A school district and local prosecutors in Texas are refusing to drop charges against an 11-year-old who was held in solitary confinement.
Officers detained the boy and placed him in solitary confinement for three days at the Darrell B. Hester Juvenile Detention Center. Cameron County prosecutors argued for charges of “terroristic threat.”
Despite being accused of ignoring Texas laws which require parental involvement before such interventions, Cameron County District Attorney Rene Garza told a hearing Wednesday that his office was gathering further evidence against Murray, rather than deciding to drop the charges.
Cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/9591073
Charges Against Texas 11-Year-Old
Um, what?
Put in Solitary Confinement
Um, WHAT?!
irked Palm Grove Elementary principal Myrta Garza so much with his requests, as well as questions about school dress code, that she called Brownsville Independent School District police.
WTF?
Cameron County prosecutors argued for charges of “terroristic threat.”
How can this keep getting worse and more ridiculous at the same time? WHAT DO I DO WHEN ALLCAPS AREN’T ENOUGH?
ignoring Texas laws which require parental involvement before such interventions
Okay, I give up. Is rule of law no longer a thing? Like people aren’t even pretending anymore?
Deep in the heart of Texas, where they can’t bear to approach school shooters, but will easily go after women and children.
Shockingly (not shockingly) women can also be misogynistic!
It’s not only men making those stupid fucking laws mate.
The principal that is causing all of these issues is a power tripping psychopath.
She needs to be put in solitary confinement, not an 11 year old child.
Judge: Adela Kowalski-Garza
Prosecutor: Rene Garza
Principal: Myrta Garza
“[Garza] has a lot of people to back her up. She has people in high places. So I guess she can basically do whatever she wants and she receives no consequences for it.
Hmmm.
So his father dies and he asks his school for counselling and they respond by calling the police who lock him in solitary confinement and CPS threatens his mother with taking him away?
