A Florida mom said her 11-year-old son was placed in handcuffs because he wouldn’t stop bouncing a basketball at a gym.

Bunmi Borisade said her son was bouncing a ball in a gym used by Jax PAL, Jacksonville's Police Athletic League, earlier this month when he was placed in handcuffs after an officer repeatedly asked him to stop.

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Borisade told a local television station she didn’t witness the incident firsthand, but was told by a young girl that her son was being “arrested for dribbling a basketball.”

“A little girl came up to me and said, 'Hey, excuse me. Your son is being arrested for dribbling a basketball,’ ” Borisade said. “I said, 'You can’t be serious.’ ”

Though Borisade’s son, Fatayi Jomoh, was not arrested, the mother says she believes the officer acted forcefully by placing her son in handcuffs.

According to the report, the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office confirmed that Borisade's complaint is being reviewed by Internal Affairs.

“The officer who handcuffed my son looked at me and said, 'He was being disrespectful,' ” Borisade said. “I said, 'Well, why didn’t you come and tell me? I’m his mom.' ”

Borisade said that while she understands her son may have been “acting out” by not listening to the officer, she contends that he shouldn’t have been placed in handcuffs and now has a fear of police, which is contrary to the mission statement of the police league.

The league says its mission is to foster “positive relationships between law enforcement officers and the youth of our community through educational, athletic and leadership programs.”

But the mother said her son’s perception police is far from positive at the moment.

“It’s ruined [my image of police] as well. I’m not going to lie and put on a show for the news,” Borisade said.