My issue is not so much that she was taken to juvie. That’s a solid lesson in not make false crimes with really no impact at this age. My issue is that she’s still there. Where are the parents? Why can’t she be released. A little scare is one thing, but I don’t think an 11 year old should really be held all the way until trial for a misdemeanor that was dumb and not malicious.
I agree with your overall points but wanted to call out that she got hit with a felony and a misdemeanor.
I don’t really know the ins-and-outs of the legal system, but I really hope that felony charge gets reduced or, at a minimum, doesn’t follow her around into adulthood. Would be a shame for her record to be marred like that long-term for a misguided prank pulled when she was 11.
Your issue is that she’s still there? The article implies that this only happened yesterday, so she’s only been there for 1 day. That’s not unreasonable for a felony.
One day could be more than enough to traumatize a kid. She’s 11 and she played a very stupid prank likely because she didn’t understand the consequences due to being 11 years old. She doesn’t need to be put with 16-year-old violent offenders. Not even for a day.
My daughter is a very well-behaved kid, but she also has terrible anxiety. If, by some similar incident that she didn’t realize was so serious, she ended up in juvie for a day, she would end up with PTSD.
I understand what you’re saying completely. I’m not even saying that I disagree with you - to be honest, I’m not quite sure what to think about this circumstance.
However, I will say that there are limits to being lax on someone just because they are a child. This was a serious offense that could have cost multiple people their lives and a serious response is justifiably warranted.
Yeah. She’s 11 and didn’t commit a violent crime. I expect she would be taken into custody, paperwork filed and then released into her parent’s care. That’s normally how it works for non-violent offenses especially for first time offenders.
