Palmdale High School Student Found Lying About Broken Arm

When Greg Chapman of the Los Angeles Sheriff's Department was joking with the "jovial" students detained at Pete Knight High School, he had no idea that the incident would take off as much as it has. It has since incited political activists from as far as Atlanta to protest the treatment of 16-year-old student Pleajhia Mervin. Perhaps what would surprise him the most about the right-handed student who had no problems filling out paper work that day and showed absolutely no pain was that she would soon claim her wrist was "fractured" by a Palmdale security guard.

Touting a sling and claiming she was brutally apprehended for simply dropping a piece of cake, doctors have told ABC News that there is no medical evidence that Mervin had any kind of break or fracture in her arm. Eyewitness news reports that Mervin's mother gave reporters permission to inquire with the doctor, who confirmed that there was no break.

Meanwhile, Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department officials have cleared the security guard in question of any wrong doing - stating that the finger jabbing in the officer's face warranted the girl's detainment.

Protesters were not happy with the outcome, going so far as to accusing Mayor Henry Hearns of being an "Uncle Tom", a derogatory term for a Black person in authority who treats fellow Blacks poorly, taking the title from the Civil War era novel Uncle Tom's Cabin. Mayor Hearns sardonically dismissed the accusation - which comes amid a national surge in civil rights "awareness" after the Jena Six incidents.

Though several promised this incident would turn into the next Jena - as told by several Associated Content producers - so far, the 30 protesters who arrived at the Antelope Valley Court House fell far short of the small turn out that appeared in the small Louisiana town, calling for the release of the six Black students that ambushed and attacked a White student.

Much like the Jena situation, however, it has been pointed out that, like Justin Barker who appeared at a ring ceremony the same night he was concussed, Mervin was able to write freely and without sign of pain and only expressed the notion of a fractured wrist after protesters brought awareness to the case.

According to Greg Chapman, "I have to tell you, I was joking with all three teens. They seemed to be very happy and jovial. They seemed to be very relaxed. Again, there were no complaints of pain."

The situation revolves around an incident that occurred at Pete Knight High School, where 16-year-old Pleajhia Mervin brought cake to school to celebrate a birthday (although she was informed she was not allowed to have it at school). After spilling some on the floor, she was instructed to clean up the mess, which she allegedly refused to do several times, before finally shoving a finger in the security guard's face. In response, the officer arrested her - where she claimed her wrist was broken in the incident.

Although evidence continues to mount against young Mervin - and with the incident occurring in the West where protesters cannot so easily claim "Deep Southern racism" - the Sheriff's Department has promised to continue the investigation.

Sources:

http://abclocal.go.com/kabc/story?section=local&id=5705035
http://abclocal.go.com/kabc/story?section=local&id=5703026
http://www.associatedcontent.com/article/403738/dropped_cake_leads_to_wrist_break.html