School officials in Lake County, Florida, have confirmed that a casual teacher pulled an insulin pump off a diabetic student's leg after mistaking it for a mobile phone, Associated Press reports.

Cliffton Hassam told school officials that his insulin pump ... began beeping in class last Friday. Before he could turn it off, the teacher, Richard Maline, ripped it from his leg. Hassam said his blood sugar levels did not return to normal until early this week.

Shoot first and ask questions later, eh? Effing criminal, is what it is.