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Prosecutors Refuse to Drop Charges Against Texas 11-Year-Old Put in Solitary Confinement (themessenger.com)
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A school district and local prosecutors in Texas are refusing to drop charges against an 11-year-old who was held in solitary confinement.

Officers detained the boy and placed him in solitary confinement for three days at the Darrell B. Hester Juvenile Detention Center. Cameron County prosecutors argued for charges of "terroristic threat."

Despite being accused of ignoring Texas laws which require parental involvement before such interventions, Cameron County District Attorney Rene Garza told a hearing Wednesday that his office was gathering further evidence against Murray, rather than deciding to drop the charges.

Cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/9591073

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[–] 16 points 2 years ago (1 child)

Eh 3100 arrests on 35.000 students, correct me if I'm wrong but that is nearly 10% of the students. What the actual fuck, why are students, kids, arrested for?

If a kid's beats another kid into a hospital, you might have a reason for an arrest, but are student crime levels that high? Is Texas a crime hell hole or something?

I have so many questions, bit something tells me that this is little more than assholes on power trips and everyone accepting it

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