Sarah Hunter ([info]scraatch) wrote,
2005-07-21 07:34:00
"An 11-year-old girl who threw a stone at a group of boys pelting her with water balloons is being prosecuted on serious assault charges in California.

Maribel Cuevas was arrested in April in a police operation which involved three police cars and a helicopter.

She has since spent five days in detention, in which she was granted one 30 minute visit by her parents, and has spent a month under house arrest." - BBC News

GUYS THE WORLD IS GOING INSANE.
Or the States anyway.
She should have been punished for throwing a rock, even if the victim provoked it.
As in, she should have detention or be grounded. Not ARRESTED. ?! As if an 11 year old could possibly understand that! Especially one who barely speaks english, and was only read her rights in english.
Poor little girl!

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[info]blackened_angel

July 21 2005, 12:41:26 UTC 6 years ago

that is just INSANE.

what. the. fuck.

how did they allow this to HAPPEN?!

[info]andifferous

July 21 2005, 12:58:51 UTC 6 years ago

That is so stupid, it makes me wonder What Next?
I seriously hope that people realize this little girl is being mistreated and there is a human rights case or something of that nature.

[info]oninofro

July 21 2005, 16:53:41 UTC 6 years ago

Unlikely. She's not white.

[info]andifferous

July 21 2005, 21:32:49 UTC 6 years ago

Unfortunately, you're right about that.

[info]mr_antz

July 21 2005, 14:43:12 UTC 6 years ago

LAND OF THE FREE! this is going to get out of hand really really fast!

[info]zeewhiteninja

July 21 2005, 15:16:58 UTC 6 years ago

They should give her the chair.

[info]oninofro

July 21 2005, 16:48:01 UTC 6 years ago

She's 'off-white' and thus a terrorist. National security must be protected at all costs don'tcha know.

Anonymous

July 22 2005, 19:56:35 UTC 6 years ago

In all honesty, it's not unheard of.
In 1996, in the little town of Sudbury, Ontario, Canada... a boy of 14 was on his way home from school when a little girl age 13 started throwing stones at him. The boy picked up a few stones and through them at the ground in front her, one of the stones skipped, hit her in the mouth, and chipped her tooth. The girl's parents had the little boy arrested for assaulted (he served 14 days in juvenile hall pre-trial) was found guilty and then had to complete 51 hours of community service.

[info]scraatch

July 22 2005, 20:17:05 UTC 6 years ago

the community service, sure, but the arrest was going to far.
What's with the anonymous?

[info]velusip

July 23 2005, 08:04:22 UTC 6 years ago

I bet, in a hilarious display, the rock rebounded off all their heads and now they are all in a coma. Serves her right, little bitch.
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