The New York Post reported that a 10-year-old boy was arrested and sent to prison for urinating in a parking lot in Mississippi, USA.
The boy's arrest came as a shock to his mother, who was at her lawyer's office in Senatobia for legal advice after a police officer informed her they had caught Quantavious urinating. behind your car.
"I was like, 'Son, why are you doing this?' He said, 'Mom, my sister said they don't have a bathroom there,'" Eason told the outlet. the mother told WHBQ.
She said police told her he would release the child after a warning, but then several officers rushed at the boy and arrested him. "No, it's not okay for him to pee in the parking lot but at the same time I act like a parent and let one officer tell my child to get back in the car like everything is fine and the other person stops and takes him to jail. .. Like no,” she declared.
“I am speechless right now. Why would you take a 10-year-old kid," the boy's mother added.
She said the incident could have left her child so traumatized that he would avoid seeing the police. Police clarify
Speaking about the incident, Senatobia Police Chief Richard Chandler said that under the Youth Court Act, law enforcement can take action against children as young as 7 if they "need supervision" or "if they commit illegal acts. adult."
“The need to transport children from a stage depends on a variety of factors and the availability of reasonable alternatives. In this situation, an officer personally witnessed a 10-year-old perform an act in a public place that in the circumstances would be illegal for an adult," he wrote according to the New York Times. York Post.
"The mother went to a nearby business shortly after and said her child would be referred to juvenile court on the matter," he added.
After clarification, the representative admitted that there had been an "error of judgment" because the mother was present as a "reasonable substitute".
"Mistakes like these are a reminder in this profession of the ongoing need for training and refresher courses on different topics," he said.
