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Texas cops arrest 11-year-old honors student and put him in solitary confinement for three days (www.texasobserver.org)

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[-] pineapplelover@lemm.ee 84 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago)

How big of a fucking dick do you have to be to make lies about an 11 year old and fuck up his future?!

His ordeal began five days later. In the late morning of September 8, Timothy was pulled out of music class and ushered into a room where he found Garza, Assistant Principal Michelle Saucedo, a district police officer, and a counselor sent from the district’s central administrative office. He was told another student had just reported that Timothy said he was planning to kill the principal. Rincon said she was called and rushed to the school but was not allowed to be in the room while Timothy was being questioned.

“When the police officer had his body cam off, they were yelling and telling me, ‘We’re gonna go to the full extent. We’re gonna put you in a lockbox,’” Timothy said. “Then, when the body cam was finally on, they were so nice.”

Timothy told me he had explained to the school and district officials that the accusations were not true, that the only conversation he had that morning was with two other boys about wearing his sweater over his uniform.

Just read the whole article. It's fucking astonishing how big of an ass these people are. Not only is the principal fucking ill but also the superintendent, principal, assistant principal, district counselor, and police officers.

I hope Timothy continues to speak up and reaches his goals to become an oncologist. I hope these fuckers learn from their mistakes and if not, hope they rot. Thanks Texas Observer for writing about this story.

[-] Kyrgizion@lemmy.world 44 points 10 months ago

More likely little Timmy will have lifelong cptsd and develop addiction issues throughout puberty to cope. After which the cops can bust him again and go "See? We told you so!".

ACAB. No exceptions, ever, anywhere.

[-] FlyingSquid@lemmy.world 21 points 10 months ago

Once again perpetuating the school-to-prison pipeline that so many people of color get shunted down.

[-] Natanael@slrpnk.net 40 points 10 months ago

If police turn their bodycams off then that should automatically disqualify their testimony and cause a major fine (which they would need to pay off personally)

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