Only in America…
Maribel Cuevas lives in a poor district of Fresno, in central California, with her Spanish-speaking family. The girl, who speaks little English, has admitted throwing a stone at a group of boys she says were pestering her with water balloons as she walked down the street. An ambulance was called, but arrived flanked by three police patrol vehicles. A helicopter meanwhile hovered overhead. The 11-year-old was then read her rights twice in English before being detained. She has since spent five days in detention, in which she was granted one 30 minute visit by her parents. Verder lezen bij BBC.
Maribel Cuevas lives in a poor district of Fresno, in central California, with her Spanish-speaking family. The girl, who speaks little English, has admitted throwing a stone at a group of boys she says were pestering her with water balloons as she walked down the street. An ambulance was called, but arrived flanked by three police patrol vehicles. A helicopter meanwhile hovered overhead. The 11-year-old was then read her rights twice in English before being detained. She has since spent five days in detention, in which she was granted one 30 minute visit by her parents. Er lijkt maar geen einde te komen aan de domme redenen waarvoor ze over de plas al een rechtzaak aanspannen. Je kunt het zo zot niet bedenken of er heeft zich ooit wel een advocaat op gestort. Wanneer ik dit lees moet ik bovendien terugdenken aan al het kattekwaad dat ik vroeger zelf al eens uithaalde. Ik zou nu waarschijnlijk nog steeds in de bak zitten vrees ik.