A ten-year-old African-American boy in the United States was arrested for urinating in a parking lot and was sentenced to three months’ probation.
NBC News reported that the boy, Quantavious Eason, was from northwest Mississippi, USA.
The defense lawyer revealed that the boy, who was in the third grade of primary school, went out with his mother in August this year. At that time, he stayed alone in the parking lot while his mother went to the lawyer’s office to do business. Since there were no public restrooms in the parking lot, the boy went to the car door directly, but was seen and arrested by the passing police.
I decided not to appeal for fear of leaving a record on the record.
Regarding this charge, the boy’s lawyer believes that the police are suspected of discrimination in law enforcement. They originally planned to appeal, but decided to accept the sentence in order to prevent the boy from having a criminal record.
“He did a very reasonable thing, which was to open the car door and urinate in the back of the car without letting anyone see it. If he were a race other than black, he would not have been arrested, prosecuted or sentenced.”
Ethan’s mother also said that on the day of his arrest, although his son was not handcuffed, he was put in a cell. A police officer in the police station originally warned that he would let his son go as long as he promised not to do it again, but several people appeared later. The police officers, including a lieutenant, insisted on arresting the son.
In addition to being sentenced to probation, the boy was also asked to write a reading report about the late NBA star Kobe Bryant because he was a basketball fan.
Boy’s mother: Most children urinate outside
“My son has been through a lot, him being arrested, having to see a probation officer, and then writing an article, I don’t think that’s right or fair, the average kid urinates outside and some grown men probably do the same. matter.”
She also said she hoped such an incident would never happen again. “No matter what color you are, no child should be treated like this.”
2023-12-16 11:49:04
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