The lawyer said he’s baffled that prosecutors pursued the case and that a youth judge oversaw a sentence that included probation and requiring the child to write a report about Kobe Bryant.

A 10-year-old Black child in Mississippi who urinated in public in August was sentenced Tuesday in youth court to three months’ probation, a decision the child’s attorney says was influenced by race.

Quantavious Eason, who is in the third grade, was arrested by Senatobia police Aug. 10 after a police officer saw him relieving himself outside next to his mom’s car when the woman was inside an attorney’s office, according to family attorney Carlos Moore.

Given the circumstances, any child would have done the same thing, Moore said. He noted there was no public restroom at the attorney’s office.

  • Asafum@feddit.nl
    link
    fedilink
    arrow-up
    26
    arrow-down
    2
    ·
    edit-2
    11 months ago

    We realize that, but in America you become a police officer for one of two reasons: you actually believe they are the good guys (lmao) or you want to abuse power over people and fuck around in a fast car.

    I’m sure you can guess who 90% of the applicants are.

    • Echo Dot@feddit.uk
      link
      fedilink
      arrow-up
      3
      ·
      edit-2
      11 months ago

      Northern Europe meanwhile actually has a problem where no one wants to become a cop. Mostly because you’re not allowed to do these things and you get paid more in McDonald’s anyway.

      Of course there is still the option of becoming a politician.

    • Nollij@sopuli.xyz
      link
      fedilink
      English
      arrow-up
      3
      ·
      11 months ago

      Due to the cult mentality, the first group very quickly becomes the second.