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Prosecutors Refuse to Drop Charges Against Texas 11-Year-Old Put in Solitary Confinement (themessenger.com)

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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.

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[-] homoludens@feddit.de 152 points 11 months ago

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?

[-] RobotToaster@mander.xyz 80 points 11 months ago

WHAT DO I DO WHEN ALLCAPS AREN’T ENOUGH?

USE THE HEADER TAG

[-] robdor@lemmynsfw.com 18 points 11 months ago

Say SLAMS somewhere too

[-] TigrisMorte@kbin.social 32 points 11 months ago

Laws don't matter when it is a Republican Official or a Wealthy Republican or a well connected Republican.

[-] kool_newt@lemm.ee 26 points 11 months ago

Okay, I give up. Is rule of law no longer a thing?

It is and it's working perfectly. It is utilized or ignored as needed to ensure the right people are kept down.

[-] the_post_of_tom_joad@sh.itjust.works 12 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago)

WHAT DO I DO WHEN ALLCAPS AREN’T ENOUGH?

your question was rhetorical, but the literal answer is you can use the pound sign (#) at the beginning of your line for an even bigger font

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