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Prosecutors Refuse to Drop Charges Against Texas 11-Year-Old Put in Solitary Confinement (themessenger.com)

submitted 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago) by roastedDeflator@kbin.social to c/nottheonion@lemmy.world

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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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[–] jaybone@lemmy.world 22 points 11 months ago (1 children)

3000/38000 that’s almost 8%

Is it normal for 8% of a population to be arrested over a 2.5 year time period? Even in say China or Nazi Germany?

[–] Aatube@kbin.social 8 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago) (2 children)

Definitely not in China… for better or worse their juvenile students usually never break criminal law

Unless you’re talking about the Uyghurs, which I have the impression that only adults are interned but I currently can’t trust any sources about the situation either

[–] phoenixz@lemmy.ca 1 points 11 months ago (1 children)

Uyghurs are pretty much all in detention and reeducation and sterilization centers, kids included. China wants the next generation to suck Winnie's dick too

[–] Aatube@kbin.social 1 points 11 months ago

I searched it up. Uyghur children all have at least one parent detained but they are sent to highly guarded Mandarin schools and state orphanages, never sterilization, thankfully.

[–] jaybone@lemmy.world 1 points 11 months ago

Yeah I was thinking Uyghurs and political dissidents, not like street crime.