begin with, and he shouldn’t have been acting like that on top of it.”
Why is Raven-Symone receiving backlash for these comments?
Just watch the video of the incident in question and it should be easy to understand:
Perhaps the student should not have been on her phone.
And perhaps the school ought to change its cell phone policy in general.
But these are separate points.
The young woman could have broken a rule and still not have deserved THAT. Because THAT was utterly insane and ridiculous and uncalled for.
Spring Valley High School resource officer Ben Fields slammed an African-American student on the ground and dragged her across the room.
Not because his life was in danger or because the student was exhibiting any sort of physical threat toward anyone.
But because she was on her phone?!? Come on, Raven-Symone. You’re smarter than this.